Environmental Studies

The result of a U.P. Forest Department and Wildlife SOS collaboration, the modern facility will treat treat injured, sick and geriatric elephants India’s elephants now have their first dedicated hospital near the Taj Mahal, complete with wireless digital X-Ray, laser treatment and dental X-ray facilities. The ‘jumbo’ hospital is the …

Sometime in 2009, Bindu Sulochanan, a marine ecologist at Mangalore’s Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), was dissecting sardines in her laboratory. Scientists at the CMFRI have been doing this for decades, to study the feeding behaviour of various ocean-dwelling fish. As Dr. Sulochanan peered at the contents of the …

The linking of Rivers Godavari and Cauvery proposed by the Centre will enable Tamil Nadu to get as much as 125 tmc of water, which will go a long way in making the State drought-free one, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami said at Mecheri, near here, on Saturday. Speaking at …

India’s longest waterway project, one terminal of which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this week, was made possible only after a high-power Committee of Ministers and senior officials from multiple Ministries overruled the recommendations of experts appointed by the Environment Ministry. The latter had recommended public consultations …

Cyclonic storm kills at least 13 in seven districts81,000 people take shelter in 471 relief camps Another low pressure area may form on Sunday At least 13 persons died and public infrastructure and private properties in seven districts were damaged as cyclone ‘Gaja’ wreaked havoc in Tamil Nadu on Friday. …

Sangai, a brow antlered deer endemic to State, is under threat from poachers With an aim to spread awareness about the importance of protecting ‘Sangai’, a brow antlered deer endemic to Manipur, a local cyclist on Monday embarked on a State-wide bicycle tour. There are less than 260 deer in …

Authorities ready with zone-wise strategy The authorities in Kashmir on Monday geared up to meet any eventuality as the Meteorological Department forecast another spell of wet weather, a week after snowfall inflicted damage worth over Rs. 500 crore on the horticulture sector in the Valley. Sonum Lotus, Director, Meteorological Department, …

Authorities ready with zone-wise strategy The authorities in Kashmir on Monday geared up to meet any eventuality as the Meteorological Department forecast another spell of wet weather, a week after snowfall inflicted damage worth over Rs. 500 crore on the horticulture sector in the Valley. Sonum Lotus, Director, Meteorological Department, …

Patrol team targeted ahead of first phase polling in 18 constituencies A day before the first phase of polling in the partly Maoist-dominated areas of Chhattisgarh, insurgents triggered a series of improvised explosive devices (IED) in the Koylibeda block of Kanker district, killing one BSF sub-inspector and injuring another. Inspector-General …

Seeks experiment ideas from space agencies, universities and researchers An 18-month-old pitch for what could be the first Indian orbiter mission to Venus has just been refreshed and relaunched, opening it up now for international experiments. Tentatively marking the yet to be named ‘Mission Venus’ for mid-2023, the Indian Space …

Deepavali celebrations in Delhi pushed the air quality index to hazardous in several parts of the city with fireworks choking the city well past 11 p.m. on Wednesday. A thick haze engulfed the national capital with the air quality deteriorating to the “very poor” category as Delhiites continued to burst …

Stubble burning cases in key grain-producing States of Punjab and Haryana have dipped this season compared to the last year, according to officials. With paddy harvest in full swing, Punjab this year witnessed 3,228 cases of stubble burning between September 27 and October 22 compared to the 8,420 cases reported …

The Anti Extortion Cell of the Thane Police Crime Branch has arrested three self-styled Right To Information activists, including a former NCP corporator, for allegedly extorting builders in Thane and nearby areas.The accused are residents of Thane, according to Crime Branch officers. Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/7-elephants-die-after-they-touch-power-line-in-odisha/article25350745.ece

Forest officials, along with an NGO, helped injured animal return Two days after being hit by a train, a female elephant was on Wednesday reunited with its herd in West Bengal’s Kalimpong district. The female elephant, part of a larger herd, was hit by a goods train, while crossing the …

The Odisha government on Monday began the process of tranquillising Sundari, the tigress which supposedly killed a man in the Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR). The death had triggered a massive uproar in forest-side villages, with an irate mob resorting to large-scale violence on Sunday. Of the eight forest staff detained …

The carcasses of three lion cubs were on Monday found on the outskirts of a village in Amreli district near the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary, Forest Department officials said. Primary investigation has revealed that the cubs, in the age group of 4 to 5 months, were killed by male lions during …

Three persons were injured when wild elephants attacked them at Neamatighat in upper Assam’s Jorhat district on Sunday. The elephants had entered the area in search of food and attacked three persons and damaged seven huts and five shops, said forest officials on Monday. Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/three-injured-in-attack-by-wild-elephants-in-assam/article25292278.ece

Officials overseeing a U.N.-backed fund to help poor countries tackle climate change have approved more than $1 billion in new investments after a four-day meeting in Bahrain. The Green Climate Fund said on Sunday that the meeting approved 19 new projects, including a programme to protect freshwater resources in Bahrain. …

Two male penguins who have paired up as a “same-sex couple” have become so good at nesting that zookeepers in Sydney have given them a real egg to look after. Sea Life Sydney said they had been watching “inseparable” gentoo penguins Sphen and Magic become a “great team” during this …

The Gujarat High Court has expressed serious concern about the condition of lions in Gir, where 23 lions recently succumbed to a viral infection. The deaths prompted the State government to isolate 36 wild cats and vaccinate them to prevent the spread of canine distemper virus (CDV). On Monday, the …