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Centre approves setting up a turtle sanctuary in Allahabad05 Oct, 2017, 09.07 AM IST
Centre will come out with Ganga Act in near future: Uma BharatiDuring the meeting, Bharti said the government will use 20 trash skimmers "very soon" along the entire stretch of river Ganga in addition t...
04 Jul, 2016, 10.52 PM IST
Gujarat readies to handle possible oil spill in seaAccording to officials, a high-level committee would be formed to study the risk potential of oil spill.
14 Dec, 2015, 12.23 PM IST
- India's first dolphin community reserve to come up in Bengal
To protect the endangered Gangetic river dolphins, West Bengal will soon have the country's first community reserve for the mammal.
09 Oct, 2015, 11.57 AM IST
India's first dolphin community reserve to come up in BengalTo protect the endangered Gangetic river dolphins, West Bengal will soon have the country's first community reserve for the mammal.
09 Oct, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
- Global concern for Sunderbans
The World Heritage Committee has expressed alarm over a massive oil spill in the Bangladeshi side of the Sunderbans — a world heritage site...
06 Jun, 2015, 04.14 AM IST
Should we introduce special quotas for the animal species?Tiger earned its national stripes because a committee in 1972 pointed out that it was found in 16 Indian states as opposed to the lion’s so...
20 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Why climate change & pollution threats to Sundarbans cannot be taken lightly by governmentsSix years after cyclone Aila, the existential threat faced by the people and fauna in one of the world’s largest mangroves has reached alar...
19 Apr, 2015, 10.15 AM IST
Wildlife panel unhappy with Oil India Limited for violating green normsDays after Moily took over additional charge of Environment Ministry, a wildlife panel has come down heavily on Oil India Limited for viola...
27 Dec, 2013, 08.10 PM IST
Hydelgate: Dam frenzy fails to notice environmental concernsThis will change once the dam comes up. For up to 20 hours a day, says the report, the dam will trap the river, releasing just 35 cumecs of...
06 May, 2013, 02.35 PM IST
- Clean Ganga project underway to up dolphin population
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is planning to get down to cleaning the Ganges river in order to revive the freshwater dolph...
28 Dec, 2010, 03.23 AM IST