Park may be denotified
the Centre is putting pressure on the Gujarat government to denotify country's first marine park located in the Gulf of Kachchh and make way for industrialisation. According to reports in
the Centre is putting pressure on the Gujarat government to denotify country's first marine park located in the Gulf of Kachchh and make way for industrialisation. According to reports in
Commitment to wetlands, biodiversity The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty that provides the framework for conserving wetlands and using them sustainably. Adopted at the Iranian city
The European Commission (<font class="UCASE">ec</font>) recently issued a second formal warning to Slovenia to implement European Union rules on the prevention of sea pollution. In case of further non-compliance, <font class="UCASE">ec</font> threatened to drag the East European country to the court of the European Communities in Luxembourg. <br>
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species CITES has failed to curb illegal trade in Indian wildlife and wildlife products. But India s stand at CITES, at variance with its position in other environmental fora, was repugnant and hollow
INDIAN Oil Corporation (IOC), a leading petroleum refining and marketing company, is a "low-profile, high-performance company" with a proactive approach to environment manage- ment. All its
• The need to check poaching of migratory birds at the Pong sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh has recently been stressed upon by a forest officer who has conducted a six-year-long study in the area.
Animals were tried and punished just like human beings in medieval Europe.
Certain plant and animal species are being used as "early warning systems" for pollution
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This time, the US Army has environment on its mind
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An Israeli mathematician offers proof of how ants, without a bird's eye view of their terrain, are still able to follow a straight route to food
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Energy policy has always been of vital importance in the US. That's why oil and gas executives have taken over the reigns of the government today
One man commission's rebuff forces Goa government to jettison proposal to privatise beach
"The engine of social and economic improvement" has recently been assessed globally by experts and scientists
Among amphibians, vocal signals help distinguish between the different species and serve as tools for sexual selection. Recent studies highlight the role of the female in the process of mating
A proposed blanket ban on scientific prawn culture in Chilika lake is a total let down for the fiskerfolk
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