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NGT stays green nod for NTPC’s Karimnagar plant Updated: Updated: Environmental Clearance put on hold for seven months, bench calls for fresh appraisal. Share Article AAA The NTPC Super Thermal Power project at Ramagundam in Karimnagar District of Andhra Pradesh   | Photo Credit: P_V_SIVAKUMAR Environmental Clearance put on hold for seven months, bench calls for fresh appraisal. The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has put in abeyance the Environment Clearance (EC) granted to the 2x800 MW thermal power plant of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in Karimnagar distri...

New species of shrew discovered in Andamans’ Narcondam Island Updated: Updated: Crocidura narcondamica, an insectivorous mammal, was found in the volcanic and uninhabited island. Share Article Crocidura narcondamica, an insectivorous mammal, was found in the volcanic and uninhabited island. Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of insectivorous mammal, a The species Crocidura narcondamica is a new addition to the list of mammals found in the country. Shrews are small and mouse-like mammals, and they live in sub-leaf stratum in the forests. Ins...

Number of snow leopards to 13 in West Bengal's Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park ANI | Updated: Apr 27, 2021 20:37 IST Speaking to ANI, Director of Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Dharmdeo Rai said, "Today morning, a snow leopard gave birth to a cub. Both mother and cub are fine and doing well." "The total number of snow leopards at the park now stands 13", Rai said. Earlier in October 2020, Union Minister of State for Environment Forest and Climate Change Babul Supriyo has said that the Government of India has been conserving snow leopard...

Kerala CM seeks PM Modi's intervention on notification regarding eco-sensitive zone around Wayanad sanctuary ANI | Updated: Feb 07, 2021 21:24 IST Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 7 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting his intervention on the draft notification issued by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) notifying 118.59 sq kms around Wayanad wildlife sanctuary as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ). In his letter dated February 6, 2021, Vijayan stat...