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Biodiversity Park Bikram Chowk Tawi Bank under official threat

Biodiversity of River Tawi Front Park under threat, cries ‘SOS’

By Navjeev Digra, Marine Engineer and Tree Enthusiast & C M Sharma, Dy. Director of Agriculture, Jammu (Rtd) It is ironical and unfortunate that amidst...
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The Endangered Golden Mahseer Fish Solitary Breeding Site in Reasi auctioned off for mining  

By Bhushan Parimoo Knowing well that the Mahseer is a protected fish species in India, as well as an endangered species according to the International Union for...
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Hair-cutting Rituals, overuse of fertilizers pose big threat to Surinsar-Mansar Lakes

Jammu Tawi, May 02: Rituals of first haircuts of children and agriculture-overuse of fertilizers and pesticides reaching the famous Surinsar-Mansar Lakes from the surrounding fields...
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Master Samsar Chand Koul: Kashmir’s Forgotten Ornithologist at his Home Ground

By Bhushan Parimoo Once again wounds got raw hard to bear the agonizing pain it gives. In a gathering of the cream of academicians, recognized Naturalists who had...
Asia's Largest Tulip Garden opens for public

Asia’s Majestic Tulip Garden at Srinagar opens for public; Aerator cum Dancing Fountains...

Asia's largest Tulip Garden at Srinagar stands open today for people. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha performed the opening ceremony of the mesmerising beauty of...
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No let-up in illegal mining in Reasi, Arnas; Illegal mining goes on even in...

Sarbjeet Singh, Jammu Tawi, March 15: Despite a recent crackdown and all-out efforts of the district civil and police administration, the illegal mining of minor minerals-...

World Ozone Day celebrated

JAMMU, Sept 16: The students of GCOE Jammu observed World Ozone Day at GHS Satwari, GGHS Bhagwati Nagar and GMS Janipur under...

Clean Ganga Mission organises 10th edition of ‘Igniting Young Minds Rejuvenating Rivers’ to connect...

New Delhi , September 10 : The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Jal Shakti in collaboration with APAC News...

Tackling air pollution at a global scale

Air pollution has no respect for borders. Regional agreements can only go so far. The world needs a global agreement.In the 1960s,...
Samiksha Plantation Event

Samiksha-PDCL hold plantation event to spread environment-conservation awareness

Jammu Tawi, Sept 07:  Samiksha, the Society for Promotion of Inclusive and Sustainable Development, carried out tree a plantation programme in collaboration with the...
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Wular Lake in Kashmir to have non-motorable walkway – a tourist attraction

Bandipora (Kashmir), Aug 31:  Northlines News Desk The J&K Administration proposes constructing a non-motorable walkway around Asia’s famed Wular lake in Bandipora district in Kashmir. Divisional...
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Tourist Village Network: A new hope for the transformation of rural economy across J&K

Jammu Tawi, February 07 (Info): The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is known all over the world for Tourism and the tourism sector...
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‘Dying Wetlands of J&K’: Encroachment, pollution, poaching among main challenges in preservation

Jammu Tawi/Srinagar, Feb 2:  Wetlands aren't wasteland but biodiversity hotspots that provide habitat for countless plants and animals and there is a need to preserve...