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SDRF rescues over 50 pilgrims stranded in swollen river in Uttarakhand's ChampawatA major tragedy was averted at Sri Reetha Sahib Gurdwara in Champawat district. Over 50 pilgrims were trapped in a swollen river during the...31 May, 2026, 03.16 PM IST- "A ray of hope": PM Modi hails 'Namami Gange Abhiyan' initiative for saving trapped Gangetic dolphin in UP"India's first Ganga dolphin rescue ambulance played a huge role in this. Built under the 'Namami Gange Abhiyan', it reached there as a ray...31 May, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
- Illegal sand mining has created environmental crisis in National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary: SCThe Supreme Court has declared rampant illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary an environmental crisis. The court cri...17 Apr, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
- First-ever survey finds over 6,300 river dolphins in IndiaIndia's first population estimation of riverine dolphins has revealed 6,327 dolphins in the Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Indus River systems. Th...03 Mar, 2025, 05.14 PM IST
- India conducts first-ever riverine dolphin population estimation exerciseIndia has completed its first estimation of riverine dolphin populations across the Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Indus river systems. Conducted ...14 Oct, 2024, 06.47 PM IST
- Bangladesh bans ships in rare dolphin sanctuariesBangladesh on Monday banned boats from sailing through a key southwestern river after a ship loaded with coal capsized, threatening the san...21 Mar, 2016, 10.13 PM 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, 11.57 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
- Campaign to protect Gangetic dolphinsTo protect the endangered Gangetic river dolphins here and in nearby districts, a three-day campaign is being run on a cruise.22 Mar, 2015, 05.47 PM IST
- Dolphins first to gain from project GangaThis is the first time we are doing a composite survey covering the whole of the Ganga. We are working on logistical details such as manpow...04 Jun, 2014, 06.06 AM IST
- Habitat havocLast week four elephants died on rail tracks of Jalpaiguri.05 Jun, 2013, 06.07 AM IST
- Indian dolphin, elephant among top 100 mammals facing extinction: Zoological society of LondonThe Zoological Society of London have for the first time scored the world's mammals according to how Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally E...20 May, 2013, 04.19 PM IST
- Dredging, illegal fishing hurting dolphin numbersA major stretch of Yamuna river between Panchnada and Sangam (Allahabad), considered a suitable habitat for highly endangered Gangetic Dolp...17 May, 2013, 11.42 AM IST
- Survey to count Ganges river dolphinsThe Ganges river dolphins are one of the four living species of dolphin that reside in freshwater rivers and estuaries. There were 4,000-5,...03 Oct, 2012, 05.50 PM IST
- Clean Ganga project underway to up dolphin populationThe 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
- Endangered dolphins made national aquatic animalAlarmed over the sharp drop in the number of freshwater dolphins, the Manmohan Singh government on Monday declared dolphins as a national a...06 Oct, 2009, 05.38 AM IST
- Bulandshahr: Just a click awayNo effort is too much or too little to save the fabulous - and endangered - river dolphins can be seen at Narora.27 Nov, 2008, 12.05 AM IST
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