Environment and Conservation News from India: MAY 16 - 31, 2015


MAY 16
Tigers thriving in Assam -  population in State increased to 167 in 2014 from 143 in 2010 and 70 in 2006: May 15
Bandipora- Kanzalwan - Dawar road opened to vehicular traffic today: May 15
Gurez is connected to Kashmir valley by a single road from Bandipore which runs across the Razdhan pass at an altitude of 11700 feet. Owing to heavy snow fall, large number of avalanches and snow slides in the area, this single artery remains cut off for many months during winter every year. The road and pass was declared open by GOC Chinar Corps. Last year this pass was opened to vehicular traffic on 20 May 2014 and was kept opened for an extended period up to January 14 nearly one month beyond the normal period.
Parts of Arsikere, Hassan and Channarayapatna taluks of Hassan district records more than 100 mm rainfall: May 16
New species of catfish, Glyptothorax senapatiensis discovered in the Chindwin river drainage in Senapati district of Manipur by ZSI scientists: May 15
Hailstorm in Shimla, Rain in many places in Himachal: May 15
Rohtang road opens to light vehicles: May 16
Quake Measuring 5.7 with origin in Nepal Felt Across North Bengal, Sikkim: IANS, 16th May
Rain lashes southern TN; Vaigai river is flowing full: TNN | May 16

MAY 17 (Sunday)
A view of the massive erosion by the Brahmaputra - posing threat to Banmukh Mising village in Narayanpur: May 17
 
Weather - Northeast: May 17
Rain/thundershowers would occur at most places over Arunachal Pradesh and at many places over Assam , Meghalaya , Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura. Thunder squall with wind speed exceeding 60 kpmh would occur at isolated places over Assam , Meghalaya ,Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura on 16th May 2015. 2. Heavy rain would occur at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh on 16th, over Assam & Meghalaya on 16th, 17th, 18th and over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura on 16th & 17th May 2015.
Temperatures : Saturday, May 16 -  Max (°C)  Min(°C)
                                                                             
Rhino horns more valuable than gold-diamonds: May 16
Seismicity in the Bay of Bengal region may be caused by re-activation of ancient fault lines: May17
Indian Ocean is one of the most seismically active oceanic regions. The Bay of Bengal is located near the junction with some of the most complex tectonic features on the earth and the seafloor of the Bay is traversed by numerous faults, fracture zones and ridges of volcanic origin.
Suspected of killing guard, T-24 tiger shifted from Ranthambore: TNN | May17
Birds have the fundamental right to "live with dignity" and fly in the sky - Delhi High Court: May17

MAY 18
Assam NGO forum urges Govt to conserve wetlands: May 17
Taking a comprehensive view of quakes: May 18
The Nepal quake is a painful reminder of what is in store for the communities that live in the region and in the adjoining Indo-Gangetic plains. This quake, too, opens an opportunity to learn and understand the threats of great earthquakes which may occur in the vulnerable region of North India.
‘India’s Disappearing Beaches – A Wake Up Call’, produced by Shekar Dattatri: May 18
Tanks in Tirumangalam, Madurai district brimming with water: May 17
Scientists have found in India's Spiti Valley fresh geochemical signatures of a catastrophic event that wiped out over 80 per cent of species on earth about 252 million years ago: May 17
Hamlets on the fringes of  Deepor Beel unwilling to be part of proposed eco-zone: May 17
IMD have said Bihar could feel aftershocks of the April 25 quake for the next six months or even more than a year: May 18
Task force to study growing habitat of Asiatic lions in Gujarat: May 18

MAY 19
Rainfall occurs at several places across the Kashmir valley & Jammu region: May 18
Dark clouds cover the Guwahati sky on Monday morning before the rain (Image): May 19

                                    
80 Croc Nests Sighted in Bhitarkanika: 19th May
Environment Ministry denies forest clearance to 6 hydel projects in West Siang district in Arunachal : May 19
Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has reported to have denied the green clearance to six hydro- electric projects in the state at its meeting held on April 30 , 2015.
Green cover in Odisha threatened by mines: IANS, May 18
Global warming could sink large parts of Kochi within 100 years - NIO, Goa: May 19  
  
