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Are Ulterior Motives Driving Haryana’s Action Plan For Najafgarh Lake?

Ritu Rao 05/06/2023

Tasked with protecting the transboundary water body, Haryana's plan...

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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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Mandarin Duck Returns To Assam’s Tinsukia After a Century

Seema Sharma 18/02/2021

Ornithologist Anwaruddin Choudhury said that a Mandarin duck was...

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Explained: What Are Wetlands and Why Are They Important?

Aditi Tandon 28/01/2021

Wetlands are areas that are inundated with water permanently...

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A Couple’s Fight To Save a Bird Haven From Becoming a Golf Course

Tanvi Deshpande 03/12/2020

The 80 hectares of wetlands in Navi Mumbai constitute...

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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...