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Over 28,000 birds found in Sultanpur national park during 2nd statewide bird count

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Over 28,000 birds found in Sultanpur national park during 2nd statewide bird count

More than 28,000 birds of 124 different species were spotted in Sultanpur National Park during the second statewide bird count, the state wildlife department said on Sunday.

Gurugram Circle’s Forest (Wildlife) Chief Conservation Officer MS Malik said besides Sultanpur Park, bird counts were also conducted at Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary and Najafgarh Jheel as well as other wetlands in the state.

“A total of 28,026 birds of 126 different species can be seen in Sultanpur Park alone. The number of birds observed at other sites is still being recorded,” Malik said.

He said the bird count began in Sultanpur at 9.30am on Sunday.

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“The information gleaned from these statistics will help us plan better wildlife management strategies,” Malik said.

Some of the birds observed in Sultanpur Park on Sunday included great spotted eagles, kestrels, white-tailed mallards, black-tailed sandpipers and others, forest department officials said.

“Over 28,000 birds were spotted in Sultanpur National Park during Sunday’s bird count. The focus was on Ramsar wetlands, but bird counts were conducted in all wetlands in the state. Seeing so many species shows that The habitat is in good condition and this will help us maintain baseline data,” said Rajesh Chahal, Gurugram Wildlife Inspector.

In the 2020 winter baseline count, 213 bird species were observed in Gulgram.

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In August last year, Sultanpur National Park was listed as Ramsar Wetland – a wetland of international importance declared by the Federal Ministry of Environment. The Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary has also been notified as Ramsar Wetland, making the two sanctuaries the first of their kind in Haryana.

Experts say such bird populations are a welcome move because they help create a database that can be further used to improve habitats or wetlands.

Pankaj Gupta, a bird watcher at the Delhi Bird Foundation, said: “It is a good thing to have a statewide bird count as it helps to create an official database that can be used to protect and protect wetlands in the future. This year, It was interesting to see birds such as Great Brine and Penduline Tit in the wetlands around Sultanpur as they have been spotted regularly since the past two months, which is not common in Delhi NCR.”

Nikhil Devasar, founder of the Delhi Birds Foundation, said: “It is good news to see 124 species of birds in Sultanpur National Park alone. On average, more than 100 different species can be seen during morning bird walks “It’s just the number of protected areas, there are definitely more birds in the wetlands outside the boundaries of the protected areas.”

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Startups that use excerpts from their own pitch are sent legal notifications by Shark Tank India; the creator responds, “Kaise banega naya India?”

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Startups that use excerpts from their own pitch are sent legal notifications by Shark Tank India; the creator responds, “Kaise banega naya India?”

After getting a legal letter from Sony Pictures for copyright infringement, the subscription-based tea business Dorje Teas found itself in deep water for utilising footage from their own pitch on YouTube and Meta advertisements.

The founders of the subscription-based tea company Dorje Teas, Ishaan Kanoria and Sparsh Agarwal.

While many entrepreneurs, especially those with startups, have found transformation through the business reality TV series Shark Tank India, the narrative is slightly different for Dorje Teas, a subscription-based tea firm that ships organic and fresh-from-the-farm Darjeeling Tea to consumers throughout India. Sony Pictures Networks India slapped the firm with a legal notice, which has placed it in hot water.

Co-founder Sparsh Agarwal of the company, who brought Dorje Teas to Shark Tank India last year and raised funds of Rs 30 lakh for 15% equity from Anupam Mittal, Peyush Bansal, and Vineeta Singh, valued the business at Rs 2 crore, recently revealed on LinkedIn that they received a legal notice from Shark Tank India for utilising snippets of their own pitch.

Agarwal claims that they received a notification about copyright infringement for utilising these clips in YouTube and Meta advertisements. It appears that Sony Pictures has sent notice to other companies besides Dorje Teas. He said, “They’ve clamped down on every single startup that showed up on Shark Tank, so we’re not the only ones.”

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“I don’t understand why they would do this, even though I am aware of the copyright rules that justify it. After all, Dorje Teas and several other businesses, like Skippi, Assembly, Perfora, Hoovu Fresