Zoo closure
the Central Zoo Authority (cza) has asked 64 mini zoos and deer parks in the country to close down with immediate effect. The zoos are located in Kota, Bikaner, Haryana, Punjab and Northeast.
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Indian Andaman volcano spews smoke and lava
A volcano on a tiny uninhabited island in India's tsunami-hit Andaman and Nicobar archipelago has started spewing smoke, dust and lava more than a decade after its last eruption, officials said. An
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Neyveli Lignite to set up 20 MW solar project in Andaman and Nicobar
Part of MNRE proposal to install solar power plants of 50 MW Shadow over SunEdison India's solar projects Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd., a Navratna Public Sector Enterprise, will set up a 20 mega
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Need to conserve biodiversity in Andaman & Nicobar
The issue of conservation of biodiversity vis-a-vis development is a critical issue which needs to be carefully addressed. This is more so in the case of Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) group of islands in
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Goodbye Indian mermaid
On April 11, the union cabinet gave the go-ahead to conservation authorities to sign an <font class="UCASE">m</font>o<font class="UCASE">u</font> with international counterparts to protect the dugong and its habitat. Indian efforts to conserve this virtually-unknown sea creature will get international recognition as a result. But this initiative has probably come too late.<br>
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Butterflies brought by tsunami threaten Andaman's ecology
Butterflies in the Andaman archipelago have been facing colonisation. The carrier of the colonists was the 2004 tsunami which brought three foreign species of butterflies to the islands, threatening
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Charm erupts
Draws tourists to Andaman
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A language that only Great Andamanese speak
the Great Andamanese tribe speaks a language that no one else in the world does. A study suggests it could be among the few paleolithic languages that exist in the world and may constitute the sixth
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The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Union Territories) Rules, 1983
These Rules may be called the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Union Territories) Rules, 1983. They shall apply to the Union Territories of Delhi, Pondicherry, Goa, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar
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Beyond Tsunami
Time to focus on preventing the next disaster
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Logging banned
The Supreme Court passes order to preserve the vanishing biodiversity of Andaman and Nicobar islands
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Who ate my house?
A bird found in the Andaman islands is under grave threat as its edible nest one of the most expensive animal products in the world is falling prey to human greed
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Govt opens 2 Andaman oil blocks to all comers
The government brought the strategically sensitive Andaman and Nicobar Islands on the country's oil map by allowing both domestic and foreign firms to hunt for oil in two deep sea blocks east of Port
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Tragedy of disappearing tribes
A recent anthropological study on the tribals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands has come up with some startling revelations. The population of the Onges has fallen to about 80 while that of the
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SC bans tree felling in Andamans
The Supreme Court has banned felling of trees in Andaman and Nicobar Island and ordered the administration to remove all encroachments in forest within three
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CARI develops salt tolerant rice varieties
The Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) has developed four salt tolerant rice varieties for Andaman and Nicobar islands and other coastal areas. This rice gives an average yield of 2.5 to
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Forced modernisation driving tribals to extinction
Forced modernisation is driving the tribal communities of the Andaman and Nicobar islands towards extinction and, with them, spelling the death of the vast treasure house of ethnobotanical knowledge,
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Tree felling banned
Incensed by the mindless felling of trees in the Andaman and Nicobar islands for developmental work, the Supreme Court on Wednesday slapped a ban on the island administration from cutting any tree in
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Logging off, for now
The curbs imposed by the Supreme Court on the felling of naturally grown trees and other forestry - related activities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, come at a critical juncture for moves to
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SC order provides scope for regeneration of Andaman forests
The over-exploited forests of the Andaman and Nicobar islands have now got a breather, with the Supreme Court recently passing an order to close all saw mills in the islands and coming down heavily