MAY 20
NHAI to lay speed breakers to reduce animal deaths on NH 209 in Sathyamangalam TR: May 20
Severe dust storm sweeps across North India: May 20
Gharials battles for  survival in Gandak river in Bihar: May 20
Heat wave-like condition to prevail over Odisha for a week - IMD: PTI, May 20
High temperature reaching up to 44 degrees and heat wave conditions are due to northwesterly dry and hot wind from northwest parts of India towards Odisha coast.
Wildlife Census yet to detect big cats in Anamalai TR: May 20
Volunteers and forest staff could not spot a big cat directly in the animal census at Anamalai Tiger Reserve which concludes on Wednesday.  “Usually we spot leopard and even tigers during census. However, this time we  only spotted pug marks of leopards”, said a volunteer.
Wind power evacuation delayed this year in TN: May 20
Every year the wind power  generation starts around May 15, but due to the downpour in many districts, especially in Kanyakumari district and  in Coimbatore district in the state, wind in the mills in the catchment areas has been negligible and the generation is nil. Though Tamil Nadu has more than 7,000MW capacity to generate wind power, it is only between May 15 and September 15 the state gets this.
 
MAY 21
Pramod Patil, winner of Whitley Award plans to help conserve the great Indian bustard with the award money and funds from RSPB: May 21
Wildlife census begins at MTR: May 21
Ministry of Environment,  Forest and Climate Change has recommended grant of Environmental Clearance to the Dibang Multipurpose Project in Lower Dibang Valley without prior downstream impact study: May 20
Environmental experts have warned that foothill projects like 2880 MW Dibang, 2700 MW Lower Siang and 1750 MW Demwe Lower in Arunachal will face the first brunt of downstream impacts before Assam. 44 villages are likely to be affected due to acquisition of land.The project is proposed on the Dibang River near Munli village with a 278 m high concrete gravity dam, about 1.4 km upstream of confluence of Ashu Pani river with Dibang. The storage scheme project requires a total land of  about 5349.14 ha while the total submergence area is 3564 ha. An underground powerhouse is proposed on right bank of river with 12 units of 240 MW capacity each.
Government has granted the military permission to test missiles in four ecologically fragile islands in the Andaman and Nicobars: May 20
Cheyyur ultra mega power project not viable - imported coal/high tariff: May 21

MAY 22
International Day of Biological Diversity: The Andhra Pradesh government has set up state, district, mandal and village-level biodiversity councils. There are  681 biodiversity councils out of 13,270 local bodies in Andhra Pradesh, out of which 669 belong to village-level and seven in mandal, one at the district level and four at city-level. Research activities in agriculture, biotechnology, ocean development, cooperation in agriculture, Indian medicine, homeopathy, science and technology and industrial development would be discussed in the councils for a healthy earth. The Biodiversity Act was enacted in 2002 to protect biodiversity.
Blue whales seen in sea off Maharashtra after 100 years, - near Kunkeshwar in Sindhudurg district: May 22
Female elephants more choosy about mates, says study  by R. Sukumar and Prof Karpagam Chelliah (IISc): May 21
Eco-wisdom & mystical green traditions -Hugh & Colleen Gantzer: May 22
Illegal poppy being cultivated in villages around Mussoorie and remote villages of Tehri district: May 21
Heat wave leaves claims many lives in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh: May 22
Khammam, where the temperature touched 47 degrees Celsius, was one of the hottest places in the area.
Heat wave alert has been issued for the next three days in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
as temperatures remain above normal: May 22
 
Heat wave grips Odisha - 16 stations report above 40 degree Celsius: May 22
Pench Tiger Reserve scores conservation goal with football: TNN | May 22
Fewer trees forcing hornbills (Grey) to build nests in buildings in Indore: TNN | May 22
‘T-24’, the ‘man-eating’ tiger of Ranthambore, escaped a caged life  when the Supreme Court decided that he would continue to stay in the Sajjangarh Biological Park at Udaipur: May 22
Nelong Valley opens for tourists first time since 1962 war: May 22
The picturesque Nelong Valley 45 km ahead ofthe India-China border in Gangotri NP in Uttarkashi district was closed for civilians after the 1962 wars. At 11,600 feet, the valley is a cold desert, home to the snow leopard and the Himalayan blue sheep and offering a view of the Tibetan Plateau.

