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Railways Plans Hydrogen-Powered Engine by 2021
Why in News During the 107th Indian Science Congress, the Indian Railways has announced that it will build a hydrogen-powered rail engine by the end...
08 Jan 2020 Conservation
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The Great Indian Bustard is one of the heaviest flying birds in the world. Scientific Name: Ardeotis nigriceps Habitat: Dry grasslands and...
07 Jan 2020 Conservation
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This article is based on “Art of Science Diplomacy” which was published in The Indian Express on 04/01/2020. It talks about the...
04 Jan 2020 Conservation
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Reduced Tiger Mortality in 3 Years
Why in News According to the Ministry of Forest Environment and Climate Change (MoEFCC), the number of tiger deaths in 2019 has decreased for the...
03 Jan 2020 Conservation
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Kerala to Curb Alien Plants’ Growth
Why in News The Kerala Government is planning to arrest the rampant growth of invasive plants, especially Senna spectabilis, in the forest areas of...
02 Jan 2020 Conservation
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One-fifth of the Country’s Forests Prone to Fire
Why in News Recently, the 2019 report by Forest Survey of India (FSI) was released. It states that about 21.40% of forest cover in India is prone to...
01 Jan 2020 Conservation
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25th Conference of Parties- Madrid Talks
This article is based on “Saving the planet - in three acts” and “Why ‘carbon market’ is debated”. It talks...
31 Dec 2019 Conservation
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India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2019
Why in News The Ministry for Environment, Forests and Climate Change has released the India State of Forest Report (ISFR), 2019. ISFR is a...
31 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, a red sand boa snake (Eryx johnii), worth around ₹1.25 crore, was rescued from five persons, who were trying to sell it in...
30 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Elephant Colony in Bandhavgarh
Why in News For the first time, Bandhavgarh Reserve forest located in Madhya Pradesh (MP), has a colony of elephants who migrated from Chhattisgarh...
30 Dec 2019 Conservation
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The tailless Hoolock Gibbon is the only ape found in India. The primate is native to eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India and Southwest China. The...
26 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Amur falcons, the world’s longest travelling raptors start travelling with the onset of winters. The raptors breed in southeastern Siberia...
26 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Bar-headed Goose Spotted in Kerala
Why in News A Bar-headed Goose has been spotted in the wetlands of Karingali Puncha in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala. In general, large...
26 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Why in News The first annual meeting of the State Nodal Agencies implementing the National Green Corps Ecoclub programme was recently organized by...
24 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Assessment of Plastics Along the West Coast of India
Why in News Recently, National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) conducted a study which states that beaches in Maharashtra are more polluted with...
23 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Why in News In the background of the failure of the global community to reach any agreement in the recently concluded COP 25, the European Union (EU)...
21 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Rhinos to be Re-introduced in Uttarakhand
Why in News Recently, the Uttarakhand State Wildlife Board has cleared a proposal by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to introduce rhinoceroses...
20 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Why in News The government of Pakistan has issued special permits to the Emir of Qatar and nine other members of the royal family to hunt the...
19 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Why in News Several cases of wild elephants dying of electrocution near the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka have been reported...
17 Dec 2019 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court of India has directed the government to look into the feasibility of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) to...
16 Dec 2019 Conservation
