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Environment Minister responds to Jairam Ramesh's concerns over Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project

In a letter dated August 21, Yadav assured that "exemplary mitigation measures" have been put in pl…

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Women don tiger masks to tie rakhis to men in villages, towns surrounding MP's Pench Tiger Reserve

The rakhi, in this instance, is a symbol for the protection of tigers and wildlife, they explain.

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6,960 poachers arrested for killing, trafficking 2,869 wild animals in last 10 yrs: Minister

While the seized elephant tusks have been stored at the state government's treasury, the other s…

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President Droupadi Murmu takes stroll on Puri beach, stresses need to protect, conserve environment

In a post on 'X', she said oceans and the rich variety of flora and fauna have suffered heavily …

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The Earth's mangroves could end up emitting 500 times more carbon by the end of the century, study warns

Despite covering a mere 0.1% of Earth's surface, mangrove forests play a critical role in regulatin…

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Did we overestimate the benefits of planting trees to fight climate change? A new study says yes

While planting trees certainly helps, there are a ton of usually uncounted things that prevent it f…

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UP: 'Mowgli Schools' -- oasis of learning for children in Bahraich's forest

Named after the main character "Mowgli" of Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book', the schools o…

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Southeast Asian forests may be more resilient to climate change that we thought, new study offers hope

For decades, scientists believed that during the Last Glacial Maximum, roughly 19,000 years ago, So…

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Are solar panels better for climate change mitigation than the creation of forests?

Forests sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, gradually removing the greenhouse gas over ti…

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Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur to plant 13,000 mangroves in one week to protect seashore life

It may be noted that mangroves play a major role as feeding and breeding areas for a large variety …

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A woman lived in a 180-foot tree for over 2 years to protect a beloved forest. Meet Julia 'Butterfly' Hill.

Julia "Butterfly" Hill living in Luna.Bob Riha Jr/Getty Images; Acey Harper/Getty Images

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Earth lost forests the size of a football field every five seconds in 2022, 10% more than the previous year

Recent analysis of satellite data revealed that Earth lost more than 41,000 square kilometres of ra…

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Here's how you could make money by helping the Assam Govt. plant saplings!

Each person planting a sapling will get Rs 100 as a token of gratitude. After three years, if the p…

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US forests will begin emitting more carbon than they store by 2070, USDA report warns

The US Department of Agriculture has found that by 2070, forests in the country will begin to relea…

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Tribal women in Mayurbhanj, Odisha tie 'rakhis' to trees for protection from illegal felling and forest fires

Every year, preparations begin with a community meeting before Rakhi Purnima, presided by the Majhi…

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I would never get married without a prenup — even though mine didn't protect me during my divorce

Her prenup didn't protect her when she got divorced, but she still thinks they're important and wou…

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Waste to wealth: Himachal to convert fire-prone pine needles to biogas, help reduce fossil fuel dependence

Nearly 22 per cent or 8,267 sq.km of the total forest area in Himachal Pradesh is fire-prone. A maj…

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Drones: New tool for SDGs — bringing scale, speed and safety in the global pursuit of sustainability

As the battle to protect the environment heats up globally, the drone, despite being majorly touted…

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More than one-third of worldwide annual emissions are being sequestered into the soil by fungi!

Recent research has shown that the massive underground network of fungi could end up storing about …

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An 8,000-year-old fort defies expectations, showing that Stone Age societies built protective structures far earlier than we thought

An 8,000-year-old settlement in Siberia had ditches, stakes, and other protections rarely seen in h…

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