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Leopard kills five year old girl in Kanlog area of Shimla: Forest Official
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 6 (ANI): A leopard killed a five-year-old girl and her mutilated body was found in the forests of Kanlog area of Shimla city, said the forest officials.
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Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy, starts Vana Mahotasava by planting
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 5 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday launched "Jagananna Paccha Thoranam -- Vana Mahotsavam 2021" by planting a sapling on the premises of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Mangalagiri, Amravati.
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Russia Sends 5 Planes, 3 Helicopters to Help Turkey Put Out Wildfires: Erd
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] July 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has sent five Il-76 aircraft and three Mi-8 helicopters to help Turkey extinguish wildfires ravaging the country's south, the Turkish presidential office said on Saturday.
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Assam CM says will file lawsuit in SC to protect state's forests; to deplo
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Silchar (Assam) [India], July 27 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the state government will move the Supreme Court seeking protection of innerline Forest Reserve from destruction and encroachment, a day after clashes on the border with Mizoram left five dead
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Across globe forests play major role in depositing toxic mercury
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): In a Massachusetts forest mercury measurements indicate that the toxic element is deposited in forests across the globe in much greater quantities than previously understood.
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Study shows forests play greater role in depositing toxic mercury across g
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): A research led by a University of Massachusetts Lowell environmental science professor claims mercury measurements in a Massachusetts forest indicate the toxic element is deposited in forests across the globe in much greater quantities than previously understo
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Dip in oxygen level, high organic load reason behind dead floating fishes
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], June 27 (ANI): Several fishes were seen floating dead in Guwahati's Dighalipukhuri pond on Sunday and the cause for same has been reported as the dip in oxygen level and an increase in organic load, as per officials of the state's Ministry of Forests, Fisheries, and E
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COVID-19: Officials trek more than 10 kms to vaccinate residents of remote
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Alipurduar (West Bengal) [India], June 21 (ANI): Alipurduar District Magistrate (DM) Surendra Kumar Meena along with health officials trekked more than 10-km through forests and hilly areas to reach a remote village, Adma and conducted a vaccination drive for people above 45 years of age on
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Set up your own 'food forests' with Hosachiguru's newly launched 100 acres
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI/NewsVoir): Hosachiguru, a Bengaluru-based farm asset management startup, has launched two new managed farmland projects on the outskirts of Bengaluru to cater to the increasing interest in owning farmland and leading a more sustainable lifestyle.
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China's illegal timber business is stripping Suriname's forests
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Paramaribo [Suriname], May 22 (ANI): China's hunger for timber is stripping Suriname's forests.
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Kotkhai case: Trial court in Shimla convicts lone accused for rape and mur
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 29 (ANI): A trial court in Shimla on Wednesday convicted the lone accused in rape and murder of a 16-year-old minor girl in the forest of Halaila, Kotkhai of Shimla district.
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Indian Army, BSF foil Pak-sponsored narco-smuggling operation in J-K's Kup
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 14 (ANI): The Indian Army and the Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday foiled a Pakistan-sponsored narcotics smuggling attempt along the Line of Control in Karnah forests and recovered 10 kg of narcotics, estimated to be approximately Rs 50 crore.
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