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Global movement Veganuary launches in India Veganuary -the global pledge to try vegan for 31 days- has officially launched in India. The movement was born in 2014 and is now observed in 200 plus countries and territories across the world. Every January, lakhs of people try a vegan lifestyle to improve their health, to reduce …

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Ranthambore Tigers up to Twice as Inbred as Those of Central, Southern India Ranthambore’s tigers are up to twice as inbred as tigers in the larger, better-connected tiger populations of central and southern India, a new study has found. The same team of scientists behind the new study also reported in 2020 that almost all the tigers …

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India’s first grass conservatory inaugurated in Ranikhet: Uttarakhand A grass conservatory spread across 2 acres and having 90 species of grass, which the Uttarakhand forest department claims to be the first of its kind in the country, was opened in Ranikhet on Sunday for the public. The germplasm conservation centre – built by the research wing of the forest department …

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After Hasdeo Protest Launched by People to Demand Cancellation of Mining Lease in Gadchiroli: Maharashtra People in Etapalli taluka of Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district have begun an indefinite sit-in protest seeking cancellation of an iron ore mining project. As people are recognising the values of the forests and their rights eco-protests are increasing in all over …

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Between the Central and state government play Hasdeo Arand residents plan protest in Delhi against mining clearance Residents of Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand are planning a protest in Delhi against permission granted for stage II mining clearance in the Parsa coal block. They are expected to arrive in the national capital in a few days to …

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New Blind eel species discovered in Mumbai well A new species of swamp eel belonging to the genus Rakthamicthys that is endemic to India was discovered in a well in Mumbai. It was named Rakthamichthys mumba, a hat tip to the city it was found in. Unlike other species of its genus, the mumba lacks eyes, …