Khetri Bansyal Conservation Reserve is a 7,000 Hectare area protected area in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan. The conservation reserve has been set up in 2019 and the main attraction is Leopard. Apart from leopard, the reserve also has indian fox, blue bulls, sambhar etc. In 2017, Rajasthan State Government had announced launching of Project Leopard …
Prime Minister Modi released the results of the fourth cycle of All India Tiger Estimation – 2018 on the occasion of Global Tiger Day-2019. According to the Status of Tigers in India 2018 report, the total count of tigers has risen to 2,967 from 2,226 in 2014 — an increase of 741 individuals (aged more than one year), or 33%, …
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Ministry of Environment and Forests has been implementing the National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) since 2001 for conservation and management of polluted and degraded lakes in urban and semi-urban areas. The major objectives of NLCP include encouraging and assisting state Governments for sustainable management and conservation of lakes. National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) in Rajasthan …
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A recent news article published in the Hindu & Times of India, highlights a a study conducted by researchers at the Duke University in North Carolina, United States, and the Central Groundwater Board of India. The report raises concerns over presence of high uranium levels in their groundwater of State of Rajasthan along with 16 other north-western …
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A double bench of Justice Vinit Mathur and Justice Govind Mathur of the High Court, has issued directions to Rajasthan government to take necessary steps towards conservation of endangered ‘Mahaseer’ fish in Udaipur Lakes and all other places in Rajasthan. What is Mahaseer ? Mahaseer means Tiger of Lakes or tiger of fishes, it is a fish …
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