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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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Younger brothers of tigers, Arunachal's Idu Mishmi people' faith in tigers The Idu Mishmi sub-tribe of Arunachal Pradesh's Dibang Valley believes that tigers are their elder brothers. Killing tigers is, for the Idu Mishmi, a taboo. While their beliefs support wildlife conservation, they also offer a critique of the dominant mode of nature protection, Ambika …

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Forgotten family of Mougli: Indian wolf among world's most endangered and distinct wolves The Indian wolf could be far more endangered than previously recognized, according to a study from the University of California, Davis, and the scientists who sequenced the Indian wolf's genome for the first time. The findings, published in the journal Molecular Ecology, …

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Western Ghats record a new-to-science semi slug The Western Ghats have yielded a genus and species of nocturnal semi slug new to science. The newly described glossy grey or greyish-white Varadia amboliensis with irregular dark mottling measures 6.9 cm long at most, but scientists are enthused by its sensitivity to the slightest of climatic fluctuation. …

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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 …