Cong district unit joins Chhattisgarh People against mining project: Save Hasdeo The Chhattisgarh Congress’s Surguja district unit has joined local residents against its own party’s government over the felling of trees in the Hasdeo Aranya forest for mining projects. The tribal residents of Hasdeo Aranya have been protesting against the mining projects for months. A … Continue reading Environment News India
In the midst of coal shortage reports, a coal mine extension is approved in pristine Hasdeo forests As Chhattisgarh government approves coal mining in Parsa bloc, tribal residents of the region have been camping in the Hasdeo forest reserve to protect trees from being axed. The move has taken many by surprise as the centre … Continue reading Environment News India
Women in Chhattisgarh recreate ‘Chipko movement’ to save Hasdeo Aranya Local women in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh started a tree-hugging campaign on the morning of April 26, 2022, as they were being cut for the mining project in Hasdeo Aranya, activists told Down To Earth. The Hasdeo forest covering Chhattisgarh’s Korba, Sarguja and Surajpur districts, … Continue reading Environment News India
Vultures in Assam die by pesticide poisoning targeting stray dogs On March 17, carcasses of 100 Himalayan griffon vultures and one steppe eagle were found in Assam’s Chaygaon. Pesticide poisoning is suspected to be the cause of death. The intended target for the poisoning was not the raptors but the stray dogs which have been … Continue reading Environment News India
Water released in Kalyan lake killed 100 turtles, suggests report: Kalyan Turtle Death Mystery A month after over 100 Indian softshell turtles were found dead in a lake in Kalyan, a laboratory report suggests that different bacteria in body parts of the turtles led to their deaths, and also suggests that water in the lake … Continue reading Environment News India
IIT Madras and NIOT conduct OCEANS 2022 in India for the first time Indian Institute of Technology Madras and National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, is conducting OCEANS 2022 Conference and Exposition, the bi-annual event for global marine researchers, technologists and engineers, students, and policymakers, from Feb 21-24. It is being in India for … Continue reading Environment News India
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