Bihar to celeberate Dolphin Day
September 4th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 4 (IANS) After initiating steps to conserve the Gangetic river dolphin, Bihar will celebrate Oct 5 as Dolphin Day to create awareness to save the endangered species that ... Read more...
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Asia’s first dolphin research centre to come up in Bihar
April 15th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 15 (IANS) With only about 2,000 Gangetic river dolphins left in India, down from tens of thousands just a few decades ago, the Bihar government is planning to ... Read more...
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Gangetic river dolphins on road to recovery?
November 11th, 2011 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 11 (IANS) In great news for environmentalists and nature lovers, the population of the endangered Gangetic river dolphin has grown to 223 from about 175 last year at ... Read more...
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Bihar task force report on Ganga dolphins soon
July 20th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 20 (IANS) A task force for conservation of the endangered Ganga river dolphins is expected to submit its report in the next five-six months, officials said ... Read more...
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Bihar to set up dolphin conservation task force
April 21st, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 21 (IANS) Bihar has decided to set up a task force for conservation of the endangered Gangetic river dolphins, an official said Thursday.Mithilesh Kumar, member secretary ... Read more...
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World Bank to help save Ganga dolphins
January 12th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 12 (IANS) The World Bank will help in conserving the endangered Ganga river dolphins, popularly known as the Gangetic dolphin, the bank's president Robert B. Zoellick said here Wednesday."World ... Read more...
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Government notifies Ganges dolphin as national aquatic animal
May 18th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The critically-endangered Ganges river dolphin has been notified as India's national aquatic animal, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Tuesday.
"By giving the sub-species the national aquatic animal status, ... Read more...
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Dolphin ‘mitras’, a helping hand for Ganges river dolphins
May 13th, 2010 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Patna, May 13 (IANS) The endangered Ganges river dolphin in Bihar will now have new 'mitras' or friends, who will create awareness for conservation of the species that is India's national aquatic ... Read more...
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Pesticides poisoning Ganges river dolphins
March 31st, 2010 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Patna, March 31 (IANS) River pollution due to extensive use of pesticides is dangerous for the critically endangered Ganges river dolphin, India's national aquatic animal, says an expert. There are only about ... Read more...
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Don’t open dolphinarium, PETA tells Jairam
March 22nd, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Animal rights activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has written to Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh urging him to scrap plans to build a ... Read more...
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Call goes out to save the Ganges Dolphin
February 24th, 2010 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) The Ganges River Dolphin was declared the national aquatic animal last month, but is still in urgent need of being saved from extinction, experts on the ... Read more...
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Ganges river dolphin declared national aquatic animal
January 19th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The critically endangered Ganges river dolphin has been declared India's national aquatic animal, a government spokesperson said here Tuesday. The India chapter of World Wide Fund for ... Read more...
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Dolphin killed by poachers in Patna
November 22nd, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 22 (IANS) A Gangetic dolphin, an endangered species, was killed by poachers on the banks of the river here, an official said Sunday.
The official said the 1.6 metre long national ... Read more...
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A clean Ganga could enhance dolphins’ presence in the river, says expert
October 11th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajay KumarPatna, Oct.11 (ANI): Gangetic dolphins were once found in abundance in the river Ganges. But over the years a steady increase in pollution in the river has dwindled the population ... Read more...
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Environmentalists hail ‘national’ status to Ganga dolphin (Lead)
October 6th, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 6 (IANS) Environmentalists in Bihar are overjoyed at the Ganga Dolphin being declared a national aquatic animal and say the move would not only save the freshwater species from ... Read more...
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Environmentalists cheer dolphin as national aquatic animal
October 6th, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Oct 6 (IANS) Environmentalists in Bihar are overjoyed at the dolphin being declared a national aquatic animal and say the move would not only save the freshwater species from extinction ... Read more...
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Beijing checks up its last-minute Olympic preparation
July 29th, 2008 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 29 (Xinhua) The host city of the 29th Summer Olympic Games is going through every details of its seven-year-long preparation as the Beijing Olympics are all set to begin August ... Read more...
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Hong Kong red-faced as ‘Olympic’ fish from China dies
June 24th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Hong Kong, June 24 (DPA) Chinese officials gave Hong Kong a ticking off Tuesday after one of five "Olympic" fish presented to the city by China died within days. The rare Chinese ... Read more...
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