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Eastern Karnataka’s 57 villages are drinking Uranium with water: Study A chemical analysis of groundwater in 73 villages of Karnataka has found high levels of uranium concentration in groundwater of at least 57 villages. The uranium concentration in these villages was at least 30 micrograms per litre (μg / l). In 48 of these villages, …

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Communities step in to save Chilika Lake’s elusive mascot: Odisha  The community-managed monitoring and patrolling of fishing cats in Chilika began in May after the first-ever census of the cat commenced in the lake. The exercise hasn’t stopped since then. As the dusk sets in over Sorana, Baraju Behera and four others from his community set …

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MP: Wildlife Criminal Arrested With Tiger Bones, Deer Horns An official on Wednesday confirmed arrest of a poacher hailing from Maharashtra in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district. Officials seized tiger bones and deer horns from his possession. The team seized 8.9 kg of tiger bones and deer horns from the possession of the poacher, Balchand Barkade, …

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Punjab and Haryana choose VIPs real estates Backputting their ecology A effective safety net to the sanctuary is vital to the protection of Chandigarh’s iconic Sukhna Lake and its catchment apart from overall ecology of India’s first planned city but Chandigarh’s Sukhna wildlife sanctuary remains unprotected as Punjab, Haryana delay on eco sensitive zone. But …

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India’s New Investments in Seaweed India is poised to create up to 1 million new, sustainable jobs in its effort to become a leading global producer of seaweed. Along its 8,000 kilometer coastline, India grows barely a fraction of the world’s more than 30 million tons of seaweed, according to research published in Botanica Marina. With an …