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Nepal and India Sign a Pact to Curb Illegal Trade in Animal Parts!Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India at Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation on 29h July to combat illegal trade in animal parts, also a bid to conservation initiatives to boost wildlife in the two neighbouring states.
"After the MoU with China in June, we were working hard to enter into a similar agreement with India and the time has finally come for that," forest minister Deepak Bohara was quoted as saying by the myrepublica online, the news website of Republica daily.
The MoU was signed by Satya Prakash Yadav, Deputy Inspector General of National Tiger Conservation Authority, Ministry of environment and forests of India, and Nepal's director general of national parks and wildlife conservation, Gopal Prasad Upadhyay, the report said.
Nepal has stepped up steps to combat wildlife conservation and illegal trade in animal parts, which are treasured for commercial and medicinal purpose in China.
There are 13 tiger range countries in the world including Nepal, India, China and Myanmar. The tiger range countries have been working together to conserve the endangered wild animal tiger, to double the number or around 7,000 by next Year for Tiger 2022.
In a bid to intensify the conservation efforts, Nepal government has recently announced a new Banke National Park near Bardia National Park in the western Nepal.
WWF Nepal has provided the government more than $50,000 to carry out the tiger census. It means Nepal is home to nearly 5% of tiger in the wild worldwide which is estimated to be 3,200.
Why does ice float on water but sink in alcohol?Why does ice float on water but sink in alcohol?
Alcohol intake among Indian teenagers riseThis is a shocking news.
Alcohol consumption among teenagers in the age group of 15-19 years has increased due to absent parents, easy money, and rising stress and depression, a study says.
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Government has increased the age limit for consuming alcohol to 25. Isn''t it a good move?Government has increased the age of consuming alcohol to 25. Isn''t it a good move?
There are some people led by Imran Khan (Bollywood actor) opposing to this move, saying when voting right is given for 18 years, why should people wait till 25 to consume alcoholic drinks? It is very bad on their part to argue on these lines.
Consuming alcohol is bad for people irrespective of age. But still there is no ban on this.