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EU ministers approve ratification of Paris climate Agreement

October 1, 2016

The European Union (EU) ministers have approved the ratification of Paris Agreement (on Climate Change). This decision brings the Paris Agreement closer to entering into force. Once approved by the European Parliament, the EU deposit its ratification instrument before national ..

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Union Cabinet approves ratification of the Paris Agreement

September 29, 2016

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to ratify the Paris Agreement (on Climate Change) on Gandhi Jayanti i.e. on 2nd October 2016. The Paris Agreement was adopted by 185 nations in December 2015.  India had signed the agreement in ..

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New lizard species named as Cyrtodactylus Varadgirii discovered in Mumbai

September 28, 2016

A new species of a ground-dwelling lizard has been discovered in Goregaon’s Aarey Colony and Thane’s Badlapur forested belts in Maharashtra. It has been named as Cyrtodactylus Varadgirii or Giri’s Geckoella after a Bengaluru-based scientist Varad Giri. It was discovered ..

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IGI becomes Asia-Pacific’s first carbon neutral airport

September 28, 2016

The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has become Asia-Pacific’s only and one of the world’s few airports to achieve a carbon neutral status. The announcement in this regard was made by the Airports Council International (ACI) during the Airport Carbon ..

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National waterways project threatens Gangetic dolphins

September 24, 2016

According to the scientists and wildlife conservationists, the National Waterways (NW) project possesses serious environmental threat to Gangetic river dolphins. The development NW1 in the River Ganga is considered as single-largest threat to the survival of the species, whose numbers ..

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2 Indians selected for 2016 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Awards

September 23, 2016

Two Indian forest officials have been selected for the 2016 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Awards. They are Assistant Conservator Ritesh Sarothiya of Madhya Pradesh State Forest Service and Range officer Sanjay Dutta of Belakoba Forest Range Jalpaiguri in ..

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Union Cabinet approves River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016

September 22, 2016

The Union Cabinet has approved the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016. The Order empowers National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) to take action against polluting industries. So far, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had powers to ..

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National Board for Wildlife clears first phase of Ken-Betwa interlinking project

September 21, 2016

The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has given its approval to Rs. 10000 crore Ken-Betwa river interlinking project. It is India’s first inter-State river interlinking project. Decision in this regard was taken at the NBWL meeting chaired by Minister of ..

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Invasive Giant African Land Snail sighted at Goa University

September 20, 2016

Invasive species of Giant African Land Snail (GALS) was sighted near Goa University campus at Taleigao plateau. The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural resources (IUCN) has listed GALS (Achatina fulica) as one of the world’s 100 most ..

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Writer Meghna Pant wins FON South Asia Short Story Award

September 17, 2016

Writer Meghna Pant has won the Fellows of Nature (FON) South Asia Short Story Award in Nature writing. The award will be presented to her for her short story “People of the Sun” at Kumaon Literary Festival in October 2016. ..

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