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Why in News Recently, the bones of pliosaurs were discovered in Poland. Pliosaurs are the predatory reptiles that lived in seas over 150 million...
11 Nov 2019 Conservation
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Why in News According to an analysis published in ‘Carbon Brief’, Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in India are set to grow at their...
06 Nov 2019 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority- EPCA declared a public health emergency in New Delhi as...
02 Nov 2019 Conservation
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BASIC Environment Ministers Meet
Why in News Recently, the 29th meeting of environment ministers from the BASIC nations (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) was held in...
02 Nov 2019 Conservation
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The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), is considering the proposal of creating the East Antarctic marine...
24 Oct 2019 Conservation
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The Government of India has launched the First National Protocol on Snow Leopard Population Assessment, to mark the occasion of International Snow...
24 Oct 2019 Conservation
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Tasmania's Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) has recently released a document detailing eight reported...
21 Oct 2019 Conservation
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Recently, due to the anthrax, two Asiatic Water Buffaloes died in the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. Asiatic Water Buffalo The Asiatic Wild Water...
21 Oct 2019 Conservation
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Recently, the UN Secretary-General called all the member states at the UN Climate Action Summit 2019 held in New York, US. The summit expects members...
14 Oct 2019 Conservation
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Plastic invading Nicobar Islands
According to a survey conducted by the researchers from CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands...
14 Oct 2019 Conservation
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Invasive Weeds Threatening Tiger Habitats
The spread of invasive weed species like Hyptis, Cassia Tora and Parthenium has been detected in environmentally-sensitive areas like Adilabad...
11 Oct 2019 Conservation
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Gangetic Dolphin Annual Census
Recently, the annual Ganges river Dolphin census was undertaken by the World Wide Fund for Nature- India in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh...
11 Oct 2019 Conservation
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The Big Picture: Eliminating Single Use Plastic
Government of India has laid great emphasis on eradicating single use plastic which has become one of the biggest sources of pollution. During...
05 Oct 2019 Conservation
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At the 74th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, the Prime Minister of India addressed the United Nations (UN) Climate Action Summit...
24 Sep 2019 Conservation
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This article is based on “Is ozone layer depletion a ‘solved problem’?” which appeared in Down to Earth on 17 spetember...
23 Sep 2019 Conservation
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Bio-fences to Curb Man-Animal Conflict
Recently, the Uttarakhand government has decided to carry out bio-fencing by growing various species of plants in the areas. The purpose is...
19 Sep 2019 Conservation
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Natural Sources of Unpolluted Water
This article is based on “Pipe dreams, ground reality” which appeared in The Hindu on 18/09/2019. It talks about leveraging natural...
18 Sep 2019 Conservation
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Every year, 16th September is observed as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone layer. The theme for the year 2019 is ‘32...
16 Sep 2019 Conservation
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India is home to nine species of vultures, but most of them face the danger of extinction. The nine species of vultures & their International...
16 Sep 2019 Conservation
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UN Convention to Combat Desertification: COP 14
The 14th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) ended on 13th September 2019. Held...
14 Sep 2019 Conservation
