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Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman donate USD 500K to help battle Australia wildfi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are the latest to join the list of celebrities who have pledged to donate funds to support firefighters in their battle against Australia's devastating wildfires.
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'Forests will be destroyed': Congress targets Haryana govt over PLPA law
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Congress on Saturday hit out at the BJP government in Haryana for legislating the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA) Amendment Bill despite the stern stance and orders of the Supreme Court.
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Imposed fine of Rs 2.40 crore against NHAI for 400 missing trees: Delhi go
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Delhi Government Forest department on Friday told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it has imposed a fine of Rs 2.40 crore against NHAI for 400 missing trees while construction of Dwarka Expressway Package II.
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Madagascar's eastern rainforests might disappear by 2070: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 3 (ANI): The island country of Madagascar is a safe haven to thousands of endemic plant and animal species, but going by latest scientific predictions, all this could potentially change in the near future.
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Govt approves extension of Secy Ravi Shankar Prasad, assigns additional ch
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The central government on Tuesday approved the extension of Ravi Shankar Prasad, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for a period of one year.
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Assam forest dept raids 5 sand mounds in Kamrup, 7 excavators seized
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kamrup (Assam) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The Assam government on Tuesday said that the state forest department raided five sand mounds and seized seven excavators in Kamrup district.
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K'taka: State forest department converts wasteland into medicinal plant ga
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The state forest department and the Western Ghats Task Force in Shivamogga have converted a wasteland into a medicinal plant garden after dedicated over a decade of time and efforts on the initiative.
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India's forest covers increased by 13,000 sq km in past four years: Prakas
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): India has increased its total forest cover by 13,000 square kilometres in the past four years, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javdekar said on Monday, adding that his ministry is on the right track to further increase the gre
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New Delhi: Prakash Javadekar releases India State of Forest Report
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar released the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) on Monday in New Delhi.
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Assam: Pangolin seized, accused taken into custody
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Sonitpur (Assam) [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Forest department officials on Sunday took a man in custody and seized a pangolin from his possession in Majgaon area in Assam's Sonitpur.
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If required we will go against Union Minister Javedkar: Goa CM on Mahadayi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday held a press conference pertaining to the ongoing Mahadayi river water sharing issue and said, "If required, we will also go against the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change."
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Valparaiso fires may have been set intentionally, says Chilean president
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], Dec. 27 (ANI): Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Thursday said there are indications that the forest fire in Valparaiso city, which has destroyed at least 245 houses nearby, may have been set intentionally.
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