MAY 23
Fish auctioned from the Atapaka tank in the Kolleru WLS - environmentalists a worried lot, blame Forest dept: May 23
Poacher killed at Pobitora WLS: May 22
New catfish species found in Arunachal river: May 22
Heat wave in Odisha: PTI, 23 May
Heatwave sweeps across India, kills 200 in AP and Telangana in the last 3 days: TNN | May 23

MAY 24 (Sunday)
Leopard beaten to death in Odisha: May 24
A  four-year-old leopard was beaten to death by locals when it strayed into Tikayatpur village under Dukura range of Baripada Forest Division from Kuldhia forest in Mayurbhanj district on Saturday. As the animal ran for shelter, people pelted stones at it, said Sanjay Kumar Swain, DFO, Baripada. Finally, the villagers used a net to capture the animal before clubbing it to death, he said. http://www.thestatesman.com/
Hottest day in Delhi yesterday - 44.5 deg C & and crossed 46 degrees mark at Palam: May 24
Vast area of the country reel under the heat wave; 223 die in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana: May 24   
Large parts of south Bengal continued to reel under intense heat wave on Saturday where the temperature had crossed 40 degrees.
Odisha simmers under heat wave, on Most Vigil Alert: 24th May
Bejjur mandal in Adilabad district home to a host of wild flora, fauna and birds: May 24
Bejjur is also home to the critically endangered vultures which inhabit a cliff called Pala Rapu at a scenic spot on the Peddavagu stream, where it confluences with the Pranahita river.
Bokkevagu tank near Penchikalpet village has water birds visiting it in large numbers.
Study under way at Mudumalai TR by Government Arts College, Ooty WITH Forest dept & NWLA to identify causes of decline of vultures: May 24
Nilgiris is the only place in South India to host four of the nine vulture species found in India.
The last survey conducted in 2014 put the count of White Backed Vultures at 125 and Long Billed Vulture at 15. The King Vultures population is estimated to be  20 and the Egyptian vulture 10.
The endangered Assam roofed turtle  got a fresh lease of life on World Turtle Day today with the starting of a conservation breeding facility at the Assam state zoo: May 24
Prakritibadi or environmentalists - working towards environmental conservation in the villages of Howrah: May 24
Bhitarkanika WLS is witnessing an alarming denudation in mangrove vegetation: May 24
India set to become water scarce country by 2025: PTI | May 24
Heat wave in AP & Telengana sends wildlife out of their habitats: TNN | May 24
Trees-with-myths at religious places: TNN | May 24

MAY 25
Rains last night and today brings down minimum temperature in J&K: May 24
minimum temperature was 10.7 degrees Celsius in Srinagar, 4 degrees in Gulmarg and Kargil, 5.6 in Leh, and 29.3 in Jammu city.
Heatwave continues in central and south Bihar - Gaya  hottest place at 45.7°C: May 25
Severe heat wave was declared in Jharkhand: May 25
High ultraviolet radiation in Jharkhand - at least 5 places have a UV Index between 10 and 11+ : May 25
Western and Central Odisha facing a scorching time; Bhubaneswar records 45 degree C: May 25
Heat wave claims more lives in A.P., Telangana; Allahabad the hottest at 47.7 degrees C: May 25
Call to save wild Mahseer in Nameri: May 24
Deodar trees in McLeodganj, Bhagsu and Dharamkot areas near Dharamsala are under threat:
May 24
Cash Crops, Weeds Killing Sacred Groves on Kolli Hills: 25th May
Project to restore habitat for sloth bears in Jessore WLS, Gujarat: PTI | May 25
Pench villagers build waterhole for wildlife: TNN | May 25
The initiative was taken by Satpuda Foundation, a NGO to celebrate International Biodiversity Day on May 22
Poachers kill 3 chinkaras, one blackbuck in Jodhpur: TNN | May 25

