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India’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve designated by UNESCO

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India’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve designated by UNESCO

India’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, perched high in the trans-Himalayan region, is among the 26 new biosphere reserves across several countries, designated by UNESCO, the organisation announced on Saturday (September 27, 2025). With this addition, India now has 13 biospheres listed in UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR). The Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve of … Read more

No illegality in burying bodies even in places not designated as burial grounds in villages, says HC

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No illegality in burying bodies even in places not designated as burial grounds in villages, says HC

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court has set aside an order passed by a single judge to exhume all bodies that had been buried on a land classified ‘ Vandi Pathai’ (cart track) in the revenue records of Navakurichi village in Attur taluk of Salem district and relocate the remains to two designated … Read more