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Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve gets entry into the UNESCO's global listThe other Indian biosphere reserves in the list include Nilgiri, Gulf of Mannar, Sunderban, Nanda Devi, Nokrek, Pachmarhi, Simlipal, Achana...
60 cities generate over 15K tonnes of plastic waste per day"As per a survey conducted by Central Pollution Control Board in 60 cities of the country, the quantum of plastic waste generation is estim...
- 60 cities generate over 15,000 tonnes of plastic waste per day
The quantum of plastic waste generation in 60 cities of the country is estimated to be over 15,342 tonnes per day while more than 6,000 ton...
NGT asks West Bengal government to demolish illegal structures in SunderbansThe National Green Tribunal has directed the West Bengal government to demolish illegal constructions coming up in the Sunderbans, habitat ...
NGT asks West Bengal government to demolish illegal structures in SunderbansThe East Zone bench noted from a report that several illegal brick kilns have come up within the reserve and directed that these have to go...
Sunderbans oil spill: Dolphins will be first to take a hit, say environmentalistsEnvironmentalists said the Irrawaddy and Gangetic dolphins would be the first to take a hit. The thick layer of oil on the river surface wi...
- Sunderbans oil spill: Dolphins will be first to take a hit, say greens
The tanker crash that caused the oil spill in the protected Sunderbans, the first disaster on this scale in the area, was an accident "wait...
Rs 400-crore project to develop Sundarbans infrastructureTo augment infrastructure, the government is allotting Rs 90 crore for building roads and bridges in Jharkhali area, West Bengal Chief Mini...
- Gangasagar: Half-a-million dips and an island drowning in waste
On Makar Sankranti, the last day of the month of Poush (mid-January), nearly 5lakh pilgrims converge on an island in the Sunderbans archipe...
Sundarbans’ Saline KillerAshutosh Dali could not grow a single shoot in his field ever since it got flooded by saline water during last year’s Cyclone Aila. Yet, th...
- Reserves for tigers, wildlife crime control fight in 2008
Reintroduction of the stripped animals in the Sariska Tiger reserve, an increased budget allocation, framing of a tiger conservation plan b...