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Stories from a Discarded Landfill Site in Guwahati

Aditya Ranjan Pathak 03/04/2023

Boragaon in Guwahati was not just a landfill site...

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India Gets Two More Ramsar Sites, But Will They Help With Conservation?

Aathira Perinchery 04/02/2022

While designating a wetland as a Ramsar site may...

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Kabartal Wetland Becomes Bihar’s First Ramsar Site – and India’s 39th

The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the...

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World Wetlands Day: What Is a Wetland, and Why Does India Need so Many?

Nivedita Khandekar 02/02/2020

Wetlands are typically shallow so sunlight can penetrate the...

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Second Lab Report Concludes Avian Botulism Killed Birds Around Sambhar Lake

The Wire Staff 22/11/2019

Avian botulism is the result of deadly toxins secreted...

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Ideas for Cause Pile up but Mystery of Avian Horror at Sambhar Lake Persists

Shruti Jain 19/11/2019

Experts also don't agree with state authorities' idea of...