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Forest fire continue to blaze in Tehri
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 29 (ANI): Fire continues to rage and spread in forests of Uttarakhand with fires reported from the Tehri forest area.
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Community forest management can reduce deforestation and poverty
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 11 (ANI): Researchers observed that giving local communities the opportunity to manage their forests reduced deforestation and poverty.
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Fire grips forests of Uttarakhand
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 11 (ANI): A wildfire has been raging in the forests of Tehri and Haldwani district of Uttarakhand for over two days.
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Illegal road construction in buffer area of Rajaji Tiger Reserve draws NGT
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India] May 3 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests, National Board for Wildlife and National Tiger Conservation Authority to provide a report by August 31, on an alleged illegal road construction in part of buffer ar
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Police kill 2 Naxals involved in Chhattisgarh BJP MLA's assassination
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], Apr 18 (ANI): Two Naxals, allegedly involved in the assassination of BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi, were killed in an encounter in the forests of Dhanikarka on Thursday, according to the police.
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Chhattisgarh: 2 Naxals killed in encounter with DRG
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], Apr 18 (ANI): Two Naxals were killed in an encounter with District Reserve Guard (DRG) in the forests of Dhanikarka under Kuakonda police station limits on Thursday.
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Underwater forest a store of potential new drugs, shows study
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 9 (ANI): For the first time, a new study has revealed that a common species of seaweed, Laminaria Ochroleuca, is a rich source of bacteria with antimicrobial and anticancer activities - and potential new drug candidates.
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Environment Ministry advises Delhi Govt to come up with Heat Wave Action P
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 5 (ANI): A Steering Committee on Climate Change of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on Friday advised the Delhi government to incorporate Heat Wave Action Plan to combat the upcoming summer season.
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Chhattisgarh: CRPF jawan killed, another injured in Naxal encounter
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) [India], Apr 5 (ANI): One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel lost his life in an encounter with Naxals in forests in Saleghat area in Dhamtari on Friday.
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Chhattisgarh: 2 CRPF personnel injured in encounter with naxals
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) [India], Apr 5 (ANI): Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel sustained injuries in an encounter with Naxals in forests in Saleghat area in Dhamtari on Friday.
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Barring stray incidents of violence, Bharat Bandh against UGC’s 13-point r
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Barring a few incidents of violence, the Bharat Bandh call given by various organisations to protest against the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) 13-point roster for faculty recruitment and eviction of tribal people from the forests on Tuesday remained by
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Jharkhand: Naxal commander carrying Rs 10lakh bounty killed in encounter
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dumka (Jharkhand) [India], Jan 13 (ANI): A Naxal zonal commander having a bounty of Rs 10 lakh on his head was killed in an encounter carried out jointly by Jharkhand police and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in the forests of Chatupada in Dumka on Sunday.
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