The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has “completely revamped” the forest fire alerts system across the country, bringing in the ‘Forest Fire Alerts System Version 2.0’, making the entire process automated, including night-time alerts.
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You might not have heard of a pangolin, but they are widely claimed to be the most illegally trafficked mammal in the world.
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A carpet of sweet yellow floral delights fill the grasslands. Village courtyards are packed with...
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NAGPUR: A leopard strayed into an unoccupied house in densely populated Police Nagar area, adjoining Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Digdoh, and was cornered in a bathroom early on Sunday morning. It was tranquillized and captured, and later released in Hingna range the same evening.
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On September 8, 1983, a group of around 70 villagers from the Salkani village of Uttara Kannada district stood hugging the trees of the Kalse forests to prevent them from being felled by state authorities. Founded and led by environmental activist Panduranga Hegde, the movement christened Appiko (“hug” in Kannada, symbolising protection for the tree) became south India’s first large-scale environmental movement.
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