Month: July 2023
Jharkhand launches mobile app to track jumbo movements
With a rise in human-elephant conflict in the state, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren launched an app based elephant movement tracking system on the occasion of the 74th Van Mahotsav.
The app will help villagers and department to track elephant movements and take precautionary measures in advance.
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Jharkhand ranks among the highest in terms of human casualties during man-elephant conflicts. THREE REASONS why the jumbos are entering human space:
> Forest cover might have increased in the state but animal habitats have degraded in the past one decade.
> Elephants are facing food scarcity owing to thinning of bamboo and grass canopy. Elephant calves are gradually turning into grain eaters which is a cause of big concern.
> They are fast losing their traditional movement routes due to construction of roadways and mining activities
Arsenal unveils Wenger’s statue at Emirates Stadium
Arsenal Football Club has unveiled a statue of their legendary manager for 22 years, Arsene Wenger, in front of their home ground. The bronze statue, created by award-winning sculptor Jim Guy, is 3.5 metres high and weighs approximately half a tonne, and depicts the former French manager of the club lifting the Premier League trophy.
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Between October 1996 and May 2018, Arsène Wenger was the coach of Arsenal men’s first team for an incredible 1,235 matches and led the club to:
> Three Premier League titles (including an entire season unbeaten)
> Seven FA Cup wins
> 20 successive years in the UEFA Champions League.