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Blue-finned Mahseer moved out of IUCN red list

June 4, 2021

According to TATA Power, Blue-finned Mahseer has moved to “least concern” status which was listed in red list of endangered species of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) earlier. Highlights TATA group is involved in conservation of blue-finned and ..

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ROPAX Jetty Project on River Dhamra

April 16, 2021

The Government of India recently approved Rs 50 crores to develop an all-weather ROPAX in Odisha. The total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 110 crores. The project aims to launch Roll-on or Roll-off Passenger Jetty connecting ..

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Endangered Irrawaddy dolphins count increase in Chilika Lake

April 12, 2021

The Chilika Development Authority and the State Wildlife Wing recently carried out an annual dolphin census in the Chilika lake. According to the report of the census, the overall Irrawaddy dolphin population in the lake has increased from 146 to ..

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New Assessment by IUCN on African elephants

March 27, 2021

The Red List by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently showed that, African elephants living in forests and savannas are increasingly threatened with extinction. Following which, conservationists have called for an urgent end to poaching. Highlights New assessments ..

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How Warming Oceans affects Metabolism of Sharks?

March 11, 2021

The scientists in a recent study concluded that, the warming of worldwide oceans because of climate change may affect the metabolism of sharks. The scientists conducted the work in the New England Aquarium and studied “Epaulette Sharks” which live off ..

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Bangladesh bans all known Vulture-Toxic Drugs

February 23, 2021

Bangladesh has become the first country that has banned the painkiller ketoprofen. This painkiller is used widely to treat the cattle. But this painkiller is toxic to vultures. Highlights Earlier, veterinary diclofenac was also banned some 10 years ago. This ..

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