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Three women among six Maoists killed in Dantawada
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 17 (ANI): At least six Naxals, including three women, were killed on Wednesday afternoon during an exchange of fire with security forces in Matempara and Gondpalli forests of Chhattisgarh, said police.
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India pitches for cultivation of medicinal plants to mitigate climate chan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Marrakech (Morocco), Nov. 10 (ANI): The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) has pitched for conservation and cultivation of medicinal plants for climate change adaptation in India at the Conference of Parties (COP22) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Need collective action to combat Delhi pollution, says Anil Madhav Dave
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 3(ANI): Union environment, forests and climate change minister Anil Madhav Dave on Thursday called for collective efforts to combat the pollution which has gripped the national capital post Diwali.
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Nobody has right to take possession of tribals' land: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 25 (ANI): Hailing the contribution of the tribal communities in preserving forest, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said saving forests is a part of tribal culture, thus, they should be given their rights and nobody has right to take possession of their land.
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Centre looking to reduce time for environment clearances, says Minister Da
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh [India], Oct.24 (ANI):Union Environment and Forest Minister Anil Madhav Dave has said that the government is looking to reduce the time by half to 50-60 days for granting forest and environment clearances for industrial projects.
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Centre issues guidelines to states, zoo authorities on containment of Avia
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 21 (ANI): The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, the Union Agriculture Ministry, has issued the necessary guidelines to the state government and the zoo authorities on control and containment of the infection, and has urged the Ministry of Environ
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JK: Army foils fresh infiltration bid along LoC in Poonch
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar [India], Oct. 21 (ANI): An infiltration bid was foiled by the alert Indian Army troops in the densely forested area along Line of Control (LC) in Poonch sector today morning.
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Leopard rescued from 20 feet deep well in Bijnor
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct. 13 (ANI): Forest officials rescued a leopard from a 20-feet deep well here on Wednesday.
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Elephantine celebration for elephant 'Rajni'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) [India], Oct. 7 (ANI): Rajni, a female elephant living in Dalma wildlife sanctuary in Jamshedpur, celebrated her seventh birthday on Friday. Special arrangements were made by the forest department on the occasion.
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Rampal power plant: Protesters will write to Modi to scrap project
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 6 (ANI): Protesters said Thursday that said they will write to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urge him to take steps to scrap the Rampal power plant in Bangladesh near the world's largest mangrove forest - the Sundarbans.
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Etawah: Crocodiles on the prowl, villagers fear for life
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Etawah (Uttar Pradesh), Oct. 2 (ANI): A crocodile entered the Gangapura village in Etawah and created panic and commotion among the villagers recently. The villagers charged after it with sticks and lamps but the reptile was eventually rescued by the Forest Department officials.
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Jalpaiguri forest officers seize huge wildlife articles, five held
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), Sept. 25 (ANI): Forest officers have seized one piece of elephant tusk weighing about one kg, one Himalayan black bear skull, one leopard cub skin, two pieces of black bear tusk and one Sutter gun and arrested five people in this connection in the Belacoba forest ra
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