Eco impact study for Kaleswaram begins
This exercise to continue for the next 5 days.a Hyderabad: Union environmental ministry and Central Pollution Control Board officials started a five-day assessment programme on Tues-day, on the impact
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Government prohibits imports of red sanders wood
The government today prohibited the imports of red sanders, an endangered species of wood. The directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT), in a notification, said it has shifted imports of this wood
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Cape Three Points Forest Reserve under threat
The Cape Three Points Forest Reserve in the Ahanta West District in the Western Region, considered to be a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area (GSBA), is now under serious threat. As a GSBA,
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The World Heritage site of Como' National Park in C'te d'Ivoire no longer in danger
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Krakow since 2 July has decided to take Como' National Park, the Ivorian World Heritage site, off the List of World Heritage in Danger following improvements in
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Cape Town wears the biodiversity crown
The stability of Cape Town's climate on the southern tip of Africa has enabled it to become home to approximately 3000 species of plants, 361 species of birds and 83 species of mammals. The honour was
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Rajahmundry: Mangroves felling poses threat
Villagers clear mangrove forest to take up aqua culture. Rajahmundry: The illegal felling of mangrove forests has become rampant, with villagers are clearing forested areas to take up aquaculture, which
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Bea Mountain Blocks Environmental Pollution
The Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC), a subsidiary of the Avesoro Resources, has taken a significant step to install the necessary environmental safeguards to avoid emitting harmful chemicals into
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Centre seeks clarifications on state govt decision to reject western ghats report
BENGALURU: The Central government on May 26 has sent a letter to the state government seeking clarifications on the decision to reject the Dr K Kasturirangan report on the protection of western ghats
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Government seeks MoEF nod to make Jog Falls all-season spectacle
BENGALURU: In what appears to be an effort for easing the bureaucratic rigmarole for Dubai-based NRI B R Shetty, who's investing to make Jog Falls a perennial waterfall, the state government has sought
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Karnataka rejects proposals to declare Western Ghats eco-sensitive zone
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Wednesday rejected recommendations of the Kasturirangan committee on declaring the Western Ghats region an eco-sensitive zone. Citing that any additions to the