Major wetlands in India (To go with: Maharashtra to bid for UN recognition to six wetlands)
September 7th, 2012 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
India has 25 major wetlands, including four in Jammu and Kashmir, which have been accorded global recognition under the Ramsar Convention. They are:JAMMU AND KASHMIR:Surinsar-Mansar Lakes - 350 hectares,... Read more...
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Floating currency notes: Youth drowns in Assam water body
June 26th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 26 (IANS) A youth's body was Tuesday fished out from a wetland here in which scores of people entered to collect Indian currency notes that were found floating ... Read more...
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50 migratory birds found dead in China
February 11th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 11 (IANS) More than 50 migratory birds have been found dead at a wetland in China, a media report said.The birds were discovered earlier this week in Wuhan, ... Read more...
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Guwahati reptiles withstand urbanization onslaught
February 2nd, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 2 (IANS) Despite rapid urbanization, the herpetofauna population of Guwahati has not been severely affected. There are some 63 species of herpetiles in this Assam city."This is good ... Read more...
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Freezing wetlands force migratory birds to move out
December 20th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 20 (IANS) Part of world famous Hokesar wetland in Kashmir has frozen due to sub-zero temperature, forcing thousands of migratory birds to move out to the wetlands in ... Read more...
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Power plants over our dead bodies, say Andhra villagers
August 3rd, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh), Aug 3 (IANS) Development versus environment and livelihood? The tussle is on in the lush green fields of coastal Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district, bordering Orissa.Replicating protests and ... Read more...
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Court stays land allotment for Andhra power project (Lead, superseding earlier story)
June 23rd, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 23 (IANS) In a setback to Andhra Pradesh government, the state high court Thursday stayed a government order allotting land to a thermal power project in Srikakulam district ... Read more...
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Court sets aside land allotment for Andhra power project
June 23rd, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 23 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday set aside a government order, allotting land to a thermal power project in Srikakulam district of north coastal Andhra.Dealing with ... Read more...
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Rajasthan to protect land near Keoladeo National Park
May 29th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bharatpur, May 29 (IANS) The Rajasthan government plans to declare a half-a-kilometre area surrounding the famous Keoladeo National Park, also known as Ghana or Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, as an eco-sensitive ... Read more...
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Nirma’s cement plant could be shifted: Environment ministry
May 10th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The environment ministry Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Nirma's under-construction cement plant in Gujarat, located in a wetland, will damage the environment in the ... Read more...
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Environment ministry warns Nirma to abide by green notice
March 15th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The environment ministry Tuesday cautioned Nirma to abide by the stop work order issued last week, otherwise it will be constrained to take the dereliction ... Read more...
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Nirma asked to stop work on cement plant project
March 12th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 12 (IANS) Detergent major Nirma's proposed cement plant in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district is in trouble, with the central environment and forests ministry ordering the company to stop construction ... Read more...
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Sniper kills 31 swans in Britain
March 3rd, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 3 (IANS) At least 31 white swans have been shot dead in a sniper attack and left to rot on a wetland in Britain's Somerset county, a media ... Read more...
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3 killed in protests against power plant in Andhra (Second Lead)
February 28th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Three people were killed, scores were injured and several houses were destroyed Monday when police opened fire against villagers protesting an under construction thermal power plant in Andhra ... Read more...
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Three killed in protests against power plant in Andhra (Lead)
February 28th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Three people were killed and 20 others were injured Monday when police opened fire to quell violent protests against an under construction thermal power plant in Srikakulam district ... Read more...
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Migratory birds in Jammu and Kashmir need protection
December 24th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
By Fayaz AhmadSrinagar, Dec.24 (ANI): Authorities of Hokersar Wetlands Sanctuary in Jammu and Kashmir initiate remedial steps to protect thousands of migratory birds, which are affected by the severe cold wave prevailing ... Read more...
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Sandra Bullock Has Doubts About The Intentions Of The Gulf Restoration Video
August 1st, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 1, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Sandra Bullock’s spokesperson Cheryl Maisel has demanded that Bullock’s part in a video on the Gulf oil leakage be edited till it is established ... Read more...
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Sandra Bullock Quits From Gulf Restoration Video
August 1st, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Sandra Bullock who had entered into an agreement with America's Wetland Foundation to appear in a video featuring the ill effects of the recent oil ... Read more...
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Sandra Bullock locked in battle over Gulf spill PSA video
July 31st, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 31 (ANI): Sandra Bullock's representative has asked for her part in a public service announcement video on Gulf spill to be edited, till it is confirmed that the clip ... Read more...
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Andhra High Court dismisses petition against power project
July 29th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 29 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday dismissed a writ petition against the environmental clearance granted to East Coast Energy Pvt. Limited (ECEPL) for developing a thermal power project ... Read more...
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Andhra district still tense after police firing
July 15th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 15 (IANS) The situation in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district continued to be tense Thursday, a day after police firing on villagers protesting against a thermal power project killed two and ... Read more...
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Uttarakhand Govt. spreads mass awareness on migratory birds
February 4th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by ANI
Haripura (Uttarakhand), Feb 4(ANI): The Uttarakhand Government has initiated a mass awareness programme about conservation of migratory birds that flock to Haripura wetland in the State among people, including children.A large ... Read more...
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Even ‘loyal’ swans are prone to divorces!
January 25th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 25 (ANI): Experts at Slimbridge wetland recently witnessed a rare divorce between a pair of swans.Bewick's swans are believed to be the birds that mate for life.However, experts at Gloucestershire ... Read more...
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Migratory birds flock to wetlands in Uttarakhand
December 5th, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Dehradun, Dec 5 (ANI): With the onset of winter, exotic migratory birds from the Pacific region and European countries are making their way to the Assan Barrage Bird Sanctuary in Uttarakhand for ... Read more...
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Kashmir Valley welcomes avian guests
November 25th, 2008 - 8:10 pm ICT by ANI
By Ahmed Parvez
Srinagar, Nov.25 (ANI): With the onset of winter, a large number of migratory birds from different parts of the world including countries like Siberia,North Europe,China and Central Asia have ... Read more...
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Beavers to be re-introduced in Scotland, 400 years after extinction in Britain
May 26th, 2008 - 2:38 pm ICT by admin
Edinburgh, May 26 (ANI): Beavers are going to be re-introduced in Scotland, 400 years after they were hunted to extinction in Britain.According to a report in The Scotsman, up to four ... Read more...
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Beavers might be reintroduced in Scotland by 2009
December 25th, 2007 - 1:14 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec 25 (ANI): The beaver might return to Scotland by 2009, after wildlife bodies submitted an application to the Scottish Government for a license to allow 20 beavers to be brought ... Read more...
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