UP govt for sterner punishment to poachers
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/8/2010 5:57:36 PM
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 Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh State Wildlife Board on Wednesday recommended sterner punishment to poachers under the Wildlife Protection Act for preserving tiger population in the state, besides setting up of special courts for trying forest crimes. |
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Dams to harm Assam environment: AASU
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/8/2010 5:54:57 PM
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 Tezpur (Assam): Two hydro-electric power projects in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and the proposed construction of 168 river embankments will change the geographical setup of Assam and its natural environment, the influential All Asom Students'Union (AASU) claimed on Wednesday. |
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Kyoto Protocol to continue past 2012
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/8/2010 3:36:15 PM
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 New Delhi: As hopes for any deal on global warming dims at the Cancun meet later this year, UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Wednesday made it clear that the Kyoto Protocol will continue post 2012 as a second protocol since it does not have a "sunset" clause. |
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MoEF clears aerial rope-way project
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/7/2010 6:24:38 PM
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 New Delhi: Environment Ministry has given the green signal to the ambitious 1,820-meter long aerial rope-way across the Brahmaputra river connecting Guwahati and North Guwahati via Umananda Island in Assam. |
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Shivaliks to be first inter-state biosphere reserve
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/6/2010 6:36:42 PM
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 Chandigarh: Union Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh on Monday said Shivalik Hills will be notified as country’s first inter-state biosphere reserve with the setting up of a biodiversity corridor there to protect its natural habitat, flora and fauna. |
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Breakthrough in mass breeding predator butterfly
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/6/2010 12:07:20 PM
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 Bangalore: In a relief for cultivators troubled by mealybug pests, a city university has done breakthrough research enabling mass breeding of a 'predator' butterfly to help destroy the plant sucking bugs that destroy economically important crops. |
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DNA profiling of Whale Sharks soon in Gujarat
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/6/2010 10:23:44 AM
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 Ahmedabad: The DNA profiling of Whale Sharks frequenting Gujarat coast will begin soon as the state government has granted permission for the same, aiming to study the population and migration of this fish species. |
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Dhoni: Uttarakhands 1st wildlife warden
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/5/2010 9:22:19 PM
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 Dehradun: India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Sunday nominated as Uttarakhand's first honorary wildlife warden as part of the hill state's tiger conservation campaign. |
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Whale meat menus back for school lunches
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/5/2010 5:54:59 PM
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 Wakayama (Japan): Japanese public schools are reintroducing whale meat in their lunch menus at low prices to expand consumption, according to a survey released on Sunday.
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Pollution, worsening quality focus of World Water Week
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/5/2010 5:49:04 PM
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 Stockholm: Increasing water pollution and dwindling water quality around the globe will be the main focus as around 2,500 experts begin gathering in Stockholm on Sunday for the 20th edition of the World Water Week. |
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Injured elephant dies in Tamil Nadu
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/5/2010 5:46:04 PM
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 Udhagamandalam (TN): A 20-year old elephant, found with deep cut injuries on its left leg in Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, died on Sunday without responding to treatment. |
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Nat Geo to film Chilika ecosystem restoration
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/4/2010 4:07:58 PM
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 Bhubaneswar: The famous Chilika lake of Orissa is all set to become the subject of a docu-film by National Geographic channel documenting its restoration and sustainable management of ecosystems. |
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Elephants are scared of ants, not mice
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/4/2010 4:05:49 PM
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 London: The myth is that elephants are scared of mice. But, scientists say the jumbo's biggest tormentors are actually a lot smaller -- ants. |
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11 nations seek new world biodiversity policy
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/4/2010 4:04:12 PM
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 New Delhi: Expressing concern that the world's biodiversity target for 2010 has not been met fully, ministers and senior representatives from 11 nations on Saturday sought a new policy to protect the fragile ecosystem. |
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Tie a rakhi on a tree and save forest
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/3/2010 4:35:02 PM
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 Rourkela: In what could be a very original idea to conserve forest, hundreds of women tied 'rakhis' on trees in the Budharaja forest in Sambalpur town on 'Raksha Bandhan' day this year, vowing not to allow any harm to the green till their last breath. |
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