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Cheetahs to return to India 70 years after going extinct, first batch to arrive in August

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Cheetahs to return to India 70 years after going extinct, first batch to arrive in August

The Union Environment Ministry will translocate the first batch of cheetahs from South Africa in August after a years-long delay due to Covid-19. Declared extinct in India 70 years ago, the first group of five-six cheetahs will be translocated to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. This is the first-ever trans-continental shifting of a large … Read more

Govt committed to ensure clean air, healthy life to residents: Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav

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Govt committed to ensure clean air, healthy life to residents: Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav

The National Clean Air Programme, launched in 2019, is being implemented in targeted 132 cities, non-conforming to national ambient air quality standards consecutively for five years. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday said the government is committed to ensure clean air and healthy life to all residents of the country, and emphasised that fighting … Read more