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Uncertainty in availability, makes ‘guchhi’ hunting a difficult occupation in Himachal Guchhi (Morchella esculenta) are one of the most expensive edible mushrooms. They are primarily found in Jammu, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and are usually picked by local people, between the months of March and May, to support their income. With rising temperatures leading …

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India will not get African Cheetahs this year due to Omicron Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh was all prepped to welcome the African cheetahs — a project that has been a decade in the making — this year. The project has now been postponed, as the new coronavirus variant of concern omicron prompted travel …

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People raise concerns on the proposal to build concrete road on Kodachadri hill: Karnataka A proposal by the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) to build a concrete road to the Kodachadri hills, a popular trekking destination, cutting through the Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary in Shimoga, has raised environmental concerns. One of the major concerns of …

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Centre constitutes committee for implementation of 2015 Paris Agreement The Government of India has constituted the Apex Committee for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement (AIPA) November 27, 2020, through a gazette notification. A month ahead of Paris Agreement on Climate Change becoming operational, India has set up an apex committee, comprising members from its …