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Forest encroachers attack team that goes to remove them in MP's Burhanpur
Updated : 3 years ago IST
On Saturday morning, the team reached Ghaghrala forests of Nepanagar which is 25 kilometres away from the district headquarters, to remove the encroachers.
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Rehabilitation of ST communities living on fringes of forests: Karnataka C
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In the wake of problems of wild animals for Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities living inside the forests, they will be rehabilitated by providing land on the fringes of the forests, said Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
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Ants have a key role in the regrowth of forests: Research
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a recent report from Binghamton University, State University of New York, ants play a key role in forest regeneration.
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Climate 'spiral' threatens land carbon stores: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Dramatic changes to forests, and other habitats that store carbon in plants and soils, are becoming more likely in some regions across Earth, with less carbon consistently absorbed by the 'land carbon sink' provided by trees, soil and plants, according to scientists writing in Nature
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Research: Exploring ways to harness plant molecules for solar energy
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The current solar panels aren't very efficient as they are only able to convert up to about 20 per cent of the sun's energy into electricity. As a result, to generate a lot of electricity, the panels require a lot of space--sometimes leading forests to be cut down or farms being replaced.
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Do forest trees really "talk" through underground fungi?
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The idea that forest trees can "talk" to each other, share resources with their seedlings -- and even protect them -- through a connective underground web of delicate fungal filaments tickles the imagination.
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Gopal Rai to review special tree plantation campaign; calls meeting of con
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Environment and Forests Minister Gopal Rai chaired a high-level meeting with senior officers of the Forest Department on Friday at the Delhi Secretariat.
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NASA-ISRO satellite gets 'auspicious' send-off before moving to India
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
NISAR mission, planned to launch in 2024, is expected to systematically map Earth, using two different radar frequencies to monitor resources such as water, forests and agriculture.
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Chhattisgarh: Jal Jeevan Mission gives new lease of life to Naxal-affected
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Water is life and the Jal Jeevan Mission has proved to be a boon for Naxal-affected villages of the Bastar region in Chhattisgarh. The people of this region had to drink contaminated water from river, drains and waterfall for years in the Naxal-prone, hilly region surrounded by forests. But
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Union Minister discusses circular economy, tackling of single-use plastic,
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the meeting, the German delegation raised issues relating to impact of climate change on forests, trilateral cooperation in Africa on environment and climate, circular economy, alternatives for plastics, and how both countries may further explore bilateral cooperation in these areas, acco
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J-K Police busts terrorist hideout in Awantipora, arrests 4 terror associa
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Four terrorist associates linked with terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested in the Hafoo Nageenpora forests of Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora, police said on Monday.
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Chhattisgarh: Police recover huge cache of weapons after encounter with Na
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As many as 26 different types of equipment were recovered after an encounter broke out between the Chhattisgarh police and Naxalites in the forests in Kanker district, the officials informed on Sunday.
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