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Not Just One Earth, Itâ€™s Only Earth!

by Samachar Foundation
September 11, 2023

The IMF has already secured over $40 billion to support vulnerable countries through our

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India To Borrow Indonesian Mangrove Conservation Practices

by Samachar Foundation
July 14, 2023

Bhupender Yadav launches Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats and Tangible Incomes (MISHTI) in Tamil Nadu

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Democracy With Sustainability- Thatâ€™s India for the world

by Samachar Foundation
June 24, 2023

Our vision is pro-planet progress; Our vision is pro-planet prosperity, Our vision is pro-planet people, Modi tells US Congress...

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Zero Waste - CLEAR Target

by Samachar Foundation
May 10, 2023

Recyle.Green will help CLEAR to reduce plasti...

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Govt Admits Neglect Of Wetlands As Public Goods

by Samachar Foundation
April 30, 2023

Mission LiFE is critical for nudging people for conserving wetlands, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change&...

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Parsik Hill Slope Cutting: Builder Found Guilty

by Samachar Foundation
March 04, 2023

The HRC had intervened taking a Suo Motu note of media reports based on environmental groups complaints

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My Lord, Environment Dept Skips Mangrove Committee Meetings

by Samachar Foundation
March 04, 2023

NatConnect director B N Kumar says wetland destruction goes unchecked as the HC...

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Resurrection of Uran mangroves after Destruction by NHAI Expansion

by Samachar Foundation
March 02, 2023

Mangroves grow on their own without human intervention, if the tidal water flow is intact

NAVI MUMBAI: In what enviro...

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India Joins Climate-Smart Farm Mission

by Samachar Foundation
February 23, 2023

Longstanding agricultural practices are undermined as climate change continues to impact global temperature, weather and season...

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12 More Cheetahs Fly 7,900 Km To Kuno In MP

by Samachar Foundation
February 19, 2023

This takes the strength of cheetahs at Kuno to 20 as PM ...

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On Africaâ€™s farms, the forecast calls for adaptation and innovation

by Samachar Foundation
February 01, 2023

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Ramsar official stamp On Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary

by Samachar Foundation
December 28, 2022

With the State authorities turning a blind eye to the series of complaints, NatConnect and Save Navi Mumbai Environment have dr...

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Flamingos Are Coming Back To Their City

by Samachar Foundation
December 23, 2022

BNHS deputy director Dr Rahul Khot said the pink birds tend to stay put in Gujarat area as ...

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Panje Wetland Eclipsed Again

by Samachar Foundation
November 05, 2022

Nth time violation of Environment Dept order to keep water flow undisturbed, says greens

NAVI MUMBAI: Ahead of the be...

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Save The Himalayas

by Samachar Foundation
November 04, 2022

India shows the world the best way to counter the effects of environmental degradation –

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Pretty-Dozen!

by Samachar Foundation
October 27, 2022

The mission of Blue Flag is to promote sustainability in the tourism sector, through...

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Green crusader B N Kumar nominated for Shiv Varma Media Award

by Samachar Foundation
October 27, 2022

Kumar said he dedicates it to the teams of fellow environment crusaders such as Nandakumar Pawar, Sunil Agrawal, Nareshchandra ...

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by Samachar Foundation
October 18, 2022

Fifty-four-year-old Kishen Singh Malara too has a dream - to connect people with Nature

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In a 1st, FIR Against 8 People For Mangrove Burial Uran

by Samachar Foundation

October 02, 2022

At least 20 acres reclaimed for truck parking by continuously destroying mangroves at Dhutum in Uran

NAVI MUMBAI: Ami...

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Maha Coast To â€˜Rockâ€™ with Ecotourism

by Samachar Foundation

September 26, 2022

Chance to view hidden biodiversity and ecosystem at such rocky intertidal zones, says

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Eureka! BNHS-tagged bid tracked to Siberia

by Samachar Foundation

September 25, 2022

The bird, named Bala after renowned researcher

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Cheers to Cheetah â€“ Happy Birthday, NaMO!

by Samachar Foundation

September 17, 2022

India of the 21st century is giving a message to the whole world that economy and ecology are not conflicting,

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40% Non-Fossil Power In 8 Yrs

by Samachar Foundation

August 03, 2022

India’s NDC to UN convention on climate change does not bind it to any sector specific mitigation obligation or action.

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19.5 K Ha Mangroves Get Highest Protection Status In Maha

by Samachar Foundation

July 27, 2022

India’s only mangrove conservation body Maharashtra Mangrove Cell com...

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Centre Upset With Maha Silence On MMR Wetland Burial

by Samachar Foundation

July 07, 2022

No authority seems to be serious about the bird hit threats to flight at the NMIAL despite our complaints,

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5 Coal Mine Pit Lakes For Ramsar Wetland Status

by Samachar Foundation

June 29, 2022

CIL says These mine pit water bodies are regularly visited by d...

