Fished Out: Only 10 percent of big ocean fish left.
Large predatory fish – Antarctic cod, tuna and swordfish – are disappearing from
the world`s oceans, with their numbers down by 90 percent in the past 50 years. Industrial
fishing has scoured the global ocean.
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An equal presence: The peacocks share something in
common with the people of a drought-prone village in Chincholi Morachi, near Pune. Their
numbers. The village population is nearly the same as the number of peacocks.
The Indian Express, Mumbai
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200 litres of soft drink consumed onan average per year by
every British child. The Ecologist April 2003.
Beware! Ants at work: Germany has introduced new laws making it illegal to
kill ants and appointed 85 ant protection officers to protect them. Homeowners and
garderners who attempt to destroy an anthill or underground nest will face hefty fines if
caught. They must now apply for a permit from their local forestry office to have the ants
carefully moved to local woods. 
Government
buildings in India waste 20-25% of the total electricity they consume.Of the
government’s total annual power consumption worth Rs 600 crore, there is annually Rs
150 crore of financial loss.