Tribals hack into Kerala's reserve forest
The tribesmen and Dalits living in the thick reserve forest of Thamaravellachal, near the Peechi Reservoir in Thrissur, have challenged Forest Department officials by taking law into their hands. In
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Orissa project saves crocodiles from jaws of death
A recent census shows that the Crocodile Research Centre at Dangamal in the Bhitarkanika sanctuary has, through years of systematic conservation work, put paid to fears that the saltwater crocodile
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Maneka's rules send labs scurrying to get rid of animals
Environment minister Maneka Gandhi's new guidelines for animal experiments, which came out a few months ago, have thrown city laboratries of Pune in panic. They are looking for agencies to take care
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Sullage snuffs out 250 Smriti Van trees
The hoarding screams 'Cherish a Memory, Plant a tree'. But go beyond the billboard and you come face to face with 572 trees standing in two feet deep sullage covered in algae and full of snakes. As
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Rlys ban four brands of mineral water
The railways have blacklisted four mineral water companies and banned the sale of their brands at stations and on trains. According to an officials release issued on thursday, action has been taken
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Green, green, grass of hope
The city government has decided to remove the slums from the parks. A number of parks have been used in the past for temporarily relocating slums. This decision has been taken by the new government
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NGOs cry foul on contraceptives
A workshop by the Institute for Research in Reproduction has come under fire from 10 non-government organisations for allegedly encouraging the use of controversial contraceptives. The NGOs, which
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NGOs call for farmers to join alternative body
Cautioning the government against joining Europe's Union for Protection of New Plant Varieties (Upov) which does not recognise farmers rights over new varieties, non-government organisations (NGOs)
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Narcotics convict to donate body for cancer research
Rameshbhai Patel is a prisoner at the Vadodare Central Jail. A throat cancer patient in the final stage of the disease, he is now counting his days. His last wish is to be "useful to the society". So
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Swiss balm for tiger fear in Sunderbans
Tiger phobia , a peculiar mental illness that occurs among villagers in the Sunderbans region, will soon have a remedy, all the way from Switzerland. Several cases surfaced recently at mental health
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Satellite tags reveal route of migrating fish
Fish tags that can communicate with satellites will help to unveil the secrets of the black marlin. Scientists have developed a system that will reveal the annual wanderings of any fish so that
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Bird species endangered due to desert power lines
A large number of birds, including eagles, buzzards and kestrels, are falling prey to the power transmission lines which have sprung up in the Indian desert, the preferred domain of these birds,
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DGFT bans import of plastic wastes
The Director-general of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a notification prohibiting import of scrap and wastes of plastic except by export promotion zones. The notification in this regard was issued
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Ban on top soil removal may be rolled back
The go vernment may have to retract its notified move to ban top soil excavation within a specified radius of thermal power plants. the move to force power companies to pay for flyash transport to
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World Bank not to probe Karnataka's eco project
The World Bank has for the time being ruled out further investigation into the complaint of non-compliance with its policies on indigenous people affected by a bank-funded project in Karnataka.The
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Sperm bank for Tigers
China has set up a sperm bank to help in efforts to artificially breed the South China Tiger, an endangered species. There are just 53 of the tigers left in Chinese zoos and nature reserves, and only
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Kala-azar ravaging 4 Terai dists
With the advent of the monsoon season, Kala-azar epidemic has started to ravage four Terai districts of Nepal, according to a hospital
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Orissa to waive water cess for farmers
The Orissa government has decided to exempt all forms of water tax for farmers in the cyclone-affected districts for the rabi season, state Assembly was informed on Thursday
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Paper bags back in Himachal
Traditional paper bags were back in Himachal Pradesh as ban on recycled polythene carry bags came into force. The ban on the recycled polythene bags covers the entire area.
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Assam elephants kill 5 after drinking binge
Forest officials in Assam are worried about the increasingly violent nature of wild elephants which attacked a village in Upper Assam's Tinsukia district on Wednesday and trampled to death at least