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ICFRE, NIESBUD sign MoU to enhance entrepreneurship skills and education i
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise (MSME) on Thursday said that a bilateral agreement was signed between Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) and National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development () to e
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Joint Secy skips meeting on air pollution due to important matter in SC: M
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on Friday said that the Joint Secretary could not attend the meeting over worsening air quality today as she had to appear for an 'important matter' in the Supreme Court.
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Govt has withdrawn draft of amendment of Forest Act: Prakash Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that the government has withdrawn the draft of the amendment of the Forest Act to remove any misgivings about taking away the rights of the tribals and forest dwellers.
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U'khand: Absconding Nepalese drug peddler held in Champawat
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Champawat (Uttarakhand) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): A drug smuggler, who was absconding from police custody for four days, was arrested on Thursday from Banbasa area of Champawat district.
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Goa Congress chief targets Javadekar, says false assurance given to all-pa
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Nov 14 (ANI): The Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar on Thursday accused Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar of giving "false assurance" to an all-party delegation concerning environmental clearance given to Kalsa Bhanduri project.
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Elephant that killed 5 people in Goalpara is not 'Laden': Assam Min
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Goalpara (Assam) [India], Nov 14 (ANI): The elephant that killed five people in Goalpara district is not 'Laden', Assam Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya said.
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Tamil Nadu: 150 kg lugworms seized, 8 arrested
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): Mandapam Forest Department in Rameswaram arrested eight smugglers and seized nearly 150 kg of lugworms from them on Tuesday.
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West Bengal: Two held with 1.2 kg of elephant ivory
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Jalpaiguri/Belakoba (West Bengal) [India], Nov 11 (ANI): The officers of North Bengal Special Task Force and Belakoba forest range seized 1.2 kgs of elephant ivory and arrested two persons from Srirampur Bengal-Assam border on Sunday night.
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Nepal: Tourism Minister Prakash Rawal steps down
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Nov 10 (ANI): State Minister of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment Prakash Rawal on Sunday stepped down from his post after he was charged with holding shares in the Janajyoti Multiple Campus located in Kanchanpur district.
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Cyclone 'Bulbul' crosses West Bengal Coast: IMD
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 10 (ANI): The very severe cyclonic storm Bulbul has crossed West Bengal Coast close to Sunderban Dhanchi forest from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm on Saturday.
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Bagdogra: Elephant calf hit by speeding car on Asian Highway 2
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bagdogra (West Bengal) [India], Nov 8 (ANI): An elephant calf was seriously injured after being hit by a speeding car on Asian Highway 2 at Dewmani here on Thursday night.
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WB: Forest dept planning to erect electric fences in villages under Kurseo
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): The forest department is planning to erect electric fences to minimise human-elephant conflict, to keep the animals away from villagers and raiding crops around the forest villages under Kurseong Forest Division in Siliguri.
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