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15 monkeys die due to heat stroke, water scarcity in MP forest
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 8 (ANI): Around 15 monkeys died possibly due to heatstroke in Joshi Baba forest range in Bagli, Dewas. The group met the tragic fate as another group of monkeys allegedly controlled the nearby water source and didn't allow the group to access it.
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India's forest cover increased by 1% in the last 5 years: Prakash Javadkar
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jun 7 (ANI): India's forest cover has increased by one per cent in the last five years and similar progress will be made through people's participation, Union Minister for the environment, forest and climate change, Prakash Javadkar has said.
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Shivamogga: Planting trees amid water crisis is 'illogical', says environm
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): Amidst prevailing water crisis in Shivamogga district, environmentalists in the area termed the district forest administration's action of planting one lakh saplings on the occasion of World Environment day 'illogical' as the monsoon is delayed i
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Seized bombs explode inside Maharashtra Forest Dept office
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 6 (ANI): The office of Maharashtra State Forest Department here got severely damaged after crude bombs seized from poachers exploded inside the office premises on Wednesday morning, police said.
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Privately owned working landscape can support diverse bird species: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [ USA], June 5 (ANI): According to a recent study by a university in California, it has been found that the fragmented and privately owned forest cover in Costa Rica can be a home to many vulnerable bird species.
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ITBP busts Naxal hideout, huge cache of incriminating material seized
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 3 (ANI): The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Monday busted a Naxal hideout in the forests of Kondagaon district here.
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Forest Hill Golf and Country Club drives forward with new permanent golf m
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India] June 03 (ANI/NewsVoir): With the rising wave of enthusiasm for the Golf among people, the membership queues of the elite golf clubs get longer and longer. In fact, obtaining a membership for a couple of Golf clubs and ranges in Chandigarh takes as long as 10 to 12 yea
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Prakash Javadekar takes charge as Environment Minister, Babul Supriyo as M
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 1 (ANI): Prakash Javadekar on Saturday took charge as the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and said that he would continue to push Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of addressing climate change and other issues.
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Assam: Leopard killed, hung from pole
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Charaideo (Assam) [India], June 1 (ANI): In a shocking gruesome incident, villagers killed a leopard, cut off its feet and tail and strung it up on a pole. The incident took place in Sonari area of Assam's Charaideo district on Friday.
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Maharashtra: Hindu officer observes 'roza' on behalf of ailing driver
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Buldhana (Maharashtra) [India], May 31 (ANI): Keeping religious beliefs aside and placing humanity first, Sanjay N Mali, a Divisional Forest Officer in Buldhana, is observing 'roza' (fast) in place of his driver Zafar during the holy month of Ramzan.
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Forest fire continue to blaze in Tehri
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 29 (ANI): Fire continues to rage and spread in forests of Uttarakhand with fires reported from the Tehri forest area.
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C'garh: Naxal involved in killing BJP's Bhima Mandavi gunned down
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 26 (ANI): A Naxal who was allegedly involved in the IED blast that killed BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi in April was gunned down by security forces on Sunday during an exchange of fire with District Reserve Guard (DRG) near forest area of Hiroli in Dantewada dis
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