Why Andamanâs Barren Island, Home To Indiaâs Only Active Volcano, Is In News
by Swarajya Staff - May 7, 2021 05:31 AM
A plume of ash rises from Barren Island Volcano on 25 September 2010. (NASA)
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Barren Island is home to Indiaâs only live volcano.
The island, part of the Andaman and Nicobar chain of islands, is located in the Andaman Sea, around 140 kilometres northeast of Port Blair, the capital of the Union Territory. The uninhabited 3-km-wide island is open to visitors with prior permission.
The volcano on the island, the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes that runs from Indonesiaâs Sumatra in the south to Myanmar in the north, remained dormant for over 150 years before it started showing activity again in the year 1991. Since then, it has shown intermittent activity, most recently in 2018.
Farmer finds python in haystack near Agra, rescued
By IANS |
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Farmer finds python in haystack near Agra rescued. Image Source: IANS News
Agra May 7 : A six-foot-long Indian Rock Python was rescued by the Wildlife SOS after it was discovered by a farmer in a pile of hay in Nagla Bhoopla village in Agra district.
The snake is currently kept under observation and will be released in the wild once deemed fit.
The 24-hour helpline of Wildlife SOS received a distress call on Friday, informing it about a python sighting in Nagla Bhoopla village. A farmer working in his agricultural field was shocked to find the large reptile nestled amid a pile of hay and immediately reached out to the Wildlife SOS, requesting help.
Three tribal youths in TN booked for teasing, slapping elephants
By IANS |
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Thu, May 6 2021 23:12 IST |
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Three tribal youths in TN booked for teasing, slapping elephants. Image Source: IANS News
Chennai, May 6 : The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has registered a case against three tribal youths under the Wildlife Protection Act for teasing wild elephants near Thirumurthy dam settlement area.
The Tiruppur forest officials registered the case following a video showing these youths teasing and hitting wild elephants near Thirumurthy dam settlement in Udumalpet going viral on Thursday morning.
The videos show youngsters throwing stones and slapping wild elephants and another youth running in front of a wild elephant. The video also shows another group of youths sitting on a tree and recording the incidents on a mobile phone.