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Tourism and hotel sector stocks: Time for a correction in business? Are analysts getting it wrong? 15 stocks from the ecosystemThe Indian hotel and tourism ecosystem has benefitted from the post-Covid travel urge. Occupancies were high, room rates firm, supply is, i...
Quote of the day by Julia Roberts: 'Loving what you do is...' Life lessons on passion, human nature, respect, success and happiness by popular American actorQuote of the Day by Julia Roberts highlights the importance of passion, purpose, success, happiness, respect, and personal growth. The quot...
California on high alert after bat tests positive for rabies; officials issue urgent warning: Here's what you should doA bat found near a public sidewalk in South Fremont, California, has tested positive for rabies, prompting a high alert for residents. The ...
How to identify a Copperhead snake in your home and garden without mistaking harmless lookalikesIn the realm of gardens and green spaces, copperhead snakes excel at camouflage. Their striking reddish-brown bands seamlessly blend into t...
Why Your Bat House Might Not Fix Mosquitoes the Way You ThinkBat houses offer shelter for bats, a vital role in conservation efforts. While bats do eat insects, including mosquitoes, this is not a gua...
Wildlife board clears over 30 defence projects in protected areas across multiple statesThe National Board for Wildlife has approved 32 defence projects. These projects involve land diversion from protected zones. The projects ...
Assam: Nod for oil exploration by Vedanta deferred in Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife SanctuaryThe National Board for Wildlife has deferred oil exploration approval in the eco-sensitive zone of Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, p...
Forest conservation, management in country saw advancement over last 15 years, India informs UNFFGlobally, India ranks third in the net gain in average annual forest area between 2010 and 2020. During the session, India said it gives hi...
Forest ministry opens up 92,000 hectare of forestsThe decision was taken by the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF & CC), raisin...
Wildlife panel directs no big projects in Delhi in futureIn its September 4 meeting, the standing committee observed that the project was not specific to the capital city and wondered why it could...
Green panel clears ToR for Rs 224 cr road project in KarnatakaState-run implementing agency Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project (KSHIP) has proposed improvement of 95 km length of state highwa...
Ken-Betwa river interlinking project under consideration of NBWLThe ambitious river-linking projects will be implemented only in those states which favoured it while those opposed would be left out, govt...
Companies to shell out 2% of project or 10 year impact costThe Prakash Javadekar-led ministry has decided this will apply to all new industrial, mining and developmental activities and even linear p...
90% of coal-bearing forests could be mined, says Forest Survey of IndiaThe FSI has, at the request of the ministry, conducted an assessment to determine how much of the forests should be kept out of bounds of m...
Home Minister Rajnath Singh for exemption of environment nod for key border projectsThe projects include border roads, fencing, border out posts, floodlighting, surveillance infrastructure, power infrastructure besides othe...
- CEA recommends Kakwara site for ultra mega power project in Bihar
The decision to zero-in on Kakwara by CEA, the apex planning body for the country's power sector, came after field visits recently to two p...
MoEF draft seeks to keep miners away from ‘Inviolate Forest Areas’The ministry's draft lists criteria for identifying forest patches where mining should be banned following the GoM on coal's decision to ju...
- Forests off limits for all mining?
If the environment ministry’s draft proposal for ‘inviolate forest areas’ is accepted, large swathes of healthy forests, including national...
- Two private airlines being used in wildlife smuggling, Ramesh told
Two major private airlines are allegedly being used in smuggling of endangered species, a high-level meeting chaired by environment ministe...
- Rely on self-regulation for green clearance: Panel
A report of the department of economic affairs has recommended that parts of the environmental clearance process be outsourced by the gover...