Sunderbans
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Video: Tiger takes a giant leap from boat into wild; reminds netizens of Life of Pi's Richard Parker
Trending | Apr 19, 2022, 10:32 AM ISTIndian Forest Officer (IFS) Parween Kalwaan recently shared an intriguing video on his Twitter handle that shows a rescue operation of a Royal Bengal tiger. Check it out here!
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Bangladesh's coal-fired power plants puts Sunderbans on 'natural sites in danger': Report
World | Jun 15, 2019, 02:56 PM ISTThe World Heritage Committee of 21 governments is scheduled to decide on the recommendations by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in its annual meeting in Azerbaijan from June 30 to July 10, the bdnews24.com reported.
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Tiger drags away man, injures another
India | Jul 20, 2015, 08:20 AM ISTKultali (West Bengal): One person was dragged by a tiger while another was injured while trying to save his companion at Benir Pheli jungle in Sunderbans Reserve Forest yesterday afternoon.A forest official said Badal Naskar
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Poachers turned conservationists in Sunderbans
India | Mar 24, 2015, 01:13 PM ISTBali Island (West Bengal): Poachers have turned conservationists in the Sunderbans, giving a ray of hope to conservationists for saving the world's largest mangrove forest which is facing threat from rising sea level and climate
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NGT asks West Bengal govt to demolish illegal structures in Sunderbans
India | Jan 23, 2015, 12:33 PM ISTKolkata: The National Green Tribunal has directed the West Bengal government to demolish illegal constructions coming up in the Sunderbans, habitat of the Royal Bengal tigers and the world's largest mangrove forest. The tribunal's East
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BSF jawans in Sunderbans, Kutch to get hardship allowance
India | Oct 07, 2013, 06:20 PM ISTDehradun: BSF jawans deployed in Sunderbans in West Bengal and Rann of Kutch in Gujarat will be given a hardship allowance every month considering the difficult circumstances in which they work, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar
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Bengal comes up with new plans for Sunderbans
India | Aug 28, 2013, 07:12 AM ISTKolkata: In a bid to attract more tourits, the state Tourism Department is planning to start a world class project in the Sunderbans under public-private partnership model and will also start a Tiger Project there.