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Underwater forests in the Arctic are expanding with climate change	12.6.2019	Scroll.in
With global warming, underwater Arctic kelp forests are proliferating, and might be a potential resource.
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New mangrove study shows exactly how coastal forests protect economic activity during cyclones	9.6.2019	Scroll.in - News that matters
Satellite imagery data showed that communities with greater mangrove cover were more resilient.
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People encouraged to plant more trees to create greener environment	7.6.2019	The Assam Tribune
People encouraged to plant more trees to create greener environment
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Assam and Mizoram are least prepared for climate change among Himalayan states, finds study	30.5.2019	Scroll.in - News that matters
Jammu and Kashmir is the third most vulnerable, while Sikkim is the most prepared.
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One-day awareness camp held at Senapati	25.5.2019	Manipur: E-Pao
One-day awareness camp held at Senapati
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Vice President calls for equitable and people-centred sustainable development	22.5.2019	Govt of india: PIB
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for achieving sustainable development that is equitable and people-centred and stressed the need for efficient and frugal use of natural resources.
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Just eight months after the floods, Kerala is reeling from a severe water crisis. What’s gone wrong?	21.5.2019	Scroll.in
Deficient rainfall is to blame but also the widespread destruction of forests, paddy fields and laterite hills.
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‘India is fighting for her soul’: Arundhati Roy on fascism, Modi and being a writer in today’s world	18.5.2019	Scroll.in
‘In this blitzkrieg of idiocy, fascist marches, fake-news coups, and what looks like a race toward extinction – what is the place of literature?’
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Indigenous Peoples, "Guardians Of Nature", Under Siege: Report	7.5.2019	NDTV News - Latest
From Amazon rainforests to the Arctic Circle, indigenous peoples are leveraging ancestral knowhow to protect habitats that have sustained them for hundreds and even thousands of years, according to a...
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2 day camp on combating wildlife trafficking begins	30.4.2019	Manipur: E-Pao
2 day camp on combating wildlife trafficking begins
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Infrastructure and environment battle it out in the maximum city	28.4.2019	Citizen Matters
Several infrastructure projects are coming up in Mumbai, that could irrevocably damage the city's coastline and green spaces. While environmentalists allege that projects were announced without public discussion and ignoring the environmental impact, political parties brush aside these concerns
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Irate mob burns car carrying illegal timber in Garo Hills	20.4.2019	The Assam Tribune
Irate mob burns car carrying illegal timber in Garo Hills
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Basai is a perfect example of what is wrong with India’s urban planning	14.4.2019	Scroll.in
India’s urban planners and citizens seem wedded to the notion that land not used for a tangible purpose is ‘wasted space’.
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Bitter irony: Bhils whose ancestors invented sev are displaced by Ratlam namkeen industrial park	2.4.2019	Scroll.in
The families received no compensation because the plots they farmed are part of a village commons, whose title is held by the district administration.
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Forest dept. to conduct detailed assessment of factors causing fires	1.4.2019	Hindu: Policy & Issues
Steps on to create awareness among the public on prevention of forest fires
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Meet the Odisha women’s group that has been guarding their forest from timber smugglers for 20 years	24.3.2019	Scroll.in
They voluntarily came together to form Pir Jahania Van Surakhya Samiti after seeing the devastation caused by the 1999 supercyclone.
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Nagaland foresters undergo two-day training programme	13.3.2019	The Assam Tribune
Nagaland foresters undergo two-day training programme
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Tribal eviction: 'SC order a setback for conservation in India'	3.3.2019	Rediff: Top Stories (India)
Calling the Supreme Court order 'unjust' to the tribals as well as against the interest of wildlife conservation in India scientists have demanded cancellation of SC order
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Conservation groups should be helping Adivasis save forests. Instead, they are working to evict them	2.3.2019	Scroll.in
It was on a petition filed by conservationists that the Supreme Court this month ordered the eviction of over 10 lakh families of forest dwellers.
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Five reasons why claims by forest dwellers for their land are low – and rejections are high	25.2.2019	Scroll.in - News that matters
The Supreme Court is wrong in its view that people whose claims under the Forest Rights Act have been rejected are bogus claimants.
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