Kaiser-i-Hind to get official status in Arunachal An elusive swallowtail butterfly carrying ‘India’ in its name and found in next-door China will become the State butterfly of Arunachal Pradesh. The State Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday approved the large, brightly coloured Kaiser-i-Hind as the State butterfly. The Cabinet meeting was for … Continue reading Environment News India
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6 lakes in J&K to be declared protected wetlands Dal Lake Dal Lake in Srinagar along with five other famous lakes in Jammu and Kashmir would be declared protected wetlands, an official said on Wednesday. The other lakes which are to be declared protected wetlands include Purmandal lake, also called Chotta Kashi, located in Samba … Continue reading Environment News India
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Saving Snow Leopards in INDIA It has been over a year since the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI) to estimate the species’ population in the Indian Himalayas. But not much has been heard since. Since then, the forest department of Himachal Pradesh, along with non-profit … Continue reading Environment News India
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