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New centre for carbon capture, utilisation at IIT Bombay The Department of Science & Technology (DST) under the Union Ministry of Science and Technology has established the National Centre of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (NCOE-CCU) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. This Centre of Excellence explores and unlocks the potential of Carbon …

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Back to nature: Immense need for crop diversification and role of agroforestry  The traditional approach of low input-based extensive and diversified agricultural practices termed as ‘crop diversification’ could be an alternate approach that might be used to save farming as a counter-strategy for farming bio-socio-psychological anomalies. Crop diversification is a strategy applied to grow more …

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Vava Suresh critical after sustaining snake bite Renowned snake catcher Vava Suresh sustained a snake bite while catching a cobra from Kurichi near Changanassery on Monday evening. Suresh was rushed to a private hospital in Kottayam and later to Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) . According to hospital sources, his health condition remains critical. Suresh …

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3 leopards poached near Sariska Tiger Reserve, 2 arrested: Rajasthan Two people have been arrested for allegedly poaching three leopards in jungles outside the buffer area of Rajasthan’s Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR), forest officials said. The incident came to light on January 16 when the district forest administration received a photograph of a leopard carcass, …

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Leopard Skin, Elephant Tusk, Pangolin Scales Seized In Odisha, 1 Arrested One person was arrested in Odisha's Deogarh district after one leopard skin, an elephant tusk and pangolin scales of over one kilogram were recovered from his possession, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a team of special task force personnel conducted a search operation …

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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 …