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Environment dept skips HC panel meetings, Report to CJ soon

by Samachar Foundation

June 26, 2022

NatConnect Foundation director B N Kumar has earlier pointed out this lapse to ...

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Greens, Realtors Call For City Climate Action Plan

by Samachar Foundation

June 06, 2022

World Environment Day event discusses Balancing Development with Environm...

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From Chilika To China â€“ Black-Winged Stilt Flies Miles

by Samachar Foundation

May 12, 2022

BNHS tagged the bird in 2017 at Chilika as part of its bird research and it is inte...

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Flamingo Festival @ Navi Mumbai on May 14

by Samachar Foundation

May 07, 2022

WMBD is a twice-a-year awareness-raising campaign focusing on migratory bi...

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Indiaâ€™s Largest Miyawaki Urban Forest In Navi Mumbai

by Samachar Foundation

May 06, 2022

Navi Mumbai to have India’s largest Miyawaki Forest with over a lakh of...

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Thane Creek Flamingos Swell To1.4 Lakh â€“ BNHS

by Samachar Foundation

May 01, 2022

The Maharashtra government has already recommended TCFS to be accorded the status of a Ramsar...

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BREAKING! Yess!! Navi Mumbai wetlands will be saved

by Samachar Foundation

April 25, 2022

Adani’s Navi Mumbai airport to save wetlands & avert bird hit...

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De-notified NMSEZ buries of 165-acre Uran wetland

by Samachar Foundation

April 09, 2022

HC Committee had asked CIDCO, the Raigad collector twice to restore t...

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Green Hill Slope Cut For Artificial Beauty

by Samachar Foundation

April 09, 2022

Full grown trees have been chopped and burnt down and flower pots are being lined up the hill slope in the name of beautificati...

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Ramsar candidate flamingo sanctuary is highly polluted

by Samachar Foundation

March 23, 2022

Maha CM steps in as greens say Ramsar candidate Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary&nbs...

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UNEP joins One Health drive

by Samachar Foundation

March 19, 2022

One Health Partnership is now Quadripartite w...

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Land Sharks Behind Massive Fire On Kharghar Hill?

by Samachar Foundation

March 17, 2022

Environmentalists express concern over recurring fires

NAVI MUMB...

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Victory for Panje Wetland, NGT upholds CRZ 1 status

by Samachar Foundation

February 23, 2022

NGT today upheld that Panje wetland falls under CRZ 1 and dismissed the contentions by CIDCO and NMSEZ against the status of th...

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Cops stop Kharghar hill cutting after protest threat

by Samachar Foundation

February 20, 2022

The public anger against the cutting of a hill at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai has taken a new turn on Sunday

NAVI MUMBAI:...

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A COVID â€˜mustâ€™ poses crisis of waste

by Samachar Foundation

February 05, 2022

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Civic body okays greens idea: Recycled water for construction, gardens

by Samachar Foundation

January 30, 2022

Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is examining a

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Civic body keen to save Navi Mumbai flamingo wetlands

by Samachar Foundation

January 09, 2022

City planner CIDCO planned a golf course by burying the 35-hectare wetlands.

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@ Panje wetland, HC â€˜greenâ€™ petitioner gets death threat

by Samachar Foundation

January 01, 2022

CIDCO leased out the area to Navi Mumbai SEZ for turning into concrete jungle w...

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Bombay HC blasts officials for dumping garbage on Uran mangroves

by Samachar Foundation

December 06, 2021

The judges expressed their displeasure over the fact that “the responsibility is sought to be shifted from one authority ...

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These Deewars Must Go; Obstruct fishing boats, kill mangroves

by Samachar Foundation

December 05, 2021

MCZMA has already submitted to Bombay High Court that both the holding ponds fall unde...

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Vanishing wetlands change bird flight pattern, pose threat to aircraft

by Samachar Foundation

October 10, 2021

Pic: The spraling 300 ha wetland at Panje in Uran across Mumbai harbour remains mostly dry with the blocking of tidal water...

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Ambassadors of Environment

by Samachar Foundation

October 07, 2021

Hundreds of events in all corners of the world have been

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Wetlands of India portal ready for clicks

by Samachar Foundation

October 02, 2021

On Wetlands of India, Citizens can register themselves and upload wetland related pictures ...

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Mangrove massacre @ Karanja terminal

by Samachar Foundation

October 01, 2021

The mangrove destruction has been resulting in burial of breeding grounds of fish, said Dilip Koli of Paaramparik Machhimaar Ba...

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Natureâ€™s return gift - huge oil patches on MMR beaches

by Samachar Foundation

September 26, 2021

NatConnect Foundation Director B N Kumar said “It is a matter of serious ...

