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Blessed to have darshan of Ram Setu, says Modi | Latest News India

Blessed to have darshan of Ram Setu, says Modi | Latest News India

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that he was blessed to have a “darshan of the Ram Setu”, or Adam’s Bridge — a chain of limestone shoals between two islands of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. The Ram Setu at Rameswaram in Ramanathapuram on Sunday. (ANI) PM Modi was flying back to Tamil Nadu after his three-day trip to Sri Lanka concluded on Sunday. He was on a state visit to hold bilateral talks, including safeguarding the interests of the island nation’s Tamil minority. Taking to X, Modi in a post wrote: “On the way back from Sri Lanka a short while ago, was blessed to have a Darshan of the Ram Setu. And, as a divine coincidence, it happened at the same time as the Surya Tilak was taking place in Ayodhya. Blessed to have the Darshan of both. Prabhu Shri Ram is a uniting force for all of us. May His blessings always remain upon us.” Hours after the PM’s tweet, former Rajya Sabha MP and BJP leader Subramaniyan Swamy criticised the …

Breeding colonies of six more seabirds recorded in unique sandbars of Adam’s Bridge

Breeding colonies of six more seabirds recorded in unique sandbars of Adam’s Bridge

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A colony of Greater Crested Terns in sandbar VII of Adam’s Bridge. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Cementing the conservation potential of the unique marine ecosystem of Adam’s Bridge (Ram Setu) in the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, a group of researchers, in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, have found breeding colonies of six species of seabirds on the sandbars between Rameswaram Island and Sri Lanka. Breeding colonies of Brown noddy, Bridled Tern, Saunder’s Tern, Little Tern, Greater Crested Tern and Roseate Tern were recorded on these sandbars, 8 km south-east of Arichalmunai, near the Sri Lankan maritime boundary. The findings were published in the Journal of Threatened Taxa. “The closest known breeding colonies of Brown noddies were on Cherbaniani Reef and Pitti island of Lakshadweep, Sri Lanka and Maldives. The breeding colonies of Brown Noddy documented on sandbar VII of Adam’s Bridge in July 2024 is the first confirmed nesting of the species along the southeastern coast of India,” said H. Byju, a researcher from the Centre of Advanced Sciences in Marine …