Awareness drive to be launched to protect Kerala’s fish
May 21st, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 (IANS) The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) will launch a campaign to protect the fish wealth of the state Tuesday on the occasion of 'International Day for ... Read more...
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Awareness campaign on marine biodiversity in Kerala May 22
May 8th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) will organise an awareness campaign on marine life in the nine coastal districts of the state May 22, on the ... Read more...
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Kerala to preserve traditional life of tribal village
April 26th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 26 (IANS) Kerala has decided to seek the intervention of National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) to conserve and preserve the traditional way of life of the state's only tribal ... Read more...
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53 new species found in Costa Rica in 2011
December 28th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
San Jose, Dec 28 (IANS/EFE) The forests of Costa Rica provided the setting this year for science to discover 53 new species of insects, fungi and plants.The National Biodiversity Institute, ... Read more...
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Rare plant species to be displayed at biodiversity meet
December 13th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 13 (IANS) A rare collection of 32 aquatic plant species, most of them facing extinction, will be displayed at the Indian Biodiversity Congress (IBC) here, a statement said Monday.The Kerala ... Read more...
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Exhibition to showcase Indian history through miniatures
November 27th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 27 (IANS) Delhi's National Museum will showcase an exhibition of 50 miniature paintings at the first Indian Biodiversity Congress (IBC) to be held here next month, an official said Saturday.Titled ... Read more...
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Environment ministry slammed for failing to implement green schemes (Lead)
November 26th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Friday slammed the environment ministry for failing to meet its main objectives of afforestation, conservation of biodiversity, pollution control and spreading ... Read more...
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India, Norway to collaborate for protecting biodiversity
November 19th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) India and Norway will work together for developing professional expertise in dealing with policy and legal issues relating to protection of biodiversity.Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh and ... Read more...
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India pioneers global plan to green economy
October 28th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Nagoya (Japan), Oct 28 (IANS) India will be one of two countries to pioneer "a global partnership that will fundamentally change the way governments value their ecosystems", World Bank President ... Read more...
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India focusing on sustainable use of bio-resources
February 17th, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) India is focussing on sustainable use of its bio-resources and the government will establish the National Bureau for Forest Genetics in Dehradun to protect the country's forest genetic ... Read more...
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Judge environment ministry by rejection rate: Minister
February 17th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) The performance of the environment ministry and the bodies coming under it should be judged by the number of applications it rejects and not by the permissions ... Read more...
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Efforts on to save Malaysian tiger
November 4th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 4 (IANS) An action plan has been mooted to save the critical endangered Malaysian tiger that numbers less than 500.
Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the country could ... Read more...
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Government to account for biodiversity in all planning
November 6th, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The government Thursday approved the National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP), aimed at safeguarding India's natural wealth and to integrate biodiversity conservation into the planning process for economic ... Read more...
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