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Newly declared dugong conservation reserve will help protect marine biodiversity Tamil Nadu has declared India’s first dugong conservation reserve in the Gulf of Mannar and the adjacent Palk Bay on the southeast coast of India. There are an estimated 200-250 dugongs left in the oceans, and among them, around 150 can be spotted in the …

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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, …