Category: Wildlife

Frog poaching in Goa: Activists see red

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, July 7 (IANS) Despite laws to rein in frog poaching, constant hunting of frogs and serving…

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Two killed due to landslide in Assam

Guwahati, July 7 (IANS) Two persons including a minor were killed and two others injured on Thursday due to a…

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Partly cloudy Thursday morning, no sign of rain

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) It was a humid Thursday morning with a partly cloudy sky here with the minimum…

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UP to observe ‘groundwater week’

Lucknow, July 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh is set to observe a 'bhujal saptah' (groundwater week) across the state from July…

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231 projects to boost ‘Namami Gange’ programme

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) In order to give a major boost to "Namami Gange" programme, as many as 231…

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Rogue elephant shot in Bengal as ‘last resort’

Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) A rogue elephant was shot dead in the forests of southern West Bengal by authorised hunters…

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Chinese city on red alert for further rain

Beijing, July 6 (IANS) China's Wuhan city was on red alert on Wednesday for more heavy rainfall, after torrential downpours…

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Rogue elephant shot in Bengal as ‘last resort’

Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) A rogue elephant was on Tuesday shot dead in the forests of southern West Bengal by…

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Will continue my hobby under constitutional framework: Environment Minister

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) New Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave, a known environmentalist, took charge of the ministry on…

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Cloudy Wednesday in Delhi, similar weather on Thursday

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) It was a cloudy day on Wednesday in the national capital with the maximum temperature…

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Now, Mumbai to use natural gas for its crematoria

Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday said it planned to convert in phases all its…

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Delhi should get India-Nepal elephant-migration barrier removed: Bengal

Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The West Bengal government has urged the central government to take up with the Nepal government…

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300th unbroken Sunday of tree plantation

Haridwar, July 6 (IANS) A spiritual group here said on Wednesday it will mark the 300th consecutive Sunday of tree…

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Bengal shoots rogue elephant as ‘last resort’

Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) A rogue elephant was on Tuesday shot down in the forests of southern West Bengal by…

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Yesudas family denies turning Hindu

Thiruvananthapuram, July 6 (IANS) Prabha Yesudas, wife of singing legend K.J. Yesudas, has denied reports that her husband has turned…

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First fossil facial tumour discovered in dwarf dinosaur

London, July 6 (IANS) The first-ever record of a tumourous facial swelling found in a fossil has been discovered in…

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Australia on watch for bee-killing varroa mites

Canberra, July 6 (IANS) Northern Australia is on the watch for a destructive varroa mite that has caused the collapse…

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How a touch screen helped a paralysed chimp walk again

Tokyo, July 6 (IANS) In a first, Japanese researchers have rehabilitated a paralysed chimpanzee through interaction with computers and touch…

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Heavy rain forecast in coastal Karnataka, Western Ghats

Bengaluru, July 6 (IANS) Heavy rain is likely to occur at many places in coastal Karnataka and the Western Ghats…

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Anil Dave takes charge of Environment Ministry

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Anil Madhav Dave, a Narmada river conservationist and environmentalist, on Wednesday took charge of the…

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