MAY 26
Committee constituted by Guwahati HC to investigate illegal encroachments in areas adjoining Kaziranga NP to submit report  within 10 days: May 25
Storm originating in Jharkhand brings heavy rain to parts of Purulia, but only a drizzle in Calcutta: May 26
Dalma WLS is bustling with elephant activities:
The elephants can be found at the watering holes at Majhla Bandh, Chotka Bandh, Bijli Ghati and Badka Bandh by 3pm every day and remain there well over two hours. There is a forest guest house in Pinderbera. More than 100 visitors visit Dalma daily.
Maximum temperatures in Odisha on May 25 (Monday): May 26
Bhubaneswar  45.4 degrees C; Angul 47 degrees C; Hirakud  46.6 degrees Celsius;
Titilagarh  46.5 degrees C; both Jharsuguda and Sambalpur sizzled at 46.4 degrees C;
Rourkela City  45.8 degrees.
At least nine stations reported 45 degree-plus temperature, four of which recorded above 46 degree Celsius. As many as 18 stations recorded 40 degree C and above on the day.
So far, more than 425 people have been hospitalised after being hit by sunstroke. Most of the sunstroke attack cases came in from Jajpur, Sundargarh, Sonepur and Balangir districts.
No Respite from Heat in Telangana State, AP: May 25
Canadian-made machine to get rid of Lantana in Bandipur Forest proposed: May 25
Delhi records hottest day of season, recording 45.5 degree Celsius.; Palam observatory records maximum temperature of 46.4 degrees: May 25
The loo, the super-hot winds blowing across most of north India is transporting this heat from Sindh, south Pakistan into this region.
Elephant census across Odisha: The three-day census  will start from Tuesday across 34 forest divisions. For the first time, the enumerators will take pictures of the jumbos so that a photo repository of the elephants can be created. The census, as usual, would be carried out through direct sighting methodology. Geo-reference of the elephant herds will also be used to keep a track of migrating groups so that repetition is avoided in adjoining habitats. Elephant census is conducted every four years across all the eight circles of Odisha. The last census was held in June 2012 and recorded 1,930 jumbos.
Survey finds 48 tigers in the area outside the protected  forests of Chandrapur district: May 26
Along with 60 in core area and 12 in buffer area, the total count is 120 in the zone that is home to the Tadoba Andhari TR.
Felling of deodar trees continues unabated in Dharamkot and McLeodganj despite the High Court order: May 26
Satkosia poachers turn wildlife protectors: TNN | Mar 26

MAY 27
Light snowfall in Kargil: May 26
Minimum temperature 1degrees C in Kargil, 4 degrees C in Leh. A fresh Western Disturbance (WD) is likely to hit on May 29.
SC refuses to stay NGT order on Rohtang travel: May 27
NGT's order imposed environment cess and restrictions on taxis plying between Manali and Rohtang Pass. However, the taxis will not have to meet Bharat Stage IV pollution norms, as directed by the NGT
A storm followed by showers hit Shimla, Narkanda, Dharamsala and Palampur while it snowed in Keylong today: May 26
HC gives Greenpeace a cash breather: May 27
Extreme heat wave conditions prevailing in Odisha - "red box" warning for May 26, 27 and 28 by RMD, Bhubaneshwar: May 26
Central and Western Odisha continued to be in firm grip of the heat wave as the death toll goes up. Although mercury climbed-down in the coastal pockets of the State, there was little relief for the western belt where Sambalpur, Balangir, Bhawanipatna, Hirakud and Jharsuguda turned into cauldron of sorts.  Sambalpur was burning at 46.4 degree C and Titlagarh  47.6 degree C. At least nine stations recorded over 45 degree Celsius on Tuesday.
Red sanders smuggler with links with international smugglers remanded in custody: May 26
AP Government to auction 3,500 tons of seized red sanders in the second phase in June - expecting  a revenue of Rs 1,000 crore: May 27
In the first phase of the global auction consisting of 2,694 tons red sanders was conducted in November-December last year that fetched the government Rs 855.91 crore.
Heat wave continues to take toll of lives in TS and AP, now above 1000;rainfall forecast: May 27
A day after ‘Rohini Karthi’, the hottest fortnight of the year, commenced, the maximum temperature in Rajahmundry soared to 48.3 degrees C on Tuesday, highest in AP. Kakinada and Amalapuram stood next by recording 47 degrees Celsius. On an average, the day’s temperature remained between 45 and 47 degrees Celsius in most of the rural areas in the district.
High UV responsible for steep rise in heat deaths in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh:VTNN | May 27
The ultraviolet (UV) radiation index in the two states that stands at a critically high figure of 12, courtesy data released by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
Adopting ‘tree and art’ in her own unique way: TNN | May 27

MAY 28
Hamlets around Buxa TR responsible for decline in tiger populations: May 28
Heat wave - IMD sounds ‘Red Box’ alert for 3 states of Odisha , Jharkhand and coastal AP: May 27
Severe erosion by Brahmaputra in villages in Kamrup and Nalbari districts: May 27
Light to moderate rainfall along with thunderstorms occurred at most places across the Kashmir valley during last few days: May 26
Cabinet clears 660-mw Kishau multipurpose project on the Tons river: May 27
The project, a joint venture of Himachal and Uttarakhand envisages a 680-m long and 236-m high concrete gravity dam, 45 km upstream of Dak Pathar at the fringe of the Ichari reservoir.
The total  area submerged in the two states will be of 2,950 hectares including nine villages in Uttarakhand and eight villages of Sirmour in Himachal.
The 60 Camera traps at Nandadevi Biosphere Reserve a deterrent to poachers: May 28
Langurs quenching their thirst outside a tea stall in West Midnapore’s Jamboni on Wednesday, when the temperature hovered around 38°C: May 28

 

Central and Southern Jharkhand had rains on Wednesday,  while the heat wave continued in western, northern and eastern districts of the state: May 28
Gale winds at 76kmph, accompanied by an hour of heavy rain lashes Ranchi and its outskirts .
Owing to excess heating of land and favourable wind pattern, clouds formed over Ranchi and resulted in heavy rain.The rain was the impact of a low-pressure trough spurred by a cyclonic circulation. The trough is stretched between sub-Himalayan Bengal and Jharkhand across Chhattisgarh and Odisha, said the Ranchi Met office. Jamshedpur witnessed a moderate storm and rain in the evening due to tall columns of cumulonimbus clouds. Ramgarh, Koderma and parts of Kolhan region were also soaked in surprise showers.
Dalma sanctuary's terror tusker with the broken tusk again on rampage: May 28
Odisha’s shoreline is prone to high or medium level of erosion: May 28 <http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/A-Fifth-of-State-Coast-Erosion-Prone-Study/2015/05/28/article2836921.ece>   
Heat wave conditions showed a drop in intensity over coastal districts where mercury fell below 40 degree Celsius. Western Odisha, though, continued to feel the impact despite a marginal drop in the day temperature. Titlagarh report 47 degree Celsius while Bhawanipatna recorded 46 degree C on the day. Sunstroke deaths continue: May 28
Presence of jellyfish hits sardine catch in Ernakulam: TNN | May 28
What is the difference between a National park, Protected area, Sanctuary and Biosphere reserve? May 28
NGT issues notice to MOEF, AP Govt & APCRDA on Capital City project on the Krishna River bank without EIA: May 28
Forest Department conducts first-ever wild boar census in all the 19 beats in the six ranges of Coimbatore: May 28
Through this census the concentration of boars in each of the beats in Coimbatore were found. As many as 1,850 boars were spotted during this exercise. The survey was completed recently using the ‘abundance survey’ method that employed both ‘direct sightings’ and ‘indirect evidence collection.’
Ministry of Civil Aviation has withdrawn the clearance granted in 2011 for the proposed
Greenfield Aranmula international airport: May 27
NGT had cancelled the environment clearance granted to the project by the MoEF and the Supreme Court had also dismissed the appeals of the KGS Group against the NGT judgment, earlier.
Aranmula Puncha,  the site for the proposed Aranmula Airport

Respite from heat likely from today: May 28                                                                                          
India’s severe heat wave — that has already killed well over 1,400 people, the weatherman said that the weekend is likely to bring relief from the wilting conditions that have prevailed across large parts of North India, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha over the past week. The mounting death toll due to heatstroke across the country could touch an all-time annual high as June has traditionally been the killer month for North India. The worst year in the recent past was 1995, when 1,677 people died of heat-related causes.         
Tree-felling rampant in Kudremukh, say activists: May 28
National Waterway to start trial run on Brahmani River: 29th May

MAY 29
Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary, Hazaribagh - Wild abode minus wildlife: May 29      
Local people allege that the forests has been steadily losing its greenery and wild denizens for years because of large-scale felling of trees and illegal timber business by the local mafia and inaction by forest officials.
Respite from Heat Wave for the people of north Andhra region and West Godavari district - weather cloudy, breezy and rain in some areas; East Godavari district battered as usual by heat wave: May 29
Heat Wave subsides in Telengana: 29th May 2015
Natural stream at Aranmula illegally converted by KGS group for airport to be restored  - District Collector: May 29
Maharashtra to protect whale sharks: May 29
The Wildlife Trust of India has estimated that the second largest group of whale sharks can be found in the sea waters off Maharashtra. Whale shark is the largest fish in the world.
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A second chance  by Irwin Allan Sealy: May 29
Forests, freshwater canals, and golden trout once signified my city, but Dehra Dun has become plain Dehradun.
New species of frog, fish found in Western Ghats: May 29

MAY 30
Bengaluru receives record  173mm rain in May: May 30
The city received nearly 18mm of rain between 5.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m on Friday  due to the formation of a trough caused by heat and humidity of the past week.
Heat wave in AP killing flying foxes: May 29
Guwahati HC summons Kaziranga high powered committee over delay in evicting encroachers and illegal migrants: May29
Heavy rain coupled with thunder and lightning in Gadag,  Bhatkal, Hubballi-Dharwad and other parts of Karnataka: May30
Several parts of Telangana and AP continue to reel under the heat wave on Friday: May 29
Panel to study man-animal conflicts, growing population of male tigers and shrinking tiger territories in Ranthambore: TNN | May 30
The intense heatwave condition in India could be another manifestation of an extreme weather event, say researchers of Centre for Science and Environment. CSE termed this year’s heatwave a ‘wake-up call’, warning that the trend will only increase over time if nothing substantial is done regarding it: May 30

MAY 31 (Sunday)
Environ - a Wildlife Magazine with a difference: SNS| May 25
Kaziranga NP has more swamp deer: May 11
KNP now has 275 more swamp deer species. The last census undertaken by the park authority in collaboration with the Wildlife Trust of India and financial support from the ONGC during 1- 4 May, shows an increase of eastern swamp deer at 1,129, with some variations. The park now has 2,400 rhinos and is home to 328 adult male and 569 adult female eastern swamp deer. 
Union environment minister, Prakash Javadekar said last year 22 rhino poachers were killed in encounters and 47 arrested. Till 30 April this year, nine rhinos had been killed compared to 27 in 2014. An agency report from New Delhi adds that 11 rhino poachers have been killed in separate encounters, while 20 have been arrested in the Kaziranga National Park this year.
Elaborating on the measures taken to protect rhinos in Kaziranga, Javadekar said the park had been declared a tiger reserve and Central assistance was provided for intensive protection and conservation. a rhino protection force had been created and a 24x7 electronic surveillance system installed.  
'In the Land of Mowgli' - Pench Tiger Reserve : May 31
As the dawn was breaking the Sambhur belled
Once, twice, and again!
And a doe leaped up — and a doe leaped up.
From the pond in the wood where the wild deer sup.
This I, scouting alone, beheld,
Once, twice, and again!
(Hunting Song of the Seonee Pack, by Rudyard Kipling)
Parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh continued to reel under the heat wave: May 31
Heat Wave is not officially considered a Natural Calamity: May 31
Though heat wave deaths has crossed an unprecedented 2,000 mark, it is not officially declared a natural calamity. If  declared a natural calamity, a compensation of at least Rs 1.5 lakh would have to be given to the kin of the victims. The NDMA website, interestingly, flashes a new blinker, heat wave, on the list of natural calamities. A notification has to be issued to include heat wave in the category of natural disasters like earthquakes, droughts, cyclones and landslides and even cold wave. AP State has  announced Rs 1 lakh compensation to the kin of victims from the CM’s relief fund.
The current heat wave in India  has become the fifth deadliest ever heatwave in the world and the second deadliest in India, according to an international database of disasters: May 31
IMD thundershowers expected between June 1-3: TNN | May 31
 
 ADDITION
Birds Have Rights, but not in Lad Bazaar, Hyderabad: May 20, 2015
Delhi High Court has ruled recently, “Birds have the fundamental right to live with dignity and fly in the sky without being kept in cages or subjected to cruelty. And running their trade was a violation of their rights.”
Heat wave conditions prevailed across North India in UP, Haryana, Punjab & Rajasthan: May 31



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