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Existence Of "Asiatic Golden Cat" Reconfirmed In Manas National Park
A team made up of officials from the Assam Forest Department, conservationists from region's leading biodiversity conservation organisation has reconfirmed the existence of the Asiatic golden cat in the Manas National Park of Assam.
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Remove Encroachments From Yamuna Floodplains, Orders Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed the removal of encroachments from the Yamuna floodplains and sought a report from the Delhi Development Authority on the development of biodiversity parks/wetland on the site.
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Sloth Bears To Be Introduced In Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve
Having achieved success in reviving the population of big cats, the authorities at Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan are now working to further enhance the biodiversity of the park by introducing sloth bears.
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Hero MotoCorp Takes Over Maintenance Of Aravali Biodiversity Park For 10 Years
As a part of the agreement, Hero MotoCorp will take up conservation and restoration work at the park for the next 10 years. It will spend Rs. 1.25 crore annually on maintenance under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.
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Noida Gets Its First Musical Fountain In Sector 91, No Entry Fee For Visitors
Noida's first musical fountain opened on Tuesday for people as part of Biodiversity Park in Sector 91.
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Environmentalists Fear Long-Term Impact Of Oil Well Fire On Assam Biodiversity
The raging fire at an oil well in Assam's Tinsukia district has caused irreversible damage to the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and the Maguri Motapung wetland area besides jeopardising livelihood of people dependent on the land, conservationists said on Friday.
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10 Days On, Assam Oil Well Still Leaking Gas; Biodiversity At Risk
The natural-gas producing well of the Oil India Limited (OIL) in upper Assam's Tinsukia district continues to spew gas even 10 after the incident, causing grave damage to the region's wetlands and biodiversity. Images shared by locals on social media show gas condensate depositing in the Maguri beel wetland, dead carcasses of endangered Gangetic do...
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"Wild Mumbai": After Karnataka, Maharashtra Works On Wildlife Documentary
After the release of Wild Karnataka last week, a documentary film based on the forests of Karnataka presented by the state forest department, the Maharashtra government has decided to sanction a similar project to showcase the biodiversity of places like Aarey Colony, Sanjay Gandhi National Park and the Sewri Mudflats in its state.
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Eight-Year-Old Girl's Body Found In Trolley Bag At Park In Delhi
The body of a minor girl was found stuffed in a trolley bag at a roadside near Yamuna Biodiversity Park today, a police official said. The police were informed about the incident at 7.30 am and a team from the Timarpur police station visited the spot, the official said. When police opened the unclaimed bag, the body of an almost eight to nine-year-...
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Gurgaon Residents Protest Planned Road Through Aravali Biodiversity Park
The plan of constructing a stretch of a six-lane bypass passing through Gurgaon's Aravali Biodiversity Park has become a major cause of concern for the residents of the city, who say the project will harm the protected area. Today, thousands of protestors from all walks of life gathered at the park to stage a protest against the proposed project.
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Amid Protest By Noida Residents, 3,000 Trees Cut For Rs 50 Crore Project
The green belt in Sector 91 in Noida has been brought down to make way for a bio-diversity park. Over 3,000 trees have been felled for the 50 crore project that is being carried out by the Noida Authority Department.
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Blog: Mumbai Must Protect the Forest in the Heart of the Concrete Jungle
Imagine catching a glimpse of a rusty-spotted cat, the world's smallest wild cat, herds of Spotted Deer shying away from your gaze or a black-naped hare outrunning a predator. Macaques swinging from one tree to another. Spotting a Leopard or shuddering as a Bamboo Pit Viper slithers across your foot?
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Nature Reserves on The Rise But Funds Lacking: UN
Vast areas of land and sea have become environmental sanctuaries in recent years but the world is not funding them adequately, the United Nations warned today.
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In Gurgaon, a refuge from the city's hustle bustle
With demands from builders, developers and the government on the Aravallis on land in the millennium city, Gurgaon's biodiversity park stands out as an oasis of open space and greenery. Residents of Gurgaon have come together to conserve the park, and their priority is to protect plants in the area.
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Kerala mulls Rs 50 million biodiversity park
A state-of-the-art biodiversity park, with galleries depicting the hugely diverse flora and fauna of Kerala, will soon come up in the state capital at a cost of Rs 50 million, officials said on Monday.
