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Mercury Emission Versus its Concentration in Fishes
Recently researchers have found that despite a decrease in seawater concentration of methylmercury, the amount of mercury found in fish is different...
10 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Proposals to Change in CITES Listing
India has submitted proposals regarding changes to the listing of the smooth-coated otter, small-clawed otter, Indian star tortoise, Tokay gecko,...
10 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Climate Change and Land: IPCC’s Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) report on ‘Climate Change and Land’ reveals the relation between climate...
09 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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This article based on “The big picture on tigers” which appeared in The Hindu on 8 August 2019. It talks about increasing incidents of...
08 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has unveiled the draft Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) for...
08 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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07 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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According to the data released by the World Resources Institute (global research non-profit organization), India is ranked 13th among the 17 most...
07 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Integration of Land and Water Schemes to Tackle Land Degradation
As about 30% of India’s land is degraded, the Government of India wants to converge various land and water schemes to mainstream land...
06 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Economic Valuation of Tiger Reserves
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has released a study titled “Economic Valuation of Tiger Reserves in India: A Value+...
02 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The Prime Minister of India has released the results of the fourth cycle of All India Tiger Estimation - 2018 on the occasion of Global Tiger...
30 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Toxic Metals in Delhi Vegetables Markets
According to National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) study, vegetables grown on the Yamuna floodplain have been found to...
26 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The latest update to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species shows that more and more species...
20 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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A recent study has revealed that the giant West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is destabilising and is on the verge of a complete collapse. The...
19 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Rhesus Macaque Declared Vermin
The Union Environment Ministry has declared Monkeys (Rhesus Macaque) as ‘vermin’ in Himachal Pradesh. It will allow local authorities...
19 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Turtles right head controls the front right flipper, whereas left head controls the front left flipper and both heads are capable of coordinating...
19 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Indian Tigers under Stress due to Tourism
A recent study conducted by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)’s Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES)...
16 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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The World Wide Fund for Nature has released a report highlighting the risks to Sharks in the Mediterranean region on the occasion of Shark Awareness...
15 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Role of Forest in Climate Change
This article is based on editorial “Turning down the heat: on forest restoration”, which appeared in The Hindu on 11 July 2019. It...
11 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Immunocontraceptives for Wildlife Population Management
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has launched a project for undertaking ‘immunocontraceptive measures’ for...
08 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
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Gangetic Dolphins Found in Mahananda River
For the first time, a population of Gangetic River Dolphins has been found in the Mahananda river, in Bihar’s Kishanganj district. Dolphins...
06 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment
