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Experts to assess environmental flows of Northeast rivers
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The northeast may have many rivers, including the mighty Brahmaputra, criss-crossing the region.But is the health of these rivers intact? .
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Steps for implementing wetland project discussed
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With a view to discussing various steps for implementation of "Panikhaiti- Digaru Wetland Project", a core committee meeting was held here today under the chairmanship of Assam Minister for Irrigation and Soil Conservation
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India for clear demarcation of piracy-hit waters of Indian Ocean
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India has asked Indian Ocean region countries for a clear demarcation of piracy-infested waters and sought setting up of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to promote inter-operability and understanding among the navies active in the area.
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Kerala announces strict measures against bio-piracy
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The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) Wednesday announced strict measures to prevent bio-piracy.
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A massive quake, but with no big wave
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The earthquake of magnitude 8.6 that struck the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon was completely different from the killer 9.1 magnitude one of December 26, 2004.
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Union minister of state for defence MM Pallam Raju inspects Indo-Myanmarese border
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The insurgency-hit state shares over a 350 km-long porous border with Myanmar and a 10-km-long fence is being constructed at Moreh to curb smuggling of weapons and drugs.
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Strategic bridge in Arunachal opened
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Arunachal Pradesh has got its longest bridge - 720 meters long. It is strategically important for the Indian Army to move troops and equipment to the difficult terrain along the China border.
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Medicinal plants in Western Ghats face threat of extinction
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It's a small, evergreen tree whose orange fruit and bark is used in a traditional cure for diabetes. But the Eugenia singampattiana (Korandi palam), native to the Western Ghats, and 57 other species with medicinal value face the threat of extinction, according to a government approved study.
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Coffee table book on Himalayan wildlife released
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The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has come out with a coffee table book on rich flora and fauna found in the Himalayas and Terai region.
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India-Bangladesh border fencing helps to curb cattle smuggling in West Bengal
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The fencing of the India-Bangladesh border has helped to curb the smuggling of cattle along the border in West Bengal.
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BSF lends a helping hand to people living along the border in Tripura
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Tripura shares an 856 km long porous border with Bangladesh, which is used often by traffickers, smugglers and militants.
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China 'warns' India with border drill
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China is back to flexing its muscles close to the Indian border. The People' Liberation Army has conducted a major "live fire" exercise, testing its multi-role J-10 fighters armed with laser-guided and other bombs, in the high-altitude Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
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No leeway at all on green clearances: Apex court
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Considering the deleterious impact of indiscriminate river bed mining on flora and fauna as well as on human habitats, it is not advisable to vest State
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Haryana to bring 10 million hectares under afforestation by 2020
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Haryana Environment and Forest Minister Ajay Singh Yadav today said that during 2012-13, plantation would be done over an area of 9676 hectares in the state and Rs 460 billion would be spent to bring an area of ten million hectares in the country
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Gujarat’s Kutchi shawl gets GI tag
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The colourful Kutchi shawls, woven with motifs in one solid colour throughout, has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, a move which is expected to benefit its hereditary weavers in Kutch region of Gujarat.
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India, China decide border talks protocol
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India and China on Tuesday agreed to call emergency meetings or hold video conferences whenever there are reports of disturbances on the border.
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Siang flow normal : Siram
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Water level in Siang River has been slightly increased this year as compared to that in the previous year, according to Arunachal Pradesh Education Minister Bosiram Siram.
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Mushroom path for eco-conservation
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Deepor Beel, located in the southwestern Assam and covering an area of about 41 sq km, is one of the largest in the Brahmaputra Valley.
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Bangladesh against fencing at border zero-line: Sarkar
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Bangladesh has rejected India’s proposal to erect border fencing at the zero line along the border, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar told the state assembly Monday
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Drying up of Siang River, 'lifeline of Northeast', could spell doom
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The mighty Siang River has dried up, shrinking about a kilometre from its bank in the century-old Arunachal Pradesh town of Pasighat in East Siang district
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New fish species found in Manimala River
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A recent survey conducted in Manimala River, which originates from Western Ghats, discovered a new species of barb.
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Jatropha plantation can now be undertaken on community wastelands
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When it comes to proper utilization of the wastelands, the land of Basehara, and Mahulikala gram panchayats of the district have yielded rich dividend as fruiting of Jatropha (biodiesel) plantation can be witnessed.
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Turf wars make one border-one force theory non-starter
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The home ministry wants BSF to replace the Assam Rifles along the 1,643-km border with Myanmar, which has long been a hotbed for insurgents, smugglers, drug traffickers and poachers.
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800 demoiselle cranes sighted in Rajura
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A flock of more than 800 demoiselle cranes was sighted at Rajura Lake near Amravati. It was for the first time that these birds were sighted in such a huge number in Maharashtra
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No map on maritime zones of coastal countries
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For most of the time since human beings started maritime journeys and economic exploitation of the sea, the marine environment has remained free.
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