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Karnataka man builds mini forest in just an acre
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Nowadays, finding a patch of lush greenery in urban areas is next to impossible with concrete forests surrounding us. But this 60-year-old Karnataka man took it upon himself to contribute to nature and increase the green cover in Shivamogga city.
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Will ensure CAMPA funds of about Rs 47,000 crore to be utilized efficientl
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Saturday chaired a meeting of state forests ministers on the effective and efficient utilization of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) here an
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Forest rights certificates should be issued to those staying in state's fo
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday said that tribals staying in the forests from before December 13, 2000 should get forest rights certificate.
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Post-mortem reports to reveal cause of elephant's death in Orang National
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Goalpara (Assam) [India], Nov 18 (ANI): The reason for the death of the fully-grown wild elephant at Assam's Orang National Park will be clear after the post-mortem reports are in, however, prima facie it does not look like a case of overdose, said Additional Principal Chief Conservator of F
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Dehradun based ICFRE set to improve status of forests through research int
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Dehradun based Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), along with its nine research institutes and five centres spread across India, are set to work on forestry research issues of national importance for sustaining ecology and enhancing the
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WB: Forest dept planning to erect electric fences in villages under Kurseo
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): The forest department is planning to erect electric fences to minimise human-elephant conflict, to keep the animals away from villagers and raiding crops around the forest villages under Kurseong Forest Division in Siliguri.
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Goa: CM Sawant should resign for failing to protect Mahadayi river, demand
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Goa Forward Party (GFP) President Vijai Sardesai on Thursday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for allegedly failing to protect the Mahadayi River.
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Use only green firecrackers during Diwali: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Environment and Forests Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday urged people to use only green firecrackers during Diwali and noted that the government has taken a "historic initiative" for their production to reduce pollution.
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Uttarakhand: National Forest Martyrs Day observed at FRI
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Sept 11 (ANI): The National Forest Martyrs Day was observed here on Wednesday to remember the foresters who laid down their lives to protect forests and wildlife.
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Make conservation of forests a people's movement: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar on Saturday gave a clarion call to make the conservation of forests a people's movement and said it was everyone's duty to conserve the environment.
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Diversity increases ecosystem stability: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 7 (ANI): Researchers demonstrate that forests with diverse tree species can be more productive and resilient under drought stress than forests with specific species.
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Indigenous communities not given their due for conserving forests: UNCCD
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 1 (ANI): Despite being conserving the forests globally, indigenous people almost never get their due, a report by United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) said.
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