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Dharmendra Pradhan calls for national, international exposure for Odisha's
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kendrapara (Odisha) [India], January 24 (ANI): Underscoring that the Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha holds an important place under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Dekho Apna Desh' initiative, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called for national and international exposure for the touri
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Bombay HC allows MMRDA to carry out construction of Metro Line 4
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Bombay High Court has allowed Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to carry out construction for Metro Line 4 in a mangrove buffer zone with certain restrictions and conditions.
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United Breweries Limited and Inclusive India Foundation Provide Relief Kit
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): On May 20, 2020, Amphan Super Cyclone caused widespread damage in West Bengal specifically in the Sundarbans area. Winds at the speed of 160 to 170 kilometres per hour, tore through the region causing devastating damage to the l
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Jagan govt has destroyed environment: Chandrababu Naidu
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 5 (ANI): On World Environment Day, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday gave a call to the people to act against Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government for "illegal sand mining and destruction of mangroves" in the last one year.
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Andhra minister slams TDP chief for criticism over state's acquisition of
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 13 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh minister for Marketing and Fisheries Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao on Tuesday hit out at TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu for his criticism of the government over the land acquisition of Kakinada mangrove forests for the Housing fo
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TDP chief objects to usage of Mada forest for housing
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday raised an objection over the state government decision to clear the Mada forest in East Godavari district to provide housing for the needy.
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Environmentalists criticise AP govt over housing project on mangrove land
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 19 (ANI): Environmentalist Bolisetty Satyanarayana has slammed the Andhra Pradesh government over a housing project in East Godavari, which he claimed will destroy mangroves.
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Researcher finds extreme mangrove on Great Barrier Reef
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): Researchers discovered "extreme corals" in mangrove lagoons around Australia's Great Barrier Reef, which is yielding important information about how corals deal with environmental stress.
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Wildlife, CRZ clearance taken for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on Saturday said that the required wildlife, Coastal Region Zone (CRZ) and forest clearance has been taken for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project.
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Bombay HC allows Maharashtra Maritime Board to construct 3 jetties
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Bombay High Court on Monday allowed application from Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) to construct three jetties in Mangroves Buffer Zone in and around Mumbai.
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Invasive plants may boost blue carbon storage
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Oct 1 (ANI): When invasive species enter the picture, things are rarely black and white. A new paper has revealed that some plant invaders could help fight climate change by making it easier for ecosystems to store "blue carbon"- the carbon stored in coastal environment
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How ecosystems can keep pace with rising sea level
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): Mangrove expansion and climatic warming could facilitate ecosystems to keep pace with rising sea level, according to a landmark study.
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