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Category: Environment & Ecology
3rd National Biodiversity Congress 2017 held in Kerala
The National Biodiversity Congress (NBC) 2017 was held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The event is hosted by the Kerala State Biodiversity Board. NBC is one of the significant ...
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New Continent ‘Zealandia’ Discovered Underwater
Zealandia has recently been given the status of a continent by several geologists who say that the long lost continent is submerged under water. While there is no formal ...
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‘Bombogenesis’, biggest storm in years hits California
California gets hit by strongest storms in years dubbed "weather bomb"; kills at least four people and bringing torrential rain and floods; Power cuts hit 150,000 households; ...
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New birds species discovered in Nepal
An autumn passage migrant bird species Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (Monticola saxitilis) was first seen and photographed by an expedition last year near the Shey monastery within ...
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Primates facing extinction crisis: Study
A new international study warns that about 60 per cent of more than 500 primate species are threatened with extinction. It also claimed that three out of four primate species ...
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Negotiation Committee Constituted on Mahanadi and its Tributaries
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has constituted a negotiations committee on Mahanadi and its tributaries with an objective to assess ...
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