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Approved port expansion plans threaten existence of Great Barrier Reef

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 14:53

The government agency that oversees Australia`s Great Barrier Reef has given its nod to a plan to dump about 3 million cubic metres of dredged mud on the reef as part of a major coal port expansion , which conservationists say will endanger its fragile ecosystem.

Plan to release Asian vulture into the wild by 2016 underway

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 12:34

A project hopes to start releasing captive-bred birds into the wild by 2016, after experiencing the devastation wrought by a drug on Asian vulture populations.

Himachal`s Pong wetlands have over 1.25 lakh birds

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:54

Over 1,25,000 feathered guests from 119 species were spotted in Himachal Pradesh`s Pong Dam wetlands, among them the osprey, the buff bellied pipit and the Indian skimmer, which are rare in other Indian wetlands, an official said Friday.

`200,000 hectares forest land diverted in four years`

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:48

Over 8,000 projects, involving a diversion of 200,000 hectares of forest land, have been cleared by the central government in four years and this was double the clearances given in three decades, environmentalist Sunita Narain said here Friday.

Yamuna`s interceptor drains project to finish by March

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:45

The second monetary instalment for laying interceptor sewers to prevent untreated water flowing into the Yamuna has been released and the project is likely to be completed by March, the urban development ministry said Friday.

Andhra Pradesh: Five held for killing a tiger

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:40

Five persons were today arrested for allegedly killing a tiger in Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve near Mannanur in Andhra Pradesh`s Mahabubnagar district.

Forest officials cremate carcass of ageing elephant

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:32

Forest department officials today cremated the carcass of an ageing elephant and recovered its two tusks in Odisha`s Sundergarh district.

Orphaned Asiatic black bear rescued

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:23

An orphaned Asiatic black bear cub was rescued from the forest of Noksa village in Tirap district by Tirap district Zilla Parishad Chairperson Chawang Lowang who is a wildlife enthusiast and a conservationist.

Jairam Ramesh among leaders angered by NSA surveillance

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:21

Leaders from several countries, including Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, have reacted angrily to revelations that the US spied on their governments at the 2009 Copenhagen climate summit, according to a media report.