Tourism at Odisha sanctuary falls prey to Maoists
May 11th, 2012 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Sunabeda (Odisha), May 11 (IANS) It is home to over 30 tigers and many more leopards. But Odisha's Sunabeda wildlife sanctuary is still failing to attract wildlife enthusiasts and tourists ... Read more...
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On World Sparrow Day, move to monitor common birds
March 19th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) A unique public participation initiative to monitor common birds in the country will be launched Tuesday, to coincide with "World Sparrow Day", an official said here ... Read more...
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Mushroom path for eco-conservation
March 4th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 4 (IANS) Mushrooms seems to be helping in ecological conservation at Assam's Deepor Beel. Guwahati based NGO Eco Concept has come forward to help the people living on ... Read more...
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Orissa bans fishing near turtle nesting sites
November 1st, 2011 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 1 (IANS) Orissa Tuesday imposed a seven-month ban on fishing within 20 km of the coastline in three districts to protect endangered turtles who have started congregating in ... Read more...
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South Korea takes measures to cope with crude price surge
February 28th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, Feb 27 (IANS/WAM) South Korea, which relies almost entirely on imports for its oil needs, will implement nationwide conservation measures in the wake of surging crude prices, the government said Sunday.The ... Read more...
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1,654 crocodiles in Orissa park
January 16th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 16 (IANS) The estuarine crocodile population in Orissa's Bhitarkanika National Park has gone up to 1,654 from last year's 1,610, officials said Sunday.Disclosing the results of the annual estuarine or ... Read more...
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As rare Olive Ridleys mate, Orissa mounts vigil
December 21st, 2010 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
By Jatindra Dash
Bhubaneswar, Dec 21 (IANS) Over a hundred officials have been deployed along the shore to keep a hawk eye and over a dozen security camps set up. After all, protection ... Read more...
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Orissa bans fishing near turtle nesting sites
November 1st, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 1 (IANS) Orissa Monday imposed a seven-month fishing ban along 120 km of the state's 480 km coastline to protect tens of thousands of Olive Ridley turtles, which coming to ... Read more...
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UN biodiversity summit ends with agreement (Roundup)
October 30th, 2010 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Nagoya (Japan), Oct 29 (IANS) The Oct 18-29 UN biodiversity summit ended here Friday with agreement over a strategic plan on how to protect animals and plants, how to provide ... Read more...
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A fifth of world’s life at extinction risk: Report
October 27th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): A new report has suggested that an increasing numbers of birds, mammals and amphibians have moved closer to extinction in the last several decades-but not as far as ... Read more...
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Massive decline in butterflies in Himalayas (June 5 is World Environment Day)
June 4th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, June 4 (IANS) The lofty western Himalayas are being slowly robbed of their butterflies, with at least 50 percent of the species showing a massive decline in less than ... Read more...
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Kaziranga boasts of world’s highest tiger density
April 29th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 29 (IANS) The famed Kaziranga National Park in Assam has the highest density of tigers in the world at 32 per 100 sq km, surpassing the Corbett National Park's record, ... Read more...
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170,000 Olive Ridley turtles lay eggs in Orissa’s Gahirmatha
March 6th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 6 (IANS) At least 170,000 endangered female Olive Ridley turtles have laid their eggs in the protected Gahirmatha sanctuary, a famed nesting site in coastal Orissa, during the past 11 ... Read more...
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Himachal seeks $500 mn loan to extend watershed project
February 23rd, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 23 (IANS) Buoyed by the success of a World Bank-aided watershed development project in the state, Himachal Pradesh is planning to replicate the project in other areas too, an official ... Read more...
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Space technology to identify whale sharks off Gujarat (With Image)
February 19th, 2010 - 10:19 am ICT by IANS
By Sanjeeb Baruah
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Indian scientists will try to distinguish individual whale sharks off the Gujarat coast, using a technique employed by NASA to identify galaxies.Just as each tiger ... Read more...
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As Chandigarh grows, its famous Sukhna Lake shrinks
February 18th, 2010 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, Feb 18 (IANS) Chandigarh's famous landmark, the Sukhna Lake, is shrinking and has been reduced to half its original size even as the 'City Beautiful' continues to expand.
The man-made ... Read more...
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Oceans can feed the human race
December 2nd, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) Oceans could become a source of more human food if steps are taken to expand and improve marine aquaculture, says a new study.
As the world's population continues ... Read more...
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Oceans would be able to feed growing world population in future
December 2nd, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 2 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that the oceans could become the source of food for the increasing human population in the future if steps are taken ... Read more...
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Delhi power demand exceeds 4330 MW, breaks all previous records
June 30th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The capital city's power demand reached yet another high Tuesday as it crossed the 4,330 MW mark.
"Power demand is breaking all the records. The ... Read more...
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Delhi power demand reaches new high
June 29th, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The capital city's peak power demand touched a new high of 4,261 MW Monday as Delhiites continued to grapple with frequent power outages on a humid and ... Read more...
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Wetlands restoration helps dwindling bird species thrive
March 29th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 29 (IANS) Conservation efforts are helping stem dwindling numbers of some bird species, according to report based on 40 years of data analysed by official US agencies.
The report shows such ... Read more...
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Rare butterfly reveals role of habitat for species tackling climate change
February 25th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): A new research that tracked the recovery of a rare British butterfly over 18 years has shown it is possible to predict how fast a population will ... Read more...
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Population of endangered dolphin rises in Orissa’s Chilika Lake
February 20th, 2009 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (IANS) There's some good news for wildlife buffs as the population of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in Orissa's Chilika Lake has increased to 146 in 2009 FROM last year's 138, ... Read more...
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Darwin missed rare pink Iguana species on Galapagos Islands
January 6th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6 (ANI): New genetic analysis by scientists has revealed that a long-overlooked pink iguana on the Galapagos Islands is a species in its own right, and was missed by ... Read more...
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Fingers pointed at ASI as stone slab falls at Taj
December 27th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 27 (IANS) Conservationists here have reacted sharply after a seven-foot-long slab of red sandstone fell off at the Taj Mahal this week. Is the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) - ... Read more...
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A recipe for saving the worlds oceans from an extinction crisis
August 14th, 2008 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 14 (ANI): A scientist has outlined a number of steps that could reverse the demise of the oceans.According to Jeremy Jackson, from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the ... Read more...
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Scientists blame lack of political will for death of oceans
August 14th, 2008 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) Scientists blamed "lack of political will and greed of special interests" for the gradual death of oceans and outlined a slew of immediate steps to reverse the process. ... Read more...
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CII backs government on fuel price hike
June 6th, 2008 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) Thursday backed the government on the fuel price hike saying the upward revision of prices was unavoidable. "The price hike announced ... Read more...
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Fuel price hike was unavoidable: CII President Kamath
June 4th, 2008 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): The price hike announced on petrol, diesel and LPG is on expected lines and was unavoidable said K V Kamath, President, Confederation of Indian Industry in ... Read more...
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Climate change threatens Arctic animals
April 24th, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 24 (IANS) Climate change, which is eroding Arctic shelves, is likely to spell disaster for polar bears and other marine mammals. The loss of Arctic ice, which serves as a ... Read more...
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