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Growing Wildfire In Eastern California Prompts Evacuations: Fire Department
A rapidly growing wildfire in California's Eastern Sierra region burned through 1,000 acres and forced evacuations in multiple counties, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said on Sunday.
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Watch: Baby Gorilla In T-Shirt Stuffed Inside A Crate, Rescued At Istanbul Airport
After the rescue, officials transferred the baby gorilla to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's care units.
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Papua New Guinea To Return To UN Climate Talks With Focus On "Forest Conservation"
Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised Tuesday to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's talks, but called for safeguarding forests to be a bigger priority.
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Japan Launches World's First Wooden Satellite LignoSat into Space
Japan’s LignoSat, the first wooden satellite developed by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, was launched on a SpaceX mission to the ISS. The satellite will orbit 400 km above Earth for six months, testing honoki wood’s durability against extreme temperatures and radiation. The team, led by astronaut Takao Doi, hopes to prove that wood can...
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UPSSSC Technical Assistant Online Registrations To Close Today
Candidates having a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Forestry or BTech in Agriculture Engineering are eligible for applying to the exam.
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Firefighter Allegedly Used Cigarettes To Start Wildfires That Killed 130 In Chile
A volunteer firefighter and a Chilean forestry official have been formally accused by prosecutors with involvement in setting wildfires that engulfed central Chile this past February, killing over 130 people.
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Study Abroad: Top Universities Across World To Study Agriculture and Forestry
The listing is based on the new WUR 3.0 methodology, which includes 18 carefully calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution's performance across five areas.
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Cheetah Deaths Were "Expected" In "Risky" Relocation To India: South Africa
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) South Africa on Thursday said the deaths of two cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park are within expected mortality rates for a project of this nature.
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Centre Opens Nominations For Padma Awards On Newly-Launched "Rashtriya Puruskar Portal"
The central government has opened nominations for Padma Awards, Digital India Awards 2022, and National Award for Excellence in Forestry 2022 among eight awards on the newly developed Rashtriya Puruskar Portal.
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Northvolt, Stora Enso to Develop Batteries From Forestry Byproduct Lignin: Details
Northvolt will partner with forestry company Stora Enso to develop batteries from a forestry byproduct called lignin, according to the firms. The material, which is a part of wood binding tree fibres together that would previously be burned, it could be turned into new products. Northvolt plans to turn an old Swedish paper mill it bought from Stora...
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Tripura Plans To Breed Endangered Vultures
Tripura's forestry department is embarking on a project to breed the endangered vulture specie in Khowai district through program for vulture conservation and artificial breeding'.
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Cyprus Says Huge Forest Fire "Under Full Control"
The Cyprus Forestry Department said Monday that a deadly wildfire, the island's worst in decades, was now "under full control".
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Weak And Tattered, 29 Students Freed By Kidnappers In Nigeria's Kaduna
Kidnappers have released the remaining 29 students they were holding captive on Wednesday, nearly two months after abducting them from a forestry college in Nigeria's Kaduna state.
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Rare Siberian Tiger Caught After Attacking A Villager In China
A rare tiger that attacked a villager and damaged a car in northeast China was caught after an hours-long pursuit by police and forestry officials and will be held for 45 days of observation, state media reported on Monday.
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Apple Announces $200 Million Forestry Fund to Reduce Carbon
Apple has announced a $200 million (roughly Rs. 1,490 crores) fund to invest in timber-producing commercial forestry projects. The goal is to remove carbon from the atmosphere while also generating profit.
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Growing Wildfire In Eastern California Prompts Evacuations: Fire Department
A rapidly growing wildfire in California's Eastern Sierra region burned through 1,000 acres and forced evacuations in multiple counties, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said on Sunday.
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Watch: Baby Gorilla In T-Shirt Stuffed Inside A Crate, Rescued At Istanbul Airport
After the rescue, officials transferred the baby gorilla to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's care units.
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Papua New Guinea To Return To UN Climate Talks With Focus On "Forest Conservation"
Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised Tuesday to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's talks, but called for safeguarding forests to be a bigger priority.
-
Japan Launches World's First Wooden Satellite LignoSat into Space
Japan’s LignoSat, the first wooden satellite developed by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, was launched on a SpaceX mission to the ISS. The satellite will orbit 400 km above Earth for six months, testing honoki wood’s durability against extreme temperatures and radiation. The team, led by astronaut Takao Doi, hopes to prove that wood can...
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UPSSSC Technical Assistant Online Registrations To Close Today
Candidates having a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Forestry or BTech in Agriculture Engineering are eligible for applying to the exam.
-
Firefighter Allegedly Used Cigarettes To Start Wildfires That Killed 130 In Chile
A volunteer firefighter and a Chilean forestry official have been formally accused by prosecutors with involvement in setting wildfires that engulfed central Chile this past February, killing over 130 people.
-
Study Abroad: Top Universities Across World To Study Agriculture and Forestry
The listing is based on the new WUR 3.0 methodology, which includes 18 carefully calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution's performance across five areas.
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Cheetah Deaths Were "Expected" In "Risky" Relocation To India: South Africa
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) South Africa on Thursday said the deaths of two cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park are within expected mortality rates for a project of this nature.
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Centre Opens Nominations For Padma Awards On Newly-Launched "Rashtriya Puruskar Portal"
The central government has opened nominations for Padma Awards, Digital India Awards 2022, and National Award for Excellence in Forestry 2022 among eight awards on the newly developed Rashtriya Puruskar Portal.
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Northvolt, Stora Enso to Develop Batteries From Forestry Byproduct Lignin: Details
Northvolt will partner with forestry company Stora Enso to develop batteries from a forestry byproduct called lignin, according to the firms. The material, which is a part of wood binding tree fibres together that would previously be burned, it could be turned into new products. Northvolt plans to turn an old Swedish paper mill it bought from Stora...
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Tripura Plans To Breed Endangered Vultures
Tripura's forestry department is embarking on a project to breed the endangered vulture specie in Khowai district through program for vulture conservation and artificial breeding'.
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Cyprus Says Huge Forest Fire "Under Full Control"
The Cyprus Forestry Department said Monday that a deadly wildfire, the island's worst in decades, was now "under full control".
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Weak And Tattered, 29 Students Freed By Kidnappers In Nigeria's Kaduna
Kidnappers have released the remaining 29 students they were holding captive on Wednesday, nearly two months after abducting them from a forestry college in Nigeria's Kaduna state.
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Rare Siberian Tiger Caught After Attacking A Villager In China
A rare tiger that attacked a villager and damaged a car in northeast China was caught after an hours-long pursuit by police and forestry officials and will be held for 45 days of observation, state media reported on Monday.
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Apple Announces $200 Million Forestry Fund to Reduce Carbon
Apple has announced a $200 million (roughly Rs. 1,490 crores) fund to invest in timber-producing commercial forestry projects. The goal is to remove carbon from the atmosphere while also generating profit.
