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Airport, container depot, township in 16,610 hectares of pristine Nicobar clearedThe Great Nicobar Island was declared as a biosphere reserve in January 1989 by the Centre and included in the Unesco man and biosphere pro...- On a nature trail: Rann of Kutch, Chandrataal can be your quick getaways for the upcoming weekendThis biosphere reserve in Gujarat boasts of area of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems.
- Agasthiarmalai Reserve gets Unesco honourAgasthiarmalai Biosphere Reserve is among the seven reserves, such as Beaver Hills in Canada and Balmbangan in Indonesia, added in the Unes...
- India's Agasthyamala listed among 20 world biosphere reservesIndia's "unique" Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats is among 20 new sites added by the UN's top cultural body UNESCO to it...
- India's Agasthyamala listed among 20 world biosphere reservesIndia's "unique" Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve is among 20 new sites added by the UN's top cultural body UNESCO.
- Dolphins’ rise in Ganga surprises environmentalistsEnvironmentalists are doubtful over the findings of recently conducted Ganga Dolphin Census citing increasing pollution load in Ganga.
- How community rights under the Forest Rights Act could transform the lives of millions of forest dwellersCommunity rights under the Forest Rights Act could transform the lives of millions of forest dwellers, but only if the bureaucracy is pushe...
- Conservation project of Rs 5 crore for picturesque Spiti valleyStudies and research proposals include dissemination of best practices of biodiversity conservation, monitoring of glaciers receding, clima...
- Centre clears Rs 5.12 cr Spiti biosphere reserve projectAmong total 18 CDBRs of the country, only Spiti area of Himachal Pradesh was declared "cold desert biosphere reserve" in 2009.
- Nicobar Islands declared as world biosphere reserveThe Unesco has designated India’s Nicobar Islands as a world biosphere reserve under its Man and the Biosphere Programme.
- Nicobar islands declared a world biosphere reserve by UnescoThe highly threatened Nicobar islands of India – home to 1,800 animal species and some of the world’s most endangered tribes, has now been ...
- How to create wealth for all and build nicer citiesOur aim must be to eliminate poverty, target assistance to the poor and needy, help regenerate our natural environment and simplify the tax...
- Chennai scientist bags UNESCO awardChennai scientist bags UNESCO award for his research on the fishing of sea cucumbers in the Gulf of Mannar.
- Three wildlife reserves from India added to UNESCO's listThe reserves at Simplipal in Orissa, Norkek in Meghalaya and Panchmarhi in Madhya Pradesh are added to the list on Wednesday bringing the t...
- Kutch gets biosphere reserve statusThe Greater and Little Rann of Kutch have finally got the much-awaited status of biosphere reserve. The Central government's decision to gr...
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