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Spruce budworm outbreak can put forests at fire risk
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 19 (ANI): Turns out, it is not "a moth to a flame," but "a flame to a moth" as a new study has revealed that a spruce budworm outbreak could increase forest fire risk.
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Rajasthan: Ten peacocks found dead in Mandalgarh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhilwara (Rajasthan) [India], June 19 (ANI): In a shocking incident here in Mandalgarh, ten peacocks were found dead in the forests of Ganeshpura.
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PM Modi expresses grief over loss of lives in Portugal forest fire
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the Portugal forest fire tragedy in which 62 people lost their lives.
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Portugal to mourn for three days as forest fire claims 62 lives
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], June 18 (ANI): Portugal has declared three days of national mourning as the death toll in one of the country's worst forest fires rises to 62.
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Death toll in Portugal forest fire rises to 57
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], June 18 (ANI): The death toll in Portugal forest fire has risen to 57, local media reports said on Sunday.
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Forest fire in central Portugal kills 25, several injured
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], June 18 (ANI): At least 25 people were killed and 20 others injured in a huge forest fire in central Portugal.
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Telangana: Centre accords clearance for Kaleshwaram project
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Telangana [India], June 16, (ANI): The Central government, Ministry of Environment has accorded clearances for making use of 7920 acres of forest land as a part of Kaleshwaram project in Telangana
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Male farmers at high risk of contracting 'monkey malaria'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 (ANI): Beware! A study has found that in Malaysia, adult male farmers, involved in plantation, clearing vegetation and forestry work were four times more likely to contract monkey malaria.
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Odisha: SOG jawan killed, 10 injured in Maoist ambush
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kandhamal (Odisha) [India] June 5 (ANI): One Special Operation Group (SOG) jawan lost his life while 10 others sustained injuries due to a Maoist ambush in the forest area near Khamankhol under Baliguda sub-division in Kandhamal district of Odisha.
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Climate change-influenced fires, storms, insects risking forests worldwide
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): The climate change-influenced droughts, fires and wind as well as insects and fungal attacks are resulting in stress for the forests of the Earth, according to a recent research.
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Odisha: Child Protection Unit rescues abandoned baby girl from forest
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Baripada (Odisha)[India] May 27 (ANI): In yet another development highlighting the patriarchal mindset of the society, a newborn baby girl was rescued by District Child Protection Unit after she was found abandoned in Krushnachandrapur forest here.
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Centre notifies bill to put ban on cattle slaughter
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said the ministry has notified the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017 to ensure that the sale of cattle is not meant for slaughter purpos
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