State of India’s birds, 2023
A report on India’s bird population has painted a grim picture for many of the country’s species. The State of India’s Birds (SoIB) report showed worrisome declines, with 178 species of wild birds identified
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State of India's birds, 2020
<p>A first-of-its-kind nationwide study of India’s birds has found that among the species for which long-term trends could be established, over half have declined since 2000, of which 22% were declining
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 13/12/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Umashankar Patwa & Others Vs Union of India & Ors. (Earlier titled as D.K. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors.) dated 13/12/2019 on the
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding migratory birds dying in large numbers in Sambhar lake, Rajasthan, 20/11/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item Published in “Hindustan Times” Authored by Rakesh Goswami Titled Sambhar’s ecology among worst: Report dated 20/11/2019
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Trading faces: online trade of helmeted and other hornbill species on Facebook in Thailand
A new study released to coincide with the 18th Conference to the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP18) finds hundreds of Helmeted
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding the decline of Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican, 15/07/2019
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. K. Ranjitsinh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/07/2019 regarding alarming decline of Great Indian Bustard, Lesser Florican.</p>
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Proximity to unconventional shale gas infrastructure alters breeding bird abundance and distribution
<p>Unconventional shale gas development is a rapidly expanding driver of forest loss and fragmentation in the central Appalachian region.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/shale-gas-infra-song-bird.pdf"
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Assessment of habitat use by Black-Necked Crane (Grus Nigricollis) and eflows of Nyamjang Chu Hyroelectric Project in Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh
Buddhist monks in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district have reason to cheer as their movement to save the winter habitat of the black-necked crane seems to have borne fruit. The Dehradun-based Wildlife
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Birds like puffins dying at alarming numbers due to climate change in Alaska
Birds like puffins are dying in alarming numbers owing to climate change, suggests researchers. Tufted puffins breeding in the Bering Sea, off the coast of Alaska, feed on fish and marine invertebrates,
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Nearly 60 per cent of mammals extinct in 44 yrs
The report ‘Living Planet’ is released every two years, and keeps track of around 4,000 species spread across nearly 17,000 population of the planet. Hyderabad: The report ‘Living Planet’ released by
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Humans causing shrinking of nature as larger animals die off
Humanity’s ongoing destruction of wildlife will lead to a shrinking of nature, with the average body size of animals falling by a quarter, a study predicts. The researchers estimate that more than 1,000