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Watch: Video Of A Boy Offering Water To Pigeon Wins Internet's Heart
Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda recently shared an adorable clip of a child offering water to a pigeon, and it is winning hearts on Twitter. I
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Duck Plays Dead To Escape Dog. Video's End Will Leave You In Stitches
Over the weekend, Indian Forest Services officer Susanta Nanda took to Twitter to share a hilarious video that shows a duck playing dead in front of a dog.
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Mizoram Rejects Centre's Proposal To Amend Indian Forest Act
The Mizoram government has "rejected" the centre's proposal to amend the Indian Forest Act, 1927, as the proposed amendments are in "conflict" with the special provisions the state enjoys under Article 371G of the constitution, an official said on Friday.
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Rahul Gandhi Replies To Notice On 'New Law To Shoot Tribals' Remark
Responding to a notice over his "new law to shoot tribals" remark, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has told the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) that he made the comments in "free flow of a political speech", according to officials.
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Bamboo Not A Tree Anymore As President Clears Ordinance Amending Forest Law
President Ram Nath Kovind today cleared an ordinance amending the Indian Forest Act, omitting bamboo grown in non-forest areas from the definition of trees. This would help in exempting it trees that need permits for felling or transportation
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Large Scale Conversion Of Forest Land Weakening Monsoon: Study
Monsoon has weakened in the North-Eastern and North-Central India due to large-scale conversion of forest land to crop land, according to a study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.
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Lion Selfie Case: Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja Pays Rs. 20,000 Penalty
Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja was let off by Gujarat forest department after he paid a fine of Rs 20,000 for a taking selfie with lions at Gir Wildlife Sanctuary at Sasan in Junagadh, an act strictly prohibited by law.
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Development and Environment Can Co-Exist: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an aggressive pitch to state environment ministers on Monday morning, saying development and environment can co-exist.
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Truth vs Hype: New Green Panel Suggests Making 90% of Forests 'Go' Areas
If the government acts on the recommendations of the Subramanian committee, set up to review and streamline the process of green clearances, 90 per cent of Indian forests could be opened up for mining.
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Ten years after first complaint, Agra colleges fined Rs 10 crore
A penalty of Rs.10 crore has been imposed on two engineering colleges for illegal construction and causing pollution in a bird sanctuary on the Agra-Delhi highway, an official said Thursday.
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IFS officer caught with bribe of Rs 8 lakh
Based on information from a source, the Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) was nabbed on the outskirts of the city, while carrying a bribe amount of Rs 8 lakh on Sunday.ADG of police, R K Dutta, who is supervising investigations, said that a team of Lokayukta sleuths intercepted DCF Narayana Swamy between Kollegala and Bangalore, and seized Rs 8 la...
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Watch: Video Of A Boy Offering Water To Pigeon Wins Internet's Heart
Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda recently shared an adorable clip of a child offering water to a pigeon, and it is winning hearts on Twitter. I
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Duck Plays Dead To Escape Dog. Video's End Will Leave You In Stitches
Over the weekend, Indian Forest Services officer Susanta Nanda took to Twitter to share a hilarious video that shows a duck playing dead in front of a dog.
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Mizoram Rejects Centre's Proposal To Amend Indian Forest Act
The Mizoram government has "rejected" the centre's proposal to amend the Indian Forest Act, 1927, as the proposed amendments are in "conflict" with the special provisions the state enjoys under Article 371G of the constitution, an official said on Friday.
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Rahul Gandhi Replies To Notice On 'New Law To Shoot Tribals' Remark
Responding to a notice over his "new law to shoot tribals" remark, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has told the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) that he made the comments in "free flow of a political speech", according to officials.
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Bamboo Not A Tree Anymore As President Clears Ordinance Amending Forest Law
President Ram Nath Kovind today cleared an ordinance amending the Indian Forest Act, omitting bamboo grown in non-forest areas from the definition of trees. This would help in exempting it trees that need permits for felling or transportation
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Large Scale Conversion Of Forest Land Weakening Monsoon: Study
Monsoon has weakened in the North-Eastern and North-Central India due to large-scale conversion of forest land to crop land, according to a study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.
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Lion Selfie Case: Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja Pays Rs. 20,000 Penalty
Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja was let off by Gujarat forest department after he paid a fine of Rs 20,000 for a taking selfie with lions at Gir Wildlife Sanctuary at Sasan in Junagadh, an act strictly prohibited by law.
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Development and Environment Can Co-Exist: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an aggressive pitch to state environment ministers on Monday morning, saying development and environment can co-exist.
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Truth vs Hype: New Green Panel Suggests Making 90% of Forests 'Go' Areas
If the government acts on the recommendations of the Subramanian committee, set up to review and streamline the process of green clearances, 90 per cent of Indian forests could be opened up for mining.
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Ten years after first complaint, Agra colleges fined Rs 10 crore
A penalty of Rs.10 crore has been imposed on two engineering colleges for illegal construction and causing pollution in a bird sanctuary on the Agra-Delhi highway, an official said Thursday.
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IFS officer caught with bribe of Rs 8 lakh
Based on information from a source, the Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) was nabbed on the outskirts of the city, while carrying a bribe amount of Rs 8 lakh on Sunday.ADG of police, R K Dutta, who is supervising investigations, said that a team of Lokayukta sleuths intercepted DCF Narayana Swamy between Kollegala and Bangalore, and seized Rs 8 la...
