Thane, March 21 Authorities in Thane district of Maharashtra have launched a crackdown against illegal sand mining in the Bhiwandi taluka, destroying various equipment, including barges, collectively valued at around Rs 90 lakh, officials said on Saturday.The revenue department carried out the...
Mumbai, March 17 Actress and environmental advocate Dia Mirza revealed on her social media account that her six-year-old son, Avyaan Azaad Rekhi, is already well-versed in the migration patterns of flamingos.She highlighted that the young boy also understands the importance of protecting...
Mumbai, March 9 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray urged Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik to open Mumbai's first mangrove park at Gorai as soon as possible.Thackeray wrote to Naik that the decision to establish the park was made when he was the Minister of Environment in the...
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Palghar, March 7 A meeting of the Vasai Taluka Mangrove Conservation Committee in Palghar district was held on Saturday to review measures for protecting mangrove forests and preventing encroachments in the Vasai-Virar region, an official said.The meeting, which took place in the SDO office in...
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Mumbai, March 7 Actress Dia Mirza has once again expressed her concern over the ongoing environmental degradation, stating that her "almost five-year-old understands that when trees are cut down, we are not just clearing land, we are erasing life."Sharing a strong message on her social media...
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Kochi (Kerala), February 9 The ICAR-CMFRI has successfully achieved induced breeding of the mangrove clam (Geloina erosa) under captive conditions.This is expected to mark a significant scientific milestone for community-managed estuarine aquaculture of this threatened resource by integrating...