Dr Seema Javed The Indian Himalayas have been in mayhem ever since the arrival of Monsoon this year. The ongoing floods and devastation in the Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are proof of the increasing climate risks to an already vulnerable and fragile ecosystem. Scientists attribute rising temperatures …
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Bird flu: Zoo birds feel the pain
Jubilee News Desk Birds across the country are now feeling the heat of bird flu as many of them have died and at different zoos their enclosures are being closed for visitors. Already inside enclosures the birds of different species can not be seen at Lucknow Zoo as the way …
Read More »Bird flu alarm in several states
Jubilee News Desk Bird flu was confirmed in dead migratory birds in Himachal Pradesh. The situation is alarming as over 2,400 migratory water birds have been found so far and about half of the dead birds were endangered bar-headed goose visiting the Pong wetlands. Wildlife authorities confirmed that avian influenza …
Read More »NFHS-5: Unmet family planning needs witness decline
Jubilee News Desk The national family health survey-5 (NFHS-5) has been released by the union government. The key results from the State/UT factsheets says the Total Fertility Rates (TFR) has further declined since NFHS-4 in almost all the Phase-1 States and UTs. The replacement level of fertility (2.1) has been …
Read More »New strategic tunnel named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The government on Wednesday has approved to name the strategic tunnel under Rohtang pass after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary. The foundation stone for the 8.8 kilometer long tunnel was laid on May 26, 2002 only when in he proposed for the tunnel in …
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