Tirupati, May 18 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday congratulated the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on achieving 89.4 per cent forest cover in Tirumala.”Congratulations to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams on achieving 89.4 pc forest cover in Tirumala through sustained conservation measures aimed at protecting forest wealth and restoring native species in the Seshachalam Hills,” the Chief Minister posted on X.”Our traditions regard nature as sacred, and prote…
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Chandigarh, Feb 14 (IANS) The Campus Bird Survey –2026 recorded nearly 30 bird species across the Panjab University (PU) campus on Saturday, taking the cumulative campus checklist to 104 species with the sighting of a booted eagle (light morph). The survey was conducted under the initiative of Bird Count India as part of the ongoing project, “Monitoring Avian Species of Panjab University,” sponsored by the Panjab University Alumni Association.The survey commenced at 6.30 a.m. and covered ma…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has realised Rs 2.4 crore under the Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) framework in the last 45 days in connection with commercial utilisation of biological resources, a statement said on Friday. The amount was received from 10 applications for carrying out activities relating to research and commercial use of biological resources, from entities that belong to seed and animal feed/cosmetic sectors, it added.The benefit-sharing cont…