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15 Gharials to be released in Beas belt in Punjab to boost tourism

Punjab government has announced to release 15 Gharials in the Beas belt, near Harike Patan in order boost tourism. The Gharials species will be released as part of...

July 30, 2015

Renowned ornithologist K.S. Lavkumar Khachar passes away

Renowned ornithologist and environmentalist K.S. Lavkumar Khachar passed away in Rajkot, Gujarat. He was 84. As environmentalist he had a long association with the environmental conservation intuitions like...

March 4, 2015

Symposium: Towards Zero Poaching in Asia concludes in Nepal

A symposium, Towards Zero Poaching in Asia concluded in Kathmandu, Nepal on 6th February 2015. Symposium: Towards Zero Poaching in Asia This five-day anti-poaching symposium started on 2 February...

February 6, 2015

Kerala’s Ashtamudi clam fishery to first in India to receive MSC certification

Clam fishery in the Ashtamudi estuary in Kolam district of Kerala is the first in India to receive Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. This certification will help to...

November 8, 2014

“Indian Rhino Vision (IRV) 2020”-Launched by WHO-India to protect Vulnerable Rhinos

WHO-India launched Indian Rhino Vision (IRV) 2020 programme to protect and increase the population of the one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). IVR 2020 is a partnership among the Government...

March 28, 2014

Apex court upheld Green Tribunal order on WGEEP report

The Supreme Court dismissed the Kerala government appeal which challenged the jurisdiction of National Green Tribunal (NGT) which directed the Kerala government to stick to the report of...

October 16, 2013

Number of Royal Bengal Tiger in Sudarbans exceeds 2011 census estimates

As per a new study conducted in collaboration with World Wildlife Fund For Nature (WWF) and Wildlife Institute of India, the number of Royal Bengal tigers in the four...

June 13, 2013

Government mulls to ban trade of peacock feathers

The government is considering banning the trade of peacock feathers to protect the national bird. The population of peacock is said to be declining because of its poaching...

May 9, 2013

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