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Existence Of "Asiatic Golden Cat" Reconfirmed In Manas National Park
A team made up of officials from the Assam Forest Department, conservationists from region's leading biodiversity conservation organisation has reconfirmed the existence of the Asiatic golden cat in the Manas National Park of Assam.
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Remove Encroachments From Yamuna Floodplains, Orders Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed the removal of encroachments from the Yamuna floodplains and sought a report from the Delhi Development Authority on the development of biodiversity parks/wetland on the site.
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Sloth Bears To Be Introduced In Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve
Having achieved success in reviving the population of big cats, the authorities at Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan are now working to further enhance the biodiversity of the park by introducing sloth bears.
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Hero MotoCorp Takes Over Maintenance Of Aravali Biodiversity Park For 10 Years
As a part of the agreement, Hero MotoCorp will take up conservation and restoration work at the park for the next 10 years. It will spend Rs. 1.25 crore annually on maintenance under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.
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Noida Gets Its First Musical Fountain In Sector 91, No Entry Fee For Visitors
Noida's first musical fountain opened on Tuesday for people as part of Biodiversity Park in Sector 91.
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Environmentalists Fear Long-Term Impact Of Oil Well Fire On Assam Biodiversity
The raging fire at an oil well in Assam's Tinsukia district has caused irreversible damage to the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and the Maguri Motapung wetland area besides jeopardising livelihood of people dependent on the land, conservationists said on Friday.
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10 Days On, Assam Oil Well Still Leaking Gas; Biodiversity At Risk
The natural-gas producing well of the Oil India Limited (OIL) in upper Assam's Tinsukia district continues to spew gas even 10 after the incident, causing grave damage to the region's wetlands and biodiversity. Images shared by locals on social media show gas condensate depositing in the Maguri beel wetland, dead carcasses of endangered Gangetic do...
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"Wild Mumbai": After Karnataka, Maharashtra Works On Wildlife Documentary
After the release of Wild Karnataka last week, a documentary film based on the forests of Karnataka presented by the state forest department, the Maharashtra government has decided to sanction a similar project to showcase the biodiversity of places like Aarey Colony, Sanjay Gandhi National Park and the Sewri Mudflats in its state.
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Eight-Year-Old Girl's Body Found In Trolley Bag At Park In Delhi
The body of a minor girl was found stuffed in a trolley bag at a roadside near Yamuna Biodiversity Park today, a police official said. The police were informed about the incident at 7.30 am and a team from the Timarpur police station visited the spot, the official said. When police opened the unclaimed bag, the body of an almost eight to nine-year-...
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Gurgaon Residents Protest Planned Road Through Aravali Biodiversity Park
The plan of constructing a stretch of a six-lane bypass passing through Gurgaon's Aravali Biodiversity Park has become a major cause of concern for the residents of the city, who say the project will harm the protected area. Today, thousands of protestors from all walks of life gathered at the park to stage a protest against the proposed project.
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Amid Protest By Noida Residents, 3,000 Trees Cut For Rs 50 Crore Project
The green belt in Sector 91 in Noida has been brought down to make way for a bio-diversity park. Over 3,000 trees have been felled for the 50 crore project that is being carried out by the Noida Authority Department.
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Blog: Mumbai Must Protect the Forest in the Heart of the Concrete Jungle
Imagine catching a glimpse of a rusty-spotted cat, the world's smallest wild cat, herds of Spotted Deer shying away from your gaze or a black-naped hare outrunning a predator. Macaques swinging from one tree to another. Spotting a Leopard or shuddering as a Bamboo Pit Viper slithers across your foot?
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Nature Reserves on The Rise But Funds Lacking: UN
Vast areas of land and sea have become environmental sanctuaries in recent years but the world is not funding them adequately, the United Nations warned today.
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In Gurgaon, a refuge from the city's hustle bustle
With demands from builders, developers and the government on the Aravallis on land in the millennium city, Gurgaon's biodiversity park stands out as an oasis of open space and greenery. Residents of Gurgaon have come together to conserve the park, and their priority is to protect plants in the area.
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Kerala mulls Rs 50 million biodiversity park
A state-of-the-art biodiversity park, with galleries depicting the hugely diverse flora and fauna of Kerala, will soon come up in the state capital at a cost of Rs 50 million, officials said on Monday.
