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Stripped of green cover, 70% of rivers in the red |
Subodh Varma |
The Times of India , Friday, September 01, 2017 |
India has about 400 rivers. If laid end to end, their length adds up to nearly 2 lakh kilometres, enough to go around the earth five times or reach two-thirds of the way to the moon.
They carry an ...More
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Bulging waste-lines killing the Narmada |
Subodh Varma |
The Times of India , Wednesday, June 21, 2017 |
Rampant Illegal Sand MiningAlong Its 1,100-km Stretch In MP, Unchecked Flow Of Sewage And Effluents Scripting Disaster For The Iconic River
In May this year, a team of environmentalists travelled alo ...More
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Bulging waste-lines killing the Narmada |
Subodh Varma |
The Times of India , Wednesday, June 21, 2017 |
In May this year, a team of environmentalists travelled along the Narmada riverfrom its origin at Amarkantak in Anuppur district of east arkantak in Anuppur district of eastern Madhya Pradesh down to ...More
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Strict punishment in store for those hurting Ganga |
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The Times of India , Monday, June 12, 2017 |
NEW DELHI: Robbery, cheating, causing grievous hurt and attempt to commit culpable homicide are all punishable by up to seven years in prison. Now add one more crime to that list that may soon attract ...More
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Environmenalist and Ganga activists demand ban on mining |
Seema Sharma |
The Times of India , Monday, June 05, 2017 |
DEHRADUN: Prominent environmentalists have slammed the state government for allowing mining in the Ganga at Haridwar despite scientific evidence proving that this was harming the river. Ravi Chopra, f ...More
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'Not laws, but connect with nature will save planet' |
TNN |
The Times of India , Monday, June 05, 2017 |
Sustainable development is the focus of the nation and people today need cleaner greener cities believes N Krish nakumar, chairman of State Environment Impact Assess ment Authority (SEIAA). In an inte ...More
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Survey highlights menace caused by garbage dumping |
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The Hindu , Tuesday, May 09, 2017 |
Cold response to organic farming in homesteads
Most people in Kerala dispose of garbage within their premises or dump it in the neighbourhood or public places, causing serious environmental hazards, ...More
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12% drop in migratory birds spotted at Harike wetlands |
TNN |
The Times of India , Monday, February 20, 2017 |
HARIKE: There has been a 12% drop in the number of migratory birds flying to Punjab's famed Harike wetlands since 2016.
According to the Punjab department of forest and wildlife preservation, the n ...More
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Crackdown on illegal mining, 440 vehicles seized |
TNN |
The Times of India , Thursday, February 09, 2017 |
Bhopal: A day after Sehore district collector told National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench of Bhopal that illegal sand mining takes place at some places in the district, the district administration, in a ...More
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Nagpur forest roaring success as tiger habitat |
DHAVAL KULKARNI |
DNA India , Saturday, February 04, 2017 |
Underlining the importance of developing habitats for tigers outside protected areas like sanctuaries, a forested patch near Nagpur has emerged as a source from where tiger reserves can add to their p ...More
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9,378 birds belonging to 65 species identified |
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The New Indian Express , Tuesday, January 24, 2017 |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Asian Waterbird Census (AWC)2017 in Kollam conducted by WWF-India with the aid of Forest Department’s social forestry wing has identified 9,378 birds belonging to 65 species.
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UN environment chief urges CM to help in beach clean-up |
TNN |
The Times of India , Monday, October 03, 2016 |
Mumbai: This is a fantastic engagement by residents. Please look into what you can do at the political level to help them... This was my message to Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis,'' said ...More
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