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Kiwifruit from Chile – Health in Every Bite is now available in India
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1: Chile in South America is a global leader in food exports. Over 80 million consumers in more than 100 countries eat a piece of Chilean fruit every day. The country is ideally suited for fruit production as it is protected by natural geographical barriers such as
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40 pc countries now have completely smoke-free indoor public places: WHO r
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report has highlighted that 5.6 billion people, 71 per cent of the world’s population, are now protected with at least one best practice policy to help save lives from deadly tobacco, five times more than in 2007.
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India has 75 pc of world’s wild tiger population: Ministry of Environment,
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
India currently harbors almost 75 per cent of the world’s wild tiger population, and now more than 3/4 of the tiger population in the country is found within protected areas, according to a detailed report released by Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest, and Climate Chan
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Russian missiles damage 25 architectural monuments in Odesa, alleges Ukrai
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Russia “deliberately aimed their missiles at the historic city center of Odesa” which is protected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), said Oleh Kiper, the head of the region’s military administration.
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Pakistan: Huge increase in power tariff to meet IMF demand
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to the proposal, the government recommended an increase of PKR 3 per unit for the non-protected residential consumers using 1 to 100 units which will take the current per unit cost from PKR 13.48/unit to 16.48/unit. Similarly, for the residential consumers using above 700 units, th
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TN forest officials confiscate more than 100 rose-ringed parrots
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Rose-ringed parrots have been declared a protected bird under the Tamil Nadu Wildlife Protection Amendment Act 2022, making it a punishable offence to breed or sell these species of parrots.
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Cyclist Asha Malviya, pedalling for women's empowerment, meets UP CM Yogi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Aasha Malviya (24) has been pedalling across the nation to deliver a message that "India is a safe country and women are protected."
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Tropical mammals are not immune to human activity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that tropical mammals living within protected areas are not immune to the effects of human activity, even when it occurs outside the boundaries of the protected areas.
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Constitutional rights of all communities to be protected: CM Siddaramaiah
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the constitutional rights of all communities in the state, including Christians, will be protected.
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Delhi's Deer Park loses its "mini zoo" tag, its deer to be relocated
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt of India has cancelled the recognition of Delhi's A.N. Jha Deer Park, Hauz Khas and ordered the transfer of animals. The area's land use will remain as Green Protected Forest, as per the Ministry.
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Study dicovers human impact on wildlife even in protected areas
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A study led by Rice University ecologist Lydia Beaudrot and colleagues found that tropical mammals living within protected areas are not immune to the effects of human activity, even when it occurs outside of the protected boundaries.
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Marine protected areas improve health, wealth of nearby communities: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Ocean conservation, sustainable livelihoods, and food security do not have to be mutually exclusive. A new study led by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Centre (SERC) shows that limiting human activity in parts of the ocean can improve the health of marine environments as well as the w
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