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CM steps in, Forest notice to NMSEZ to save cracker-scared birds @ Panje wetland

by Samachar Foundation

September 12, 2021

But Forest Dept caution notice disappears within hours of placing them

MUMBAI: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray asked ...

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Beakthrough by India: Total reuse of dye wastewater

by Samachar Foundation

September 10, 2021

Indian researchers have developed an improved wastewater treatment solution that can comp...

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Crackers scare birds @Panje Wetland, Mangrove Cell steps in

by Samachar Foundation

September 08, 2021

Maharashtra Mangrove cell asks CIDCO, Raigad Collector to ensure Panje wetl...

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Greens hail PMâ€™s environment security plan

by Samachar Foundation

August 15, 2021

Green activists have welcomed the Environment Security concept as enunciated by the Prime Minister

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Ramsar wetlands India list goes up to 46

by Samachar Foundation

August 14, 2021

Environment Minister Yadav praises PM Modi for

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Global warning â€“ Cyclones are rising

by Samachar Foundation

July 30, 2021

The intensity of severe cyclonic st...

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India gets global pat for 14 Tiger Reserves

by Samachar Foundation

July 30, 2021

PM-led Inclusive approach pays, says Minister

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Mumbai may soon be the worldâ€™s 1st city to have Ramsar site

by Samachar Foundation

July 26, 2021

State Mangrove Foundation has proposed to accord Ramsar Wetland status to t...

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Forest fires-cloud burst made for each other?

by Samachar Foundation

July 11, 2021

HNB Garhwal University & IIT Kanpur study finds link

Will help in understandin...

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NatConnect wins US award for #SaveMumbiodiversity drive

by Samachar Foundation

July 03, 2021

Looking at all-round neglect, NatConnect initiated the collective effort to cre...

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Greens win battle to save 5,000 mangroves near Mumbai

by Samachar Foundation

July 03, 2021

Once a mangrove graveyard, the site is now flourishing back with lush green mangroves, says B N Kumar, director of

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DGCA, IGF step in to check bird-hit threats

by Samachar Foundation

June 06, 2021

NatConnect Foundation launches fresh campai...

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Mangrove cell drone to track mangrove killers in MMR

by Samachar Foundation

May 22, 2021

NatConnect has launched a social media campaign

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BNHS moots urban biodiversity plan for Mumbai region to prevent eco disasters

by Samachar Foundation

May 02, 2021

BNHS director Dr Bivash Pandav said whatever we are left with has to be protected in the in...

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NGT steps in to save Panje wetland

by Samachar Foundation

April 15, 2021

On NGO NatConnect Foundation’s plea State Environment Minister

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Greens cry foul as NMSEZ resumes Mangrove destruction despite lockdown

by Samachar Foundation

April 10, 2021

NatConnect Foundation said it has moved the HC committee and the State Gov...

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Mangrove burial for JNPT parking confirmed, FIR to be filed

by Samachar Foundation

March 20, 2021

“We will now lodge a complaint with the High Court appointed mangrove protection and conservation committee against the u...

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Croc brings mangrove biodiversity into sharp focus

by Samachar Foundation

February 27, 2021

It is not just about crocodiles which live in mangroves, it is about whole lot of biodiversity amid sea forests, said B N Kumar, d...

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JNPT SEZ has no Coastal Zone clearance: RTI response

by Samachar Foundation

February 14, 2021

“We sought the information on CRZ clearance as we have been noticing widespread destruction of mangroves due to the landf...

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Big talk, but budget cut for Environment care

by Samachar Foundation

February 04, 2021

Nature lovers are upset that the overall Budget allocation f...

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Keep JNPT SEZ plan on hold, greens plea to CM citing mangrove burial

by Samachar Foundation

January 30, 2021

Since the Draft Development Proposal for JNPT SEZ area is underway as per the laid d...

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â€˜Methodical murderâ€™ of mangroves ahead of transfer to Forest Dept

by Samachar Foundation

December 30, 2020

NAVI MUMBAI: Environmental lovers have raised concern over massive destruction of mangroves at Ulwe, Vashi and Kharghar and app...

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Eco-unfriendly projects of Uran under scanner

by Samachar Foundation

November 13, 2020

By B N KUMAR

NAVI MUMBAI: In a Diwali gift, the Maharashtra Government has agreed to review infrastr...

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All eyes on HC panel meeting on Monday

by Samachar Foundation

September 20, 2020

MUMBAI: As the High Court appointed Mangrove Protection and Conservation Committee meets on Monday, environmentalists have expr...

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BREAKING! HC Committees virtual meeting on Friday

by Samachar Foundation

September 15, 2020

NAVI MUMBAI: The environmental groups’ campaign to for online meetings of the High Court appointed Mangrove and Wetlands ...

