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Plant Once Thought Extinct Rediscovered After 60 Years In Unexpected Spot
A specimen was collected from the site, which confirmed the identification, proving that the species had been living quietly for the past 60 years.
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Ashok Gehlot Backs 'Save Aravalli' Campaign, Warns Against Redefining Hills
Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Thursday urged the Centre to reconsider its definition of the Aravallis, warning that any damage to the mountain range posed a serious threat to the ecological future of north India.
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Supreme Court Limits Tiger Safaris To Non-Forest Land, Bans Night Tourism
The new directions aim at reversing large-scale ecological damage inside the tiger reserves.
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'Within Our Sovereignty': China Defends Brahmaputra Hydropower Project, Claims No Downstream Damage
Beijing has issued a detailed statement defending the project, calling it a matter of national sovereignty and clean energy development.
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Donald Trump Signs Order To Expand US Deep-Sea Mining For Rare Earth Minerals
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to expand US deep-sea mining for rare earth minerals in domestic and international waters, despite warnings by environmental groups.
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Tropical Tree in Panama Evolves Shocking Defense, Strikes Rivals with Lightning Bolts
A few studies describe the tree as having strong internal conductivity, letting lightning current flow through without building up damaging heat like a well-insulated wire. Because they tend to grow large — up to 130 feet (40 meters)—and live for centuries, a single tonka bean tree is estimated to be struck at least five times after reaching ma...
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Vulture Population Decline In India Linked To Premature Human Deaths: Study
The research places the annual monetary damage from this public health crisis at nearly $70 billion.
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Boat Carrying Diesel Fuel Sinks Off Ecuador's Sensitive Galapagos Islands
A scuba diving boat sank Saturday off one of Ecuador's ecologically sensitive Galapagos Islands but damage was minor and no one was hurt, officials said.
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Union Minister Warns Against Moving Ahead With Kerala Silver Line Project
Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan on Saturday met people protesting against the K-Rail Silver line project in the Kottayam district of Kerala and said it will create "ecological issues" in the state.
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Over 100,000 Hectares Burned As Greece Faces "Ecological Disaster" From Wildfires
Hundreds of firefighters battled Thursday to contain new flare-ups in wildfire-ravaged areas of Greece, where summer infernos have caused what the prime minister described as the country's "greatest ecological disaster in decades".
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Plant Once Thought Extinct Rediscovered After 60 Years In Unexpected Spot
A specimen was collected from the site, which confirmed the identification, proving that the species had been living quietly for the past 60 years.
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Ashok Gehlot Backs 'Save Aravalli' Campaign, Warns Against Redefining Hills
Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Thursday urged the Centre to reconsider its definition of the Aravallis, warning that any damage to the mountain range posed a serious threat to the ecological future of north India.
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Supreme Court Limits Tiger Safaris To Non-Forest Land, Bans Night Tourism
The new directions aim at reversing large-scale ecological damage inside the tiger reserves.
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'Within Our Sovereignty': China Defends Brahmaputra Hydropower Project, Claims No Downstream Damage
Beijing has issued a detailed statement defending the project, calling it a matter of national sovereignty and clean energy development.
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Donald Trump Signs Order To Expand US Deep-Sea Mining For Rare Earth Minerals
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to expand US deep-sea mining for rare earth minerals in domestic and international waters, despite warnings by environmental groups.
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Tropical Tree in Panama Evolves Shocking Defense, Strikes Rivals with Lightning Bolts
A few studies describe the tree as having strong internal conductivity, letting lightning current flow through without building up damaging heat like a well-insulated wire. Because they tend to grow large — up to 130 feet (40 meters)—and live for centuries, a single tonka bean tree is estimated to be struck at least five times after reaching ma...
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Vulture Population Decline In India Linked To Premature Human Deaths: Study
The research places the annual monetary damage from this public health crisis at nearly $70 billion.
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Boat Carrying Diesel Fuel Sinks Off Ecuador's Sensitive Galapagos Islands
A scuba diving boat sank Saturday off one of Ecuador's ecologically sensitive Galapagos Islands but damage was minor and no one was hurt, officials said.
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Union Minister Warns Against Moving Ahead With Kerala Silver Line Project
Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan on Saturday met people protesting against the K-Rail Silver line project in the Kottayam district of Kerala and said it will create "ecological issues" in the state.
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Over 100,000 Hectares Burned As Greece Faces "Ecological Disaster" From Wildfires
Hundreds of firefighters battled Thursday to contain new flare-ups in wildfire-ravaged areas of Greece, where summer infernos have caused what the prime minister described as the country's "greatest ecological disaster in decades".
