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DTE Impact: New software to keep fishing vessels away from Gahiramatha

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Wildlife & Biodiversity

DTE Impact: New software to keep fishing vessels away from Gahiramatha

The Orissa High Court had ordered the installation of the software to track vessel movements after taking cognizance of a DTE story about Olive Ridley turtles dying in large numbers in the area

NEWS AND VIEWS

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Tribal hunting rights vs wildlife protection laws: Is there a middle ground?

Forest rights in India reflect correlative duties of tribal communities to preserve …

Climate Change

May 2021 was the sixth-warmest May on record, says NOAA

2021 could be among the top 10 hottest years on record, says report

Natural Disasters

Rock, ice avalanche triggered Chamoli disaster, satellite images show

A crack near the ‘bergschrund’ (a crevasse that forms where moving glacier ice …

Science & Technology

FSSAI recognises new precision iodine value analyser

Iodine value is conventionally determined using manual titration; but the method takes a …

THE SECOND WAVE RAGES ON

Health

New Delta+ variant found in India can escape antibodies

Mutations in the Delta+ variant can render vaccines and treatments ineffective

Videos

Health

First death in India from COVID-19 vaccination

A 68-year-old man died due to anaphylaxis, a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, after receiving the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine

Wildlife & Biodiversity

What is the history of cheetah re-introduction in India?

Health

New batch of coronavirus found in bats: Research

Waste

Ocean litter : What make the mess

Agriculture

Ecological economist and Padma Shri awardee Prof Radhamohan passes away at 78

Health

Delta variant of COVID-19 can infect vaccinated people finds AIIMS study

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