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Forest Dept-supported solar-powered fences provided to two HEC-hit Goalpara villages

  Guwahati, June 8: Two community-managed stretches of low-cost solar-powered fence supported by Goalpara Forest Division of Assam Forest Department,...
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Helmetless riders: Assam BJP MLA bats for seizing motorcycles to avert fatal road accidents

Guwahati, June 3: BJP MLA from Assam's Bihpuria Assembly constituency Bhupen Borah on Wednesday urged the Assam government...
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Life, livelihoods of over 1500 HEC-prone Assam villagers protected by re-installed solar-powered fence 

Guwahati, June 3:  NE Region's premier biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak (www.aaranyak.org) in collaboration with Assam Forest Department and with...
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For HEC mitigation – Aaranyak-SBIF installs solar streetlights; persists with community outreaches

Guwahati, March 31: Premier research-driven and community-focused biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak, in collaboration with local communities and with...
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How many more precious lives must we lose?

  A most distressing and tragic incident resulting in the untimely loss of several innocent lives, reportedly numbering not...
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Multi-stakeholder campaign by Aaranyak-SBIF for coexistence in HEC-affected areas

Guwahati, Nov 11: As part of its multi-stakeholder approach to facilitate mitigation of raging human elephant conflict (HEC),...
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The invisible threat: RGU researchers provide inputs to study on microplastics as plausible cause of cancer

GUWAHATI, October 16: Two faculties from The Assam Royal Global University (RGU) are in a team of 10...
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After alarming groundwater dip in Lucknow, NGT seeks report on block-wise management plan

New Delhi, Sep 29: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a status report on the implementation of...
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Crocodile kills woman collecting water in MP river

Damoh, July 11: In an incident of human-wildlife conflict in Madhya Pradesh, a fatal crocodile attack has occurred...
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3-km solar fence for HEC mitigation handed over to community at Rangagarah, Goalpara

Guwahati, July 9: A 3 km-long community-managed solar-powered fence installed to secure human elephant conflict (HEC)-affected Rangagarah village...
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BSF personnel sensitised on human-elephant interaction, wildlife crime in SWKH

Guwahati, July 5: The Meghalaya Forest Department organised an outreach programme for the personnel of the 193rd Border...
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Death of 5 tigers: Two arrested for poisoning big cats in revenge for cow’s killing

Bengaluru, June 28: The Forest and Police authorities have cracked the sensational case involving the death of a...
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Air pollution reduces life expectancy in Nepal by 3.4 years: Report

Kathmandu, June 18: Air pollution has emerged as the leading health hazard for death and disability in Nepal,...
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Solar street lights installed at Rangamati village in Kamrup for HEC mitigation

Guwahati, June 16: Premier biodiversity conservation organization Aaranyak ( www.aaranyak.org ) in collaboration with Loharghat Forest Range Office under Kamrup...
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6 km solar-powered fence secures 3 HEC-affected villages in Udalguri district of Assam

Guwahati, June 14: As part of its sustained efforts to deal with the ongoing challenges of Human-Elephant Conflict...
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30 km solar fence secures 1047 households in HEC-hit villages in Jorhat

Guwahati, June 10: As part of its sustained efforts to mitigate human-elephant conflict (HEC) and facilitate coexistence, premier...
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13 more kms of solar fence installed in 12 villages in HEC-hit Baksa, Udalguri districts of Assam

Guwahati, June 9: In response to the ongoing challenges of human-elephant conflict (HEC), premier biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak,...
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RCB’s IPL victory celebration turns tragic: 8 killed in stampede near B’luru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium

Bengaluru, June 4: The celebrations for the first-ever IPL victory of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) turned tragic...
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Solar fences lifeline to education at schools vulnerable to invasion by wild elephants

Guwahati, April 2:  The normal course of life of common people is severely affected when human elephant conflict...
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10 feared dead as rain hampers rescue operation in landslide-hit SGH area

Tura, Oct 4: Continuing rain have thrown a spanner in rescue operation in landslide affected areas of South...
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Elephant tramples man to death in Bengal; ninth such death reported this year

  Kolkata, Dec 16: A man was trampled to death by a rogue elephant in Bagdogra near Siliguri in...
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British Asian Trust official Belinda inaugurates solar fence in WGH village

  Guwahati, Dec 6: A 1.2 kilometer long and single-wire solar-powered fence to restrict movements of wild elephants was...
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Wild elephant storms into house in Assam, kills elderly couple in sleep

Guwahati, Aug 30: An elderly couple was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Assam’s Udalguri district,...
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Solar streetlights installed in HEC-hit WGH villages to facilitate coexistence

  Guwahati, July 1: Unwarranted face-offs between wild elephants and human beings, which may turn fatal, often occur in...
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Aaranyak strives to ramp up mitigation measures in HEC hotspots

  Guwahati, May 19: Premier research-oriented biodiversity conservation organization Aaranyak (www.aaranyak.org) as part of its relentless efforts on mitigation of...
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Aaranyak,Tamulpur administration explore synergy for human-elephant coexistence

  Guwahati, Dec 23: A consultation workshop organized by research-based biodiversity conservation organisation, Aaranyak (www.aaranyak.org) at Tamulpur on Wednesday...
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Over 200 birds killed as Municipal Board cuts private bamboo grove over COVID fear

  GUWAHATI, June 25: Because of an insensitive and unwarranted action on part of Tangla Municipal Board in Udalguri...
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Major fire breaks out at north Kolkata slum

KOLKATA: A major fire broke out in Kolkata's Bagbazar area on Wednesday evening, West Bengal fire services officials...
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Dzukou Valley wildfire likely to be fully doused in 24 hours: Officials

KOHIMA/IMPHAL: The authorities in Nagaland on Thursday expressed confidence that the 10-day long wildfire in the famed Dzukou...
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6.3-magnitude quake jolts Japan, no tsunami alert issued

TOKYO: An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted Japan's Aomori prefecture on Monday, but authorities did not...
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500 people flee following volcano eruption in Indonesia

JAKARTA: About 550 people fled from their homes on Tuesday after the Semeru volcano on Indonesia's main Java...
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Australian state warns of severe fire danger as temperatures soar

NEW DELHI: Residents in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) were warned on Thursday to prepare...
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Cyclone Nivar crosses TN, Puducherry, felling trees, disrupting power supply

CHENNAI/PUDUCHERRY: The very severe cyclonic storm Nivar, crossed the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast late night and early...
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Major blast in Ahmedabad factory kills 9, CM announces relief

AHMEDABAD: Nine people were killed due to a huge blast and fire in an Ahmedabad cotton mill on...
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Desert locusts, Covid, flooding threaten Ethiopia’s food security

ADDIS ABABA: A new generation of desert locusts, ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as well as recurrent flooding threatened food security...
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Massive fire breaks out in city

 SHILLONG: A major fire breaks out at Maxwelton Compound, Zig Zag Road, Rilbong earlier today. More details are...
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Typhoon Molave leaves 27 dead, 50 missing in Vietnam

HANOI: Floods and landslides triggered by typhoon Molave in Vietnam have left 27 people dead, 50 missing and 67...
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Greece, Turkey pledge mutual aid after 6.7-magnitude quake

ATHENS/ANKARA: Greece and Turkey have pledged mutual aid after a massive earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richer scale jolted...
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Durgapur barrage lock gate damaged, panic of flood in Bengal villages

DURGAPUR: A portion of lock gate of Durgapur barrage got severely damaged on Friday night triggering panic among villagers...