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â€˜After Aarey, save Panje & Talawe wetlands as bird sanctuariesâ€™

by Samachar Foundation

September 05, 2020

CIDCO, which is 26% partner of NMSEZ, has itself seem to have reversed its own plan to keep Panje as Holding Pond-1 for...

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Tree plantation FLOws in Hyderabad

by Samachar Foundation

August 10, 2020

Haritha Haram is the biggest green initiative taken up the Government of Telangana. Over the 3years since its inception, 87 cro...

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Indiaâ€™s first Online Mangrove Exhibition launched

by Samachar Foundation

July 25, 2020

UNESCO points out mangroves support a rich biodiversity and provide a valuable nursery hab...

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Mangrove Warrior launches revamped NatConnect site

by Samachar Foundation

July 04, 2020

MUMBAI, July 04, 2020: Nandakumar Pawar, head of NGO Shri Ekvira Aai Pratishtan, has launched the revamped website – NatC...

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Panje Wetland In Trouble

by Samachar Foundation

June 29, 2020

The wetland of Uran is breathing its penultimate dying gasp and will perish soon in the wake of development pr...

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Complacency is big danger, warns WHO on easing COVID vigil

by Samachar Foundation

June 09, 2020

GENEVA, June 09. 2020: As almost seven million cases of COVID-19 and almost 400,000 deaths have been reported, WHO Director Gen...

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COVID-19 is not man-made, asserts WHO

by Samachar Foundation

May 02, 2020

All available evidence for COVID-19 suggests that SARS-CoV-2 has a zoonotic source. Many researchers have been able to look at ...

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PMO looking into bird-hit threat to NMIA

by Samachar Foundation

April 30, 2020

NAVI MUMBAI, April 30, 2020: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is “examining” the environmentalists’ co...

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Environment care during and after COVID-19. MBTV interview with B N Kumar

by Samachar Foundation

April 22, 2020

Earth Day 2020. Exclusive chat with Magic Bricks TV on the impact of lockdown, rerlevance of environmental care and future chal...

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Greens greet Aditya with SOS to check environment destruction

by Samachar Foundation

January 01, 2020

Draw attention to wanton destruction of mangroves, wetlands, hills and forests

MUMBAI: Focusing on all round destruct...

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CM acts on Nature Connect Complaint

by Samachar Foundation

September 15, 2019

All authorities jump into action as CM referes our complaint about mangrove destruction to Urban Develpment-2.

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The Nature Connect joins Divyaang show

by Samachar Foundation

December 10, 2018

NAVI MUMBAI: A unique show by Divyaangs will be held at Vishnudas Bhave Auditorium on Sunday with focus on nature care.

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#IamMangroveIamDying campaign a super success

by Samachar Foundation

September 01, 2018

The social communication campaign launched by thenatureconnect.com to protect mangroves - #IamMangroveIamDying -has proved to b...

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Kerala flood loud wake-up call for Mumbai region, activists tell Govt

by Samachar Foundation

August 28, 2018

Save Hills, Mangroves, Forests, Wetlands or face disasters

MUMBAI: Drawing similarities in destruction of nature betw...

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Ganga Water Quality Improving, Claims Govt

by Samachar Foundation

July 25, 2018

NEW DELHI: River cleaning and development is a continuous process and National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) supplements the e...

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US Gold for Save Parsik Hill Campaign

by Samachar Foundation

June 25, 2018

MUMBAI: The Save Parsik Hill campaign initiated by social communication activists has the Gold in the prestigious US-base...

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4,550 mangroves choked to death in JNPT work

by Samachar Foundation

May 25, 2018

4,550 MANGROVES CHOKED TO DEATH IN JNPT WORK

Confirming the fears of massive loss of mangroves in the construction by...

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by Samachar Foundation

September 11, 2023

Not Just One Earth, Itâ€™s Only Earth!

by Samachar Foundation

July 14, 2023

India To Borrow Indonesian Mangrove Conservation Practices

by Samachar Foundation

June 24, 2023

Democracy With Sustainability- Thatâ€™s India for the world

by Samachar Foundation

June 09, 2023

God Save Our Mangroves

by Samachar Foundation

May 10, 2023

Zero Waste - CLEAR Target

by Samachar Foundation

April 30, 2023

Govt Admits Neglect Of Wetlands As Public Goods

by Samachar Foundation

March 04, 2023

Parsik Hill Slope Cutting: Builder Found Guilty

by Samachar Foundation

March 04, 2023

My Lord, Environment Dept Skips Mangrove Committee Meetings

by Samachar Foundation

March 02, 2023

Resurrection of Uran mangroves after Destruction by NHAI Expansion

by Samachar Foundation

February 23, 2023

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