Andhra Pradesh government has signed an MoU with the US-based Parley for the Oceans, to clean the shores of the State and make Andhra Pradesh plastic free by 2027.
Entomologists from the Travancore Nature History Society (TNHS) have identified the species, Anamalai Reed-tail from the Western Ghats in the Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary in Thrissur, Kerala.
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