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Power lines turning Kutch into a bird graveyard from a bird paradise Thousands of birds are estimated to be dying annually in Gujarat’s Kutch district due to collisions with power lines. About 30,000 birds are estimated to be dying annually, due to collisions with power lines, in the Abdasa region of Gujarat’s Kutch district, according to data …

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गर्मियों में पक्षियों के संकटमोचक बने राष्ट्रीय सेवा योजना के स्वयंसेवक २० मार्च को विश्व गौरैया दिवस से ही राष्ट्रीय सेवा योजना के स्वयंसेवको ने आपस मे ही एक मुहिम शुरू कर दी थी जिसका उद्देश्य गर्मी के मौसम में पानी और भूख से तड़पते पंछियों को बचाना है। धीरे धीरे यह मुहिम फैलती गयी …

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Reduce air pollution to avoid land conflicts due to solar projects, recommends study Due to high air pollution, India is witnessing an estimated loss of US$ 245-835 million every year. Improvement in air quality will in turn improve the performance of the solar power projects, says a study. Soiling Effect According to the researchers who …

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Poacher Racket With Leopard Teeth, Claws, Pangolin Scales Held In Mayurbhanj: Odisha The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha police busted a major wildlife smuggling racket with the arrest of a 25-year-old poacher in Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday. Two leopard teeth, 29 leopard claws, 3.5kg of pangolin scales, and 46 parakeets were seized from the …

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Bakhira, Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuaries added to Ramsar sites; Total tally 49 in India India now has a total of 49 Ramsar sites covering an area of 10,93,636 hectares, the highest in South Asia. On the morning of World Wetlands Day, February 2, it was announced that Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary …

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In Meenangadi panchayat in Wayanad, tree banking scheme hopes to pave way for carbon neutrality: Kerala Betty Surendran, a functionary of Kudumbashree, a self-help group supported by the state government, owns 50 cents of land in the Meenangadi panchayat of Wayanad, Kerala. She has successfully geo-tagged seven of the trees on her land after submitting …