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Forest Land Five Times Delhi's Geographical Area Under Encroachment: Data
A total 7,506 square kilometres of recorded forest area -- five times the geographical area of Delhi -- is currently under encroachment in the country, according to government data.
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Trekkers To Dudhsagar Falls Made To Do Sit-Ups, Video Goes Viral
Goa Police, the forest department and Railways have issued orders banning trekking in the monsoon season to Dudhsagar considering the heavy rainfall and the likelihood of mishaps.
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Man Found Dead In Goa, Bodies Of Wife, Son Recovered In Karnataka; Cops Suspect...
The body of a 50-year-old man was found in a forest patch of Goa a couple of days ago, while that of his wife and minor son were recovered off Devbag beach in neighbouring Karnataka, with police suspecting it may be a case of mass suicide.
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Air Force Deploys Mi-17 Helicopter To Fight Forest Fires In Goa
The Indian Air Force on Thursday deployed one Mi-17 helicopter for fighting raging forest fires in Goa, using Bambi Buckets, stated an official release.
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Goa Wildlife Sanctuary Fire "Man-Made", Says State Forest Minister
Helicopters of the Indian Navy on Wednesday morning conducted sorties over the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa to assess the extent of forest fires that are raging for the last five days, the state government said on Wednesday.
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Goa Leopard Dies After Getting Trapped In Snare; Probe Ordered
A leopard died after getting trapped in a wired snare on the outskirts of the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary in Sattari taluka of North Goa, a Forest department official said on Friday.
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Offbeat Destination In Goa: Visit Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary
If you want to take a break from the beaches and shacks of South Goa and venture into the forests, then you should definitely pick this wildlife sanctuary in Goa.
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Russian National Found Dead In Goa, Cause Of Death Unknown: Police
The body of a foreign national was found dead in the forest area of Bhatwadi in Corgoa, North Goa on Sunday morning under mysterious circumstances.
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"#SaveMollem, No to Coal": Why Goa Is Up In Arms And On The Streets
Goa is on the boil over three infrastructure projects - the expansion of a railway track and highway, and a new power line - that residents of the state believe will harm its pristine forests and pollute its picturesque towns with coal dust
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3 Tigers Found Dead In Goa's Mahadayi Forest In 4 Days
In the third such incident in the four days since January 5, the carcass of a tiger was found in the Mahadayi Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa on Wednesday, a senior Forest official said.
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Tiger Found Dead In Goa Wildlife Sanctuary
Forest officials are investigating the death of a Royal Bengal tiger in Goa's Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary. The carcass was found in a village on Sunday, state Chief Wildlife Warden Santosh Kumar said.
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Goa Chief Minister Urges Centre To Stall Kalasa-Banduri Project
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said he had contacted Union Minister for Environment and Forests(MoEF) Prakash Javadekar and once again urged him to withdraw or keep in abeyance his ministry's green nod to Karnataka's Kalasa-Banduri water diversion project, which the Goa government has repeatedly opposed.
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Goa Chief Minister Demands Withdrawal Of Consent To Kalasa-Banduri Project
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday wrote to Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar, urging him to withdraw green clearance to Karnataka's controversial Kalasa-Banduri dam and water diversion project, across the Mhadei river.
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"Not Averse" To Sustainable Development But...: Supreme Court Tells Goa
The Supreme Court on Friday told the Goa government that it is not averse to "sustainable development" but forest cover should not be destroyed at any cost.
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Scientists Seek Surveillance Of Western Ghats To Rein In Mystery Disease
Scientists investigating the rise in cases of the mysterious Kyasanur forest disease (KFD) or 'monkey disease', which has killed over 300 people in recent years, mostly across the Western Ghats in Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka, have sought detailed surveillance of the forested region and a holistic approach to tackle the viral haemorrhagic fever.
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Forest Land Five Times Delhi's Geographical Area Under Encroachment: Data
A total 7,506 square kilometres of recorded forest area -- five times the geographical area of Delhi -- is currently under encroachment in the country, according to government data.
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Trekkers To Dudhsagar Falls Made To Do Sit-Ups, Video Goes Viral
Goa Police, the forest department and Railways have issued orders banning trekking in the monsoon season to Dudhsagar considering the heavy rainfall and the likelihood of mishaps.
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Man Found Dead In Goa, Bodies Of Wife, Son Recovered In Karnataka; Cops Suspect...
The body of a 50-year-old man was found in a forest patch of Goa a couple of days ago, while that of his wife and minor son were recovered off Devbag beach in neighbouring Karnataka, with police suspecting it may be a case of mass suicide.
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Air Force Deploys Mi-17 Helicopter To Fight Forest Fires In Goa
The Indian Air Force on Thursday deployed one Mi-17 helicopter for fighting raging forest fires in Goa, using Bambi Buckets, stated an official release.
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Goa Wildlife Sanctuary Fire "Man-Made", Says State Forest Minister
Helicopters of the Indian Navy on Wednesday morning conducted sorties over the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa to assess the extent of forest fires that are raging for the last five days, the state government said on Wednesday.
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Goa Leopard Dies After Getting Trapped In Snare; Probe Ordered
A leopard died after getting trapped in a wired snare on the outskirts of the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary in Sattari taluka of North Goa, a Forest department official said on Friday.
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Offbeat Destination In Goa: Visit Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary
If you want to take a break from the beaches and shacks of South Goa and venture into the forests, then you should definitely pick this wildlife sanctuary in Goa.
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Russian National Found Dead In Goa, Cause Of Death Unknown: Police
The body of a foreign national was found dead in the forest area of Bhatwadi in Corgoa, North Goa on Sunday morning under mysterious circumstances.
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"#SaveMollem, No to Coal": Why Goa Is Up In Arms And On The Streets
Goa is on the boil over three infrastructure projects - the expansion of a railway track and highway, and a new power line - that residents of the state believe will harm its pristine forests and pollute its picturesque towns with coal dust
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3 Tigers Found Dead In Goa's Mahadayi Forest In 4 Days
In the third such incident in the four days since January 5, the carcass of a tiger was found in the Mahadayi Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa on Wednesday, a senior Forest official said.
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Tiger Found Dead In Goa Wildlife Sanctuary
Forest officials are investigating the death of a Royal Bengal tiger in Goa's Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary. The carcass was found in a village on Sunday, state Chief Wildlife Warden Santosh Kumar said.
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Goa Chief Minister Urges Centre To Stall Kalasa-Banduri Project
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said he had contacted Union Minister for Environment and Forests(MoEF) Prakash Javadekar and once again urged him to withdraw or keep in abeyance his ministry's green nod to Karnataka's Kalasa-Banduri water diversion project, which the Goa government has repeatedly opposed.
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Goa Chief Minister Demands Withdrawal Of Consent To Kalasa-Banduri Project
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday wrote to Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar, urging him to withdraw green clearance to Karnataka's controversial Kalasa-Banduri dam and water diversion project, across the Mhadei river.
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"Not Averse" To Sustainable Development But...: Supreme Court Tells Goa
The Supreme Court on Friday told the Goa government that it is not averse to "sustainable development" but forest cover should not be destroyed at any cost.
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Scientists Seek Surveillance Of Western Ghats To Rein In Mystery Disease
Scientists investigating the rise in cases of the mysterious Kyasanur forest disease (KFD) or 'monkey disease', which has killed over 300 people in recent years, mostly across the Western Ghats in Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka, have sought detailed surveillance of the forested region and a holistic approach to tackle the viral haemorrhagic fever.
