Nicobars

21st Livestock Census Animal Breeds- A Ready Reckoner

Livestock Census is a regular quinquennial exercise of Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD). The first Livestock Census was conducted in the year 1919 and last census i.e. 20th Livestock Census was conducted in 2019. The 21st Livestock Census exercise has been launched across the country on 25th October, …

21st Livestock Census Animal Breeds- A Ready Reckoner

Livestock Census is a regular quinquennial exercise of Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD). The first Livestock Census was conducted in the year 1919 and last census i.e. 20th Livestock Census was conducted in 2019. The 21st Livestock Census exercise has been launched across the country on 25th October, …

Tsunami watch in Indian Ocean after massive Indonesia quake

A tsunami watch was issued for countries across the Indian Ocean on Wednesday after a large earthquake hit waters off Indonesia, sending residents pouring from their homes in panic. Tremors were felt in several cities in India where a tsunami warning has been issued for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. …

State to have highest MNREGS wages

With the financial year starting on April 1, villagers working under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) will get Rs 191 per day as wages. The wages for Haryana under the scheme were Rs 186.42 per day in the financial year ending on March 31. As per …

Selling birds nest soup to save this bird: theres a change in law

To save a bird, its nest will now be sold. In an unusual conservation strategy, the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) has delisted the Edible Nest Swiftlet, a cave-nesting bird found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, from the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA). Reason: local communities which poached the bird

Road to perdition for the Jarawas

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal are home to six tribal groups: the Nicobarese, the Shompens, the Great Andamanese, Onges, Sentinalese and the Jarawas. These tribals

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