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    Three Cubs Born at Kuno National Park, Boosting India's Cheetah Population

    Sheopur (MP), February 18 Cheetah 'Gamini' has given birth to three cubs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, bringing the total number of these big cats in India to 38, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Wednesday.Describing it as a "remarkable" success of the...
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    Odisha Estuary Supports Diverse Marine Life Including Irrawaddy Dolphins

    Berhampur (Odisha), February 17 The Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganjam district, known for the mass nesting of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles, was found to be a potential habitat for Irrawaddy dolphins, a forest officer said on Tuesday.Forest department officials have sighted a...
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    Rare Indian Soil Fauna Update: New Species and DNA Barcoding Reveal Biodiversity Hotspot Significance

    Kolkata, February 16 Scientists at ZSI have discovered a new wingless, soil-dwelling micro-arthropod, the first species of this primitive hexapod group described by an Indian research team, officials said.A spokesperson for the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) on Monday said the species has...
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    Assam Government Reclaims 20,000 Hectares of Forest Land

    Guwahati, February 15 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged on Sunday that decades of Congress rule in the state led to large-scale encroachment of forest land and asserted that his government has put a "full stop" to the practice through sustained eviction and reclamation drives...
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    Indore College Creates Urban Forest Using Miyawaki Technique

    Indore, February 13 A local engineering college has created a dense urban forest by using the famous Miyawaki technique on one acre of land on its campus in a congested area of the city.Real estate experts estimate the market value of one acre of land on Race Course Road, one of the city's...
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    Nature's Response to Climate Change: Turnover Rates Slowing

    New Delhi, February 11 A new study has found that nature's "self-repairing mechanism," which counteracts global warming and biodiversity loss, may be slowing down, contrary to the expectation that it might be accelerating.Researchers at Queen Mary University of London said that as temperatures...
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