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Mahananda river survey records 190 dolphins, warns of fishing threats to Red List species A November 2021 survey of the Ganges river dolphin in the Mahananda river may help close the existing information gap in the IUCN Red List Assessment for the dolphin species. The recent November 2021 survey covered a 250 km stretch over … Continue reading Environment News India

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Indian Glaciers in Danger: Glacier loss pushing India’s mountain region towards water insecurity The area under snow cover in Himachal Pradesh in 2019-20 was 23,542 sq km, which dropped to 19,183 sq km in 2020-21, a decline of 18.52%. Himachal Pradesh, a state that has five important perennial rivers fed particularly by glaciers, has witnessed … Continue reading Environment News India