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Chhattisgarh: Naxal killed in encounter with police in Sukma district
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Sukma (Chhattisgarh), September 21 (ANI): A naxal, carrying a reward of Rs One lakh was on Thursday gunned down in an encounter with police in forests of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh.
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President Kovind exhorts IFS probationers to save forests
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): A group of 89 probationers of the Indian Forest Service met President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
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Pluss Advanced Technologies receives Rs. 50 lakh grant under the millenniu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI-NewsVoir): Pluss Advanced Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a venture funded company by Tata Capital Innovations Fund, has received Rs. 50 lakh grant under the Millennium Alliance Programme by FICCI. The award was presented by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Scien
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Jhum farmer gets vocational training in Tripura
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 21 (ANI): Tribal communities in Tripura have for long practiced jhum or shifting cultivation, a traditional method where forests are slashed and burnt to create land for agriculture.
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Sukma Naxal attack's mastermind sustains bullet injury during 'O
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Hidma, the alleged mastermind of the Sukma Naxal attack, had reportedly sustained bullet injuries during the 'Operation Prahar' recently launched by the Chhattisgarh Police and the CRPF in Sukma district to flush out the Naxals hiding in forests of
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Spruce budworm outbreak can put forests at fire risk
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 19 (ANI): Turns out, it is not "a moth to a flame," but "a flame to a moth" as a new study has revealed that a spruce budworm outbreak could increase forest fire risk.
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Rajasthan: Ten peacocks found dead in Mandalgarh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhilwara (Rajasthan) [India], June 19 (ANI): In a shocking incident here in Mandalgarh, ten peacocks were found dead in the forests of Ganeshpura.
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Climate change-influenced fires, storms, insects risking forests worldwide
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): The climate change-influenced droughts, fires and wind as well as insects and fungal attacks are resulting in stress for the forests of the Earth, according to a recent research.
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Anil Dave's final wish: No memorial for me, plant a tree
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Former union minister of state for environment, forests and climate change Anil Madhav Dave, who passed away this morning, has left a will in which he said a tree should be planted in his memory.
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Manipur observes World Earth Day
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India] Apr 22 (ANI): As observed worldwide, Manipur too observed the World Earth Day at the Manipur Film Development Society auditorium today, which is organised by the Department of Forests and Environment with the message to protect the environment.
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How mangrove forest conversion is killing Earth
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 11 (ANI): You may want to stop creating those man-made ponds or pastures as a recent study has revealed that clear-cutting of tropical mangrove forests contributes significantly to the greenhouse gas, like carbon, one of the leading causes of global warming.
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Jharkhand has made progress on many fronts since attaining statehood: Prez
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Deogarh (Jharkhand) [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that Jharkhand has made progress on many fronts since attaining statehood in 2000, adding the state's rich deposits of mineral resources, forests and industrial infrastructure etc. have laid down the fo
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