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J-K: Terrorists kill forest dept official
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Tangmarg (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Terrorists on Thursday shot dead a forest department official after barging into his residence in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Carmesi raises $0.5mn to ramp up product portfolio
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Premium eco-friendly sanitary pad maker, Carmesi, closed a Pre-Series A funding for USD 0.5 million from Forest Essentials - a luxury Ayurvedic beauty brand, and other participants.
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TTZ chief, MoEF Secy responsible for preserving Taj Mahal
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 30 [ANI]: The Supreme Court on Monday said the onus of maintaining and preserving the Taj Mahal was on the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) Chairman and the Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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20 killed in Greece forest fires
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], Jul 24 (ANI): At least 20 people were killed as two major forest fires broke out in the eastern and western coasts of the Attica region near Greek capital Athens, forcing residents to flee the area on Monday.
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Afforestation campaign organised in 5 Ganga basin states
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 20: The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) launched the "Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan" campaign in five main stem Ganga basin states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, said Ministry of Water Resources on Thursday.
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Chhattisgarh: Security forces return with 8 Naxal dead bodies
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], July 19 (ANI): District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) returned to Bijapur with bodies of eight Naxals, who were killed by the forces in forests of Timinar and Pusnar during Anti-Naxal operation, along Dantewada-Bijapur border area earlier to
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Seychelles president visits Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 27 (ANI): Seychelles president Danny Faure on Wednesday visited Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy in Dehradun.
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Delhi: Number of trees to be cut is overstated says NBCC
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): In the wake of Delhi locals protesting against a massive felling of trees, Managing Director of NBCC Anoop Kumar Mittal issued a clarification on Sunday, saying that the number of trees slated to be cut is much lesser than that reported.
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Security arrangements a notch higher for Amarnath pilgrims
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 23 (ANI): The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Indian Army, and the Civil Administration have conducted a mock drill in Garnai forest area of Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
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73-yr-old woman dies during Yoga Day celebrations
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India] June 22 (ANI): A 73-year-old died during the International Yoga Day celebrations at Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun.
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From 15,000 ft in the air to prisons: Yoga fever grips India
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): With the fourth International Yoga Day being observed across the world today, Indians took part in the celebrations with great fervour irrespective of terrain or altitude.
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International Yoga day: Andhra CM performs Yoga in Amaravati
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 21 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday performed Yoga in Andhra Pradesh's Amaravati city on the occasion of International Yoga Day.
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