England: Britain bought 1,525 acres of nearly lifeless farmland for £13.8 million; four years later, beavers are helping it make money

Beavers are finally released at Boothby Wildland. Photograph: Jonathan Perugia/Gaia Visual for Nattergal A bold experiment in Lincolnshire (County in England) is showing that restoring British nature can become a highly profitable business, with a planned beaver colony at the centre of a multimillion-pound land transformation, reports the Guardian.Four years after conservation company Nattergal bought…

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Bengal ‘soil pilferage racket’: BJP leader files police plaint against Abhishek Banerjee | Kolkata News

BJP leader Abhishek Das lodged a complaint against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, alleging his involvement in an illegal soil extraction and pilferage racket. KOLKATA: A BJP leader from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district has lodged a complaint against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee. He alleged Banerjee’s involvement in an illegal soil extraction and…

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Quarters allotment, Mizoram House reservation go online | Guwahati News

Aizawl: CM Lalduhoma on Thursday launched two systems to digitise the process of govt quarters allotment and reservations for Mizoram Houses outside the state.The Quarters Allotment Management System and the Mizoram House Online Reservation System, managed under the general administration department, were launched at the CM’s conference hall in Aizawl.Speaking at the event, the CM…

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Years on, Hyderabad flood-fix blueprint gathers dust | Hyderabad News

As the three municipal corporations in Greater Hyderabad struggle to tackle flooding triggered by rains, a comprehensive flood mitigation blueprint prepared years ago by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad remains largely unimplemented. HYDERABAD: As the three municipal corporations in Greater Hyderabad struggle to tackle flooding triggered by rains, a comprehensive flood mitigation blueprint prepared years…

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Us Sanctions China Oil Refinery: ‘Economic Fury’: US sanctions China’s ‘teapot’ refinery & 40 shipping companies, tightens pressure on Iran oil trade

The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and around 40 shipping companies and tankers linked to Iranian oil transport, escalating its campaign to choke Tehran’s key revenue stream.The move, announced on Friday, targets what Washington describes as an extensive “shadow network” used to move Iranian crude to global markets.It…

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