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18 Dead Elephants Found in India including five calves— but by Lightning or Poison? A herd of eighteen wild Asiatic elephants were found dead in India's eastern state of Assam, possibly because of a massive lightning strike, local officials said on Friday. Fourteen adult elephants were found dead by villagers on Thursday, and another four …

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Community of Nagaland remained successful to protect Amur falcons despite pandemic hardships A community project to protect migratory Amur falcons from hunting in the northeast Indian state of Nagaland has remained successful, even as the pressures of the pandemic have led to reports of increased poaching of wildlife elsewhere. On Earth Day 2021, two little …

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8 Asiatic Lions at Hyderabad Zoo Test Positive for Covid-19, recovering well ​In what can be confirmed as first incident of animals contracting Coronavirus in India, eight Asiatic Lions at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. RT-PCR tests of the infected animals were conducted by the Centre for …

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Leopards poaching is on rise in Odisha again The Odisha Forest Department and the Special Task Force (STF) of the state police have seized as many as 20 leopard skins in one year from 10 districts. This indicates how rampantly big cats are poached in the state. Between May 20, 2020 and April 2, 2021, …

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GOI plans a green city in every state The Indian government has unveiled a concept note that envisages the creation of a green city in every state where all the power requirements are met by renewable energy.The concept note also looks at combining all existing renewable energy programmes including ones dealing with solar street lights, …