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Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more
Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:20 pm IST

Plans are on to have vultures flock Doongerwadi once again

Vultures play a crucial role in maintaining the ecosystem. (Representational image)
Updated on Jan 24, 2024 09:14 am IST

‘Cancel CRZ clearance for proposed Nerul golf course’

Navi Mumbai, India - Dec. 15, 2018:Navi Mumbai couple ( Sunil Agarwal & Suruti Agarwal ) protected a wetland at NRI complex Talawe wetlands, Seawoods in Navi Mumbai, India, on Saturday, December 15, 2018. (Photo by Bachchan Kumar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 12:58 am IST

Record flamingo numbers may clip wings of golf course project in Navi Mumbai

A flock of flamingos at the Talawe wetlands.
Updated on Apr 29, 2020 06:31 am IST

In a first in India, two radio-tagged vultures released in the wild in Bengal

Two captive Himalayan griffon vultures fitted with transmitters to help scientists track them, were released in the wild from the Rajabhatkhawa Vulture Breeding Centre at Buxa Tiger Reserve in Alipurduar district of north Bengal on Tuesday.
Updated on Dec 17, 2019 09:52 pm IST

In Bengal, 2 rescued vultures fitted with transmitters to be released in winter

Winter has been chosen to release the griffon vultures since they start arriving in the winter months.
Updated on Sept 07, 2019 06:55 pm IST

Security guards at Uran wetlands irk activists, fisherfolk

Cabins have been installed near Uran wetlands for the security guards.
Updated on Jul 01, 2019 12:09 am IST

MMR growth risks bird habitat, Navi Mumbai airport

HT has a copy of the report, which will be submitted to the state and the HC-appointed state mangroves committee this month. This is the second such report by BNHS in five years.
Published on Jun 04, 2019 01:53 am IST

Mudflats destruction to lead birds coming in way of Navi Mumbai International Airport: Study

Flamingoes at a pond behind TS Chanakya wetland in Navi Mumbai.
Published on Jun 04, 2019 01:06 am IST

Thane creek wetlands need to be saved

The number of flamingos decreases at Thane creek due to illegal dumping.
Updated on Jun 02, 2019 11:42 pm IST

Dugongs in polluted waters on west coast face murky future

Industrial pollution in the Gulf of Kutch (GoK)is degrading the last remaining habitats of dugongs, or sea cows, says a study by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).
Published on Apr 28, 2019 02:48 am IST

India’s captive-reared vulture release programme postponed

The release of the birds has been delayed by at least seven to eight months owing to the delay in PTT’s arrival, said conservation group Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)
Published on Apr 07, 2019 05:21 am IST

Three bird habitats in Mumbai included in Central Asian Flyway

The number of Flamingos decreases at Kopri creek due to illegal dumping.
Updated on Oct 10, 2018 12:20 am IST

Butterfly population on the rise in Delhi biodiversity parks, say experts

A butterfly rests on a flower in a city garden in Ludhiana on Tuesday, September 04, 2018.
Updated on Sept 25, 2018 09:24 pm IST

Expert explore possibilities to create ‘highways’ for butterflies in Delhi

Clockwise from above: African Babul Blue, Large Salmon Arab and Bright Babul Blue
Published on Aug 27, 2018 10:46 am IST

Cidco asks BNHS to study impact of airport project on birds in Navi Mumbai

The study will focus on the impact on birds as the project progresses.
Updated on Jun 30, 2018 12:04 pm IST

11-year-old birder from Mumbai has documented over 75 bird species

Joshua is one of the youngest members of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).
Updated on May 28, 2018 03:52 pm IST

Arrival of flamingos at Navi Mumbai wetlands offers new hope against golf course project

Flamingos typically migrate to Mumbai’s wetlands in the winter months
Updated on Apr 30, 2018 11:41 pm IST

Meet the man from Mumbai who takes sparrows under his wing

Mohammad Dilawar, 38, has been a sparrow conservation crusader since 2003.
Updated on Apr 05, 2018 11:04 am IST