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May 30, 2021

NGT Forms Panel to Probe Violation of Environmental Norms by JSW

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a five-member committee to probe into a plea alleging violation of environmental norms in running the industrial operations by Jindal Steel Works Limited at some villages in Raigarh district of Maharashtra.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A. K. Goel asked the committee to look into the issues including compliance of the Water and Air Acts and Hazardous Waste Management Rules, destruction of mangroves and damage to agriculture, if any.
The committee would be headed by an officer of the rank of joint secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), nominated by the secretary MoEF and also comprise officials from the Central Pollution Control Board, IIT-Mumbai, district magistrate of Raigarh and members of the state pollution control board.

May 26, 2021

The Oldest Known Tattoo Tools were Found at an Ancient Tennessee Site

Ancient tattooing tools are tough to find or even recognize as implements for creating skin designs. But new microscopic studies of two turkey leg bones with sharpened ends indicate that Native Americans used these items to make tattoos between around 5,520 and 3,620 years ago.
These pigment-stained bones are the world's oldest known tattooing tools, say archaeologist Aaron Deter-Wolf of the Tennessee Division of Archaeology in Nashville and his colleagues. The find suggests that Native American tattoo traditions in eastern North America extend back more than a millennium earlier than previously thought (SN: 3/4/19). Ötzi the Iceman, who lived around 5,250 years ago in Europe, displays the oldest known tattoos (SN: 1/13/16), but researchers haven't found any of the tools used to make the Iceman's tattoos.
Excavations in 1985 revealed these turkey bones and other elements of a probable tattoo kit in a man's burial pit at Tennessee's Fernvale site.
Two turkey wing bones found in the same Fernvale grave display microscopic wear and pigment residues that likely resulted from applying pigment during tattooing.

May 24, 2021

Cheetah to Be Re-introduced in India

As per reports, cheetah, the world's fastest land animal which was declared extinct in India in 1952, is expected to be re-introduced into the country in November this year at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
The country's last spotted cheetah died in Chhattisgarh in 1947, and it was declared extinct in the country in 1952.
The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) some years back prepared a cheetah re-introduction project.
The Supreme Court had earlier given its approval to introduce African cheetahs to a suitable habitat in India on an experimental basis.
Officials from India will be sent to South Africa for sensitisation and training in June and July this year and according to the plan, the transportation of the cheetahs will take place in October and November.

May 17, 2021

Cranes Return to Ireland after 300 Years

The cranes that have been a part of Irish folklore (traditional stories and beliefs) were spotted in Ireland. The birds were spotted in the country during their breeding season after three hundred years.
The cranes were extinct in Ireland in 1700. This was mainly due to the destruction of their habitats.
They are the world tallest flying birds. They are four feet tall and their wingspan is of seven feet.
East Asia and South America have the highest crane diversity with eight different species. Australia, Europe and North America have two regularly occurring crane species.
With the conservation efforts of UK, the region of Gloucestershire, Suffolk, English Fens, Scotland and Wales now have two hundred cranes.
The cranes are dependent on wetlands and grasslands.

May 16, 2021

Talkative Dinosaur Found in Mexico

The Palaeontologists identified a new species of dinosaur called the Talkative Dinosaur. It was identified in the northern Mexico. The research is being conducted by the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico.
The fossil was discovered 10 years ago. However, the species was discovered now.
The fossil dates back to 70 million years ago.
The new species was identified after 80% of its head was recovered. The palaeontologists first uncovered its tail. So far the crest of the dinosaur, its upper jaws, neurocranium and lower jaws have been uncovered. Neurocranium is the part where the brain is housed.

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