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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Declares Dolphin As State Aquatic Animal
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has declared the Gangetic Dolphin as the state aquatic animal.
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Two Gangetic Dolphins Found Dead In Assam: Forest Official
The carcasses of two Gangetic dolphins, suspected to have been killed by poachers, have been recovered from Kamrup Rural district in Assam, a forest official said on Friday.
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Pregnant Gangetic Dolphin Found Dead In Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich
A pregnant Gangetic river dolphin was found dead in Girijapuri barrage under the Katarniyaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich, an official said on Monday.
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Gangetic Dolphin Beaten To Death In UP, 3 Arrested As Video Goes Viral
A dolphin is beaten to death with sticks and rods by a group of men in a disturbing video that has emerged from Uttar Pradesh. Three men have been arrested after the video went viral on social media.
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How A Dolphin, Stranded In Barabanki Canal, Was Rescued
An elusive Ganges river dolphin was rescued in Uttar Pradesh yesterday after it lost its way and became stranded in a canal.
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Project Dolphin To Be Launched In 15 Days, Says Prakash Javadekar
The ambitious project to conserve Gangetic river dolphins announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be launched in 15 days, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday.
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On Independence Day, PM Modi Announces Plans For Environmental Protection
From launching projects to conserve Gangetic dolphins and Asiatic lions to making Ladakh carbon neutral, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his government's plans in the kitty for the protection of the environment on Saturday.
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On Independence Day, PM Announces Project For Conservation Of Dolphins
Independence Day 2020: Ten years after Gangetic Dolphins were declared national aquatic animals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday a conservation project for the species. The Project Dolphin aims to conserve the aquatic mammals along the lines of Project Tiger and Project Elephant.
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From Porpoise Detectors to 'Hawkeyes', How Technology Empowers Ecology
A scientist shares his insight into how technology empowers research, and discusses the tools of the trade that are used to study Gangetic river dolphins.
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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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Gas Leaking From Assam Oil Well For 5 Days, 2,000 People Evacuated
Amid a spike in coronavirus cases and the first wave of floods in Assam, the state is bracing for yet another crisis - for the last five days an oil well owned by Oil India Ltd in Upper Assam has been releasing natural gas into the air after a leak. Sources said Oil India officials are still working to plug the leak.
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Gangetic Dolphins Sighted In Highly Polluted Pockets Of Hooghly River
Experts from Worldwide Fund for Nature-India, who mapped the abundance of and threats to Gangetic dolphins in the Hooghly, say one of the most "striking features" of the study was that the endangered mammals were sighted in highly polluted pockets of the river.
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Yes, Minister! Dolphins Got Blind Because Of Pollution, Says Ministry
In a curious U-turn, Ministry of Water Resources today said its Minister Uma Bharti's Lok Sabha statement that gangetic dolphins were getting blind because of pollution is "factually correct".
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India's First Dolphin Community Reserve to Come Up in West Bengal
To protect the endangered Gangetic river dolphins, West Bengal will soon have the country's first community reserve for the mammal.
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Bihar Planning Survey of Gangetic Dolphins
Bihar is planning to start a unified survey of Gangetic dolphins this year as a part of its conservation efforts, officials said today.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Declares Dolphin As State Aquatic Animal
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has declared the Gangetic Dolphin as the state aquatic animal.
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Two Gangetic Dolphins Found Dead In Assam: Forest Official
The carcasses of two Gangetic dolphins, suspected to have been killed by poachers, have been recovered from Kamrup Rural district in Assam, a forest official said on Friday.
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Pregnant Gangetic Dolphin Found Dead In Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich
A pregnant Gangetic river dolphin was found dead in Girijapuri barrage under the Katarniyaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich, an official said on Monday.
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Gangetic Dolphin Beaten To Death In UP, 3 Arrested As Video Goes Viral
A dolphin is beaten to death with sticks and rods by a group of men in a disturbing video that has emerged from Uttar Pradesh. Three men have been arrested after the video went viral on social media.
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How A Dolphin, Stranded In Barabanki Canal, Was Rescued
An elusive Ganges river dolphin was rescued in Uttar Pradesh yesterday after it lost its way and became stranded in a canal.
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Project Dolphin To Be Launched In 15 Days, Says Prakash Javadekar
The ambitious project to conserve Gangetic river dolphins announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be launched in 15 days, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday.
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On Independence Day, PM Modi Announces Plans For Environmental Protection
From launching projects to conserve Gangetic dolphins and Asiatic lions to making Ladakh carbon neutral, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his government's plans in the kitty for the protection of the environment on Saturday.
-
On Independence Day, PM Announces Project For Conservation Of Dolphins
Independence Day 2020: Ten years after Gangetic Dolphins were declared national aquatic animals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday a conservation project for the species. The Project Dolphin aims to conserve the aquatic mammals along the lines of Project Tiger and Project Elephant.
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From Porpoise Detectors to 'Hawkeyes', How Technology Empowers Ecology
A scientist shares his insight into how technology empowers research, and discusses the tools of the trade that are used to study Gangetic river dolphins.
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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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Gas Leaking From Assam Oil Well For 5 Days, 2,000 People Evacuated
Amid a spike in coronavirus cases and the first wave of floods in Assam, the state is bracing for yet another crisis - for the last five days an oil well owned by Oil India Ltd in Upper Assam has been releasing natural gas into the air after a leak. Sources said Oil India officials are still working to plug the leak.
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Gangetic Dolphins Sighted In Highly Polluted Pockets Of Hooghly River
Experts from Worldwide Fund for Nature-India, who mapped the abundance of and threats to Gangetic dolphins in the Hooghly, say one of the most "striking features" of the study was that the endangered mammals were sighted in highly polluted pockets of the river.
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Yes, Minister! Dolphins Got Blind Because Of Pollution, Says Ministry
In a curious U-turn, Ministry of Water Resources today said its Minister Uma Bharti's Lok Sabha statement that gangetic dolphins were getting blind because of pollution is "factually correct".
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India's First Dolphin Community Reserve to Come Up in West Bengal
To protect the endangered Gangetic river dolphins, West Bengal will soon have the country's first community reserve for the mammal.
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Bihar Planning Survey of Gangetic Dolphins
Bihar is planning to start a unified survey of Gangetic dolphins this year as a part of its conservation efforts, officials said today.
