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World Wildlife Fund

World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Six mammal, bird and fish species are facing the spectre of extinction in Russia according to World Wildlife Fund (WWF). These include the Saiga antelope, the gyrfalcon, the Persian leopard, the spoon-billed sandpiper, the Sakhalin sturgeon and the kaluga, also a type of sturgeon. About WWF: It is an international non-governmental organization […]

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Mega Food Park

Mega Food Park

Mega Food Park Zoram Mega food park launched in Mizoram, to benefit 25,000 farmers and create 5,000 jobs. This is the first Mega Food Park operationalized in the state of Mizoram.  About Mega Food Parks scheme: Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing Mega Food Park Scheme in the country since 2008. It aims at

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National Commission for Protection of Child Rights [NCPCR]

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights [NCPCR]

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights [NCPCR]  The NCPCR is a body that works towards achieving a child rights- centric approach in all the laws, programmes, policies and administrative mechanisms in India. It functions under the Ministry of Women & Child Development of the central government. It strives to ensure that all laws and

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The Nature-Loving Tribe That Fought To Save Their Sacred Peak & Succeeded!

The Nature-Loving Tribe That Fought To Save Their Sacred Peak & Succeeded! The Dongrias have been known​ ​for their eco-friendly agriculture-based lifestyle. But now they are slowly dying. Ritayan Mukherjee, a photographer, reports. When I first heard about the Dongrias, it was way back in 2013. Their successful fight against a UK-based mining giant to

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The dispensable India: Data shows how DNTs, Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims bore lockdown brunt

The dispensable India: Data shows how DNTs, Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims bore lockdown brunt  These communities have suffered on most social indicators due to a mix of poor logistics as well as prejudice and ostracisation Dalit, Muslim and Adivasi households and neighbourhoods have suffered terribly in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in

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