flora and fauna
November 27th, 2008 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi/London, Nov 27 (IANS) Global art auctioneer Sotheby's will showcase a slice of the 18th century colonial Indian heritage at its forthcoming sale of Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Water Miniatures ...
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October 23rd, 2008 - 9:31 am ICT by IANS
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Shillong, Oct 23 (IANS) Random mining carried out in an unscientific manner in Meghalaya has led to severe degradation of the environment there, according to a new study."Considerable portions of the state's ...
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October 21st, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Unesco has asked India to compile a list of monasteries in Majuli, one of the largest freshwater river islands of the world in Assam, parliament was told ...
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October 20th, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Shimla, Oct 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will impose a voluntary 'green tax' on vehicle users in an initiative that its chief minister says is India's first to generate a fund for combating ...
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October 12th, 2008 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) India's love affair with gemstone carvings dates back nearly 5,000 years ago when Alexander the Great invaded the country. They flourished during the reign of the Mughals, ...
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October 3rd, 2008 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
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Chandigarh, Oct 3 (IANS) Initiating another environment friendly step, the union territory of Chandigarh has imposed a complete ban on the use and sale of polythene bags in the city with effect ...
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October 2nd, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
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Lima, Oct 2 (IANS) Peru plans to create a special task force to safeguard forests and monitor the rivers in the Amazon basin, Environment Minister Antonio Brack has said, EFE reported Thursday ...
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September 25th, 2008 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, September 25 (ANI): A study by biologists has indicated that extreme flood events in floodplain grasslands affect carabid beetles and molluscs more than plants.
The study was conducted by biologists from ...
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September 11th, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
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By Pawan
Motihari (Bihar), Sept, 11 (ANI): Peacock, the national bird of India, with its splendid looks and majestic walk has been the source of inspiration for many poets and artists, but ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
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By Sanjeeb Baruah
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Elephant poaching in India may increase as China plans to open its domestic market for limited sale of ivory products after a UN committee gave ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
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RIA Novosti
Novosibirsk (Russia), Aug 5 (RIA Novosti) Russian scientists exploring the depths of Siberia's Lake Baikal are studying the processes through which the lake's organisms digest crude oil that seeps from cracks ...
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August 3rd, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Shimla, Aug 3 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Sunday carried out the statewide Jan-Jan Sanjivni Van Abhiyaan, under which at least one member of the targeted 120,000 rural and urban families planted ...
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July 28th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
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Moscow, July 28 (ANI): The two Russian submersibles which dived to the sea-bed beneath the North Pole last year are now attempting to reach the bottom of Lake Baikal in Siberia, ...
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July 26th, 2008 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
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By Nityanand Shukla
Rajmahal Hills (Jharkhand), July 26 (IANS) Nature's treasure trove of fossils, some dating back to the Jurassic era and preserved for millions of years in Jharkhand's Sahebganj district, is being ...
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July 25th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, July 25 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today inaugurated the Roshini Project, to make Rashtrapati Bhavan green and environment friendly, on the occasion of completing one year in office. ...
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July 9th, 2008 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday lifted its temporary curbs, imposed early this month, on development of the Rs.74 billion Mundra port project in Gujarat. A bench of Chief ...
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July 2nd, 2008 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Ahmedabad, July 2 (IANS) The Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Ltd, promoted by the city-based Adani Group, will seek from the Supreme Court vacation of its bar against construction at the ...
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July 2nd, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, July 2 (IANS) Trafficking in wildlife and unsustainable harvesting, prompted by the demand for traditional medicines, is depleting Southeast Asia's rich and varied biodiversity, according to a new study. Field studies ...
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July 2nd, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, July 2 (ANI): Two new reports from TRAFFIC, the worlds largest wildlife trade monitoring network, have suggested that rare plants and endangered species such as tigers are at risk from ...
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June 23rd, 2008 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) River island Majuli, in the Brahmaputra in Assam, and the Mountain Railways of India are part of 34 cultural properties, which will be considered for inclusion into ...
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June 13th, 2008 - 8:16 pm ICT by ANI
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By Narender Singh Parmar
Chattarpur (Madhya Pradesh), June 13 (ANI): The prolonged drought-like situation prevailing in Chhattarpur District of Madhya Pradesh has also affected the flora and fauna.
Thousands of birds and ...
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June 11th, 2008 - 10:57 pm ICT by ANI
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By Girija Shankar Ojha
Daltonganj (Jharkhand), June 11 (ANI): To generate public awareness about the significance of conserving the environment, the Forest Department of Jharkhand has opened a school within the Betla ...
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June 6th, 2008 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) India's Northeast, considered to be one of the richest biodiversity hot spots in the country, is fast losing its forest cover, according to data released Thursday by ...
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May 29th, 2008 - 11:03 am ICT by admin
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Hyderabad, May 29 (ANI): Residents of Tirupati often make a beeline for the Venkateshwara Zoological Park to have a look at the flora and fauna.
But on May 15, shortly after the ...
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May 27th, 2008 - 9:57 am ICT by admin
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By Edgar Bauer
Bonn, May 27 (DPA) Halfway through a two-week conference in Germany on biodiversity, enough progress has been made to avoid total failure, but much more remains to be done at ...
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May 19th, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by admin
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Madrid, May 19 (ANI): A team of archaeologists is making the first catalogue of the prehistoric heritage of the Western Sahara.
The team, which comprises of Basque and Sahrawi archaeologists is exploring ...
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May 8th, 2008 - 7:13 pm ICT by admin
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Dehradun, May 8 (ANI): A fire that spread in the Jim Corbett National Park on May 3 lasted for four days, damaging its southern area, despite continuous efforts by the Forest ...
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May 8th, 2008 - 11:55 am ICT by admin
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By Sujeet Kumar
Raipur, May 8 (IANS) The jatropha plant, a rich source of bio-fuel that is being grown on a large scale in Chhattisgarh, can harm the soil and aquatic life, cause ...
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April 19th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by admin
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Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), Apr 19 (ANI): Human Resource Minister Arjun Singh on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the country's first tribal University, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University at Amarkantak . ...
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April 17th, 2008 - 2:12 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Apr 17 (ANI): Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh will lay the foundation stone of the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University at Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh on April 19. ...
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