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The 'Real Heroes Of India' Who Provide Healthcare To India's Remote Islands
In the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest where access to healthcare is one of the most pressing problems, one group has been operating boat clinics and working relentlessly for over 40 years to ensure that people are not deprived of med
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Mumbai Boy's Skull Recovered Day After His Headless Body Found In Mangroves
Mumbai Police on Tuesday recovered the skull of a 12-year-old boy whose headless body was found in mangroves in Wadala area nearly 35 days after he went missing, an official said.
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Marine Battalion, Drone Squadron: Border Force's Plan To Secure Sunderbans Against Infiltration
A marine battalion comprising more than 1,100 personnel, a squadron of about 40 drones and all-terrain vehicles are part of a plan devised by the BSF to secure the Sunderbans mangrove region against smuggling and infiltration.
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New Electric Blue Tarantula Species Discovered In Thailand
The researchers have named the spider Chilobrachys natanicharum and it was found in a mangrove forest.
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Land Degradation, Blue Economy, Marine Pollution: India's G20 Priorities
Land degradation, biodiversity loss, marine pollution, need for protection of mangroves and coral reefs, resource overconsumption and lack of waste absorption are the key environmental concerns which will be addressed in India's G20 presidency.
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Video: First Glimpse Of Sheybarah Resort, World's Most Futuristic Hotel
The island is home to a highly diverse environment with mangroves, white sand dune beaches, and some of the most pristine coral reefs in the world.
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When Water Displaced Natives From Munroe Thuruth, Kerala's 'Sinking Island'
Tucked away from the chaos of this nearby commercial town, there is an inland island where wooden country boats can be seen carrying tourists every now and then through tranquil canals, flanked by lush mangrove patches
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President Biden's 'Salute' To PM Modi At G20, Day After Warm Handshake
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden exchanged greetings when they met during a visit to a mangrove forest in Bali on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
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Viral Tweets Explain Importance Of Mangroves In Protecting Land From Natural Disaster
Mangroves help prevent flooding and work as a wall of defence, especially in coastal areas.
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Large Bacterium Visible to the Naked Eye Found in Mangroves of France
In an astonishing find, scientists have discovered the largest bacterium that is 5,000 times larger than most known bacteria and is even visible to the naked eye. The organism, Thiomargarita magnifica, appears as thin white filaments measuring roughly 1 cm in length.
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Collared In India, Tiger Travels 100 Km In 4 Months To Reach Bangladesh
A tiger, radio-collared in the Sunderbans of India, was found in Bangladesh's part of the mangroves after undertaking a journey of about a 100 kilometres over the course of four months.
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World Wetlands Day 2021: What Are Wetlands, Theme And Significance
World Wetlands Day 2021: The theme for World Wetlands Day this year is 'Wetlands and Water'. It emphasizes the importance of wetlands as a "source of freshwater and encourages action to restore them and stop their loss". Wetlands include mangroves and marshes, peatlands, rivers, lakes and other water bodies, deltas, floodplains and swamps in forest...
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The 10 Best Movies of 2020
The 10 best movies of 2020 are: Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Little Women, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Hamilton, Mangrove, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Soul, Lovers Rock, American Utopia, and Kaamyaab.
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High Court Nod To Metro Line 4 In Mumbai's Mangrove Buffer Zone
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) permission to carry out construction for Metro Line 4 in a mangrove buffer zone, holding that it was in larger public interest.
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Tigers At Sundarbans In Bengal Find Lockdown Grrreat
With humans in West Bengal under coronavirus lockdown, tigers in the Sundarbans mangrove forest are coming out to play, with park rangers on Thursday reporting a jump in sightings of the big cats.
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The 'Real Heroes Of India' Who Provide Healthcare To India's Remote Islands
In the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest where access to healthcare is one of the most pressing problems, one group has been operating boat clinics and working relentlessly for over 40 years to ensure that people are not deprived of med
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Mumbai Boy's Skull Recovered Day After His Headless Body Found In Mangroves
Mumbai Police on Tuesday recovered the skull of a 12-year-old boy whose headless body was found in mangroves in Wadala area nearly 35 days after he went missing, an official said.
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Marine Battalion, Drone Squadron: Border Force's Plan To Secure Sunderbans Against Infiltration
A marine battalion comprising more than 1,100 personnel, a squadron of about 40 drones and all-terrain vehicles are part of a plan devised by the BSF to secure the Sunderbans mangrove region against smuggling and infiltration.
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New Electric Blue Tarantula Species Discovered In Thailand
The researchers have named the spider Chilobrachys natanicharum and it was found in a mangrove forest.
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Land Degradation, Blue Economy, Marine Pollution: India's G20 Priorities
Land degradation, biodiversity loss, marine pollution, need for protection of mangroves and coral reefs, resource overconsumption and lack of waste absorption are the key environmental concerns which will be addressed in India's G20 presidency.
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Video: First Glimpse Of Sheybarah Resort, World's Most Futuristic Hotel
The island is home to a highly diverse environment with mangroves, white sand dune beaches, and some of the most pristine coral reefs in the world.
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When Water Displaced Natives From Munroe Thuruth, Kerala's 'Sinking Island'
Tucked away from the chaos of this nearby commercial town, there is an inland island where wooden country boats can be seen carrying tourists every now and then through tranquil canals, flanked by lush mangrove patches
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President Biden's 'Salute' To PM Modi At G20, Day After Warm Handshake
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden exchanged greetings when they met during a visit to a mangrove forest in Bali on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
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Viral Tweets Explain Importance Of Mangroves In Protecting Land From Natural Disaster
Mangroves help prevent flooding and work as a wall of defence, especially in coastal areas.
-
Large Bacterium Visible to the Naked Eye Found in Mangroves of France
In an astonishing find, scientists have discovered the largest bacterium that is 5,000 times larger than most known bacteria and is even visible to the naked eye. The organism, Thiomargarita magnifica, appears as thin white filaments measuring roughly 1 cm in length.
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Collared In India, Tiger Travels 100 Km In 4 Months To Reach Bangladesh
A tiger, radio-collared in the Sunderbans of India, was found in Bangladesh's part of the mangroves after undertaking a journey of about a 100 kilometres over the course of four months.
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World Wetlands Day 2021: What Are Wetlands, Theme And Significance
World Wetlands Day 2021: The theme for World Wetlands Day this year is 'Wetlands and Water'. It emphasizes the importance of wetlands as a "source of freshwater and encourages action to restore them and stop their loss". Wetlands include mangroves and marshes, peatlands, rivers, lakes and other water bodies, deltas, floodplains and swamps in forest...
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The 10 Best Movies of 2020
The 10 best movies of 2020 are: Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Little Women, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Hamilton, Mangrove, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Soul, Lovers Rock, American Utopia, and Kaamyaab.
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High Court Nod To Metro Line 4 In Mumbai's Mangrove Buffer Zone
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) permission to carry out construction for Metro Line 4 in a mangrove buffer zone, holding that it was in larger public interest.
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Tigers At Sundarbans In Bengal Find Lockdown Grrreat
With humans in West Bengal under coronavirus lockdown, tigers in the Sundarbans mangrove forest are coming out to play, with park rangers on Thursday reporting a jump in sightings of the big cats.
