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Forested area in Chhattisgarh named after Anil Dave
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 19 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh on Friday announced that a 41 hectare forested land in the Durg region of the state would be named after late Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave.
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Union Cabinet condoles Anil Dave's demise
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has expressed profound sorrow at the sad demise of Anil Madhav Dave, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change at New Delhi, today.
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Anil Dave's final wish: No memorial for me, plant a tree
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Former union minister of state for environment, forests and climate change Anil Madhav Dave, who passed away this morning, has left a will in which he said a tree should be planted in his memory.
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Following Anil Dave's death, Dr. Harsh Vardhan to be new Environment
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 18 (ANI): Union Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has been given the additional charge of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in addition to his existing portfolios.
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Jharkhand: Massive Naxal ammunition cache recovered
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ranchi [India], May. 14 (ANI): The Central Reserve Police Force along with the Jharkhand police in a joint operation, busted a Naxal ammunition dump in the forest area of Lohardanga, Jharkhand yesterday evening.
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Maharashtra: Bear mauls six to death
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandrapur (Maharashtra) [India], May 13 (ANI): Six people died after a bear attacked them in Chandrapur's Bramhapuri forest area today morning.
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Assam: SSB sub-inspector killed in operation against NDFB(S)
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): One sub-inspector of 15 Battalion Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) was on Tuesday killed in an operation against the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) (S) insurgent group in the Manas Reserve Forest in Assam's Chirang district.
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Forest Service has onus to arrest climate change: President
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 5 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the Indian Forest Service (IFS) does not only have the responsibility of serving the sector of forestry in the country, but a much larger onus of arresting climate change apart from preservation of bio-div
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Manipur observes World Earth Day
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India] Apr 22 (ANI): As observed worldwide, Manipur too observed the World Earth Day at the Manipur Film Development Society auditorium today, which is organised by the Department of Forests and Environment with the message to protect the environment.
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Tripura: Tourists enjoy boat ride to Debtamura through rain forest
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Debtamura (Tripura) [India], Apr 19 (ANI): Tourists flocked to the hill range in South Tripura district, Debtamura, to witness archaeological site of rock sculptures, panel of carved images on the steep mountain wall on the bank of Gomti river.
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NDMA to conduct mock exercise on forest fire in Uttarakhand
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will conduct its first-ever mock exercise on forest fire in Uttarakhand on Thursday to help improve the preparedness and response mechanism in the event of a forest fire.
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IAF helping in dousing forest fire in hills around Mt. Abu
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Apr. 14 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) is helping to douse the forest fire that broke out this afternoon in hills around Mt. Abu town.
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