Ecology
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5.6KAfter flying thousands of kilometres, migratory birds land in Kashmir to be shot with pellets and bullets
Recently, viral pictures of blood stained whooper Swans generated hue and cry among netizens and nature lovers who were angry that after...
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4.6KHunters and watchers: A rare cross-border intruder shot dead in Kashmir
Nearly a fortnight ago, a tipoff about a rare cross-border aerial activity alerted all and sundry in Kashmir. The chase that ensued...
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4.8KIgnored since 2014 floods, huge chunks of Hokersar wetland turn dry as migratory birds arrive
Srinagar: As the season for the migration of birds from the north arrives, huge chunks of Kashmir’s Hokersar wetland have turned dry....
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Remove encroachments on wetlands within 45 days: Div Com to DCs
Asks them to prevent dumping on wetlands Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole on Thursday chaired a meeting of concerned officers...
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4.2KJK Forest Department converted into a corporation, assets now under Companies Act
‘All shares except two shall be held by the Lieutenant Governor of JK’ On Monday, the governor-led administration accorded the creation of...
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3.4KOf development, environment and migrant labourers
While development has been sold as an antidote to social and political problems, there are issues that remain unspoken and undiscussed. Indian...
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8.6KSatellite images show Chinese forces bringing in bulldozers to disturb flow of Galwan River
Satellite images reveal that the Chines forces have brought in bulldozers to disturb the flow of the Galwan river in Northeast Ladakh....
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3.1KWorld Environment Day: As deaths due to COVID-19 rise, experts in Kashmir say environment is healing
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives across the globe, reports suggest that the environment is healing due to reduced human...
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4.2KIndia’s moves in Kashmir are bad news for climate change activists and the ‘Global Environment’
On August 5, 2019, India, under the directions of its right-wing extremist BJP government, and without consulting either Kashmiris, Pakistan, or China,...
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6.3KView from the ragpickers’ shanties: ‘We feel much safer here’
Non-local ragpickers who scrounge for trash find conflict zone called Kashmir ‘safer’ than ‘shining’ mainland India. Even though they live shabbily and...
