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Manipur Minister launches drive against illegal timber business
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India] Apr 12(ANI): The thickly forested area of the northeast state of Manipur has been on the verge of deforestation due to illegal felling of trees and practices of shifting cultivation in the region.
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Google doodle marks 45th anniversary of Chipko Movement
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): To mark the 45th anniversary of the famous Chipko Movement, search engine giant Google on Monday dedicated its doodle to the movement.
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West Bengal: TMC accused of assaulting Visva Bharati students
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Birbhum(West Bengal)[India]Mar 10(ANI): Trinamool Congress Party workers have been accused of thrashing some students of West Bengal's Visva Bharati University, who were demonstrating against the cutting down of trees at Shyambati area near Shantiniketan in Birbhum district.
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Study provides insights on links between nature and mental wellbeing
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): Exposure to trees, the sky and birdsong in cities is beneficial for the mental wellbeing of people, a study suggests.
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Charcoal remains after fires accelerate CO2 emissions in boreal forests
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 30 (ANI): A study has recently revealed that charcoal remains after a forest fire may help decompose fine roots in the soil and consequently accelerate CO2 emissions in boreal forests.
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Palestinian group launches tree-planting programme to prevent seizure in J
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Dec 26 (ANI): A Palestinian group has launched a project to plant thousands of trees in an innovative bid to "preserve the lands in danger of seizure and confiscation," in Jerusalem.
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Vivid colours of autumn in Japan's Yokohama city
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Yokohama [Japan], Dec.13 (ANI): It's autumn in Japan and the leaves of trees reflect the vivid colors of nature.
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Nitish ties rakhi to tree, pledges to promote greenery
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 7 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday took pledge to save trees.
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Himachal: Trees uprooted, vehicles damaged in heavy rain
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 7 (ANI): Trees were uprooted and vehicles got damaged in heavy rain and storm in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi last night.
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Moradabad residents practice yoga, plant trees on World Environment Day
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India] June 5, (ANI) : World Environment Day 2017 is being observed across the world today, and the theme for this year is 'Connecting People to Nature' People of Moradabad have found a very distinct way of celebrating World Environment Day, by practicing
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Planting trees cannot replace cutting CO2 emissions!
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [INDIA], May 18 (ANI): According to a new study, growing plants and then storing CO2, taken up from the atmosphere, is no viable option to counteract unmitigated emissions from fossil fuel burning.
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More trees, less global warming? Not exactly
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 31 (ANI): Trees are considered as one of our biggest natural allies in the war against global warming, but in a new twist, scientists have found that the army of green is spewing out methane.
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