Winged visitors bank on Yamuna, ecological threats worry birders; four teams survey 22km stretch on river floodplain, spot 131 species | India News

Winged visitors bank on Yamuna, ecological threats worry birders; four teams survey 22km stretch on river floodplain, spot 131 species | India News

NEW DELHI: Over 9,000 birds across 131 species were spotted along Yamuna floodplains in the capital during the Asian Waterbird Census this weekend.The survey, carried out by a group of nearly 20 birders in collaboration with eBird, an online avian database, flagged several ecological threats to the habitat, including illegal sand mining on the floodplains,…

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‘Reality check’: BJP cites Karnataka govt survey to slam Rahul Gandhi; ridicules ‘vote chori’ charge | India News

‘Reality check’: BJP cites Karnataka govt survey to slam Rahul Gandhi; ridicules ‘vote chori’ charge | India News

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday launched a broadside against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his “vote chori” after a study by the Karnataka government found out that majority respondents in the state believe that elections in India are conducted freely and fairly and that EVM’s deliver accurate results.BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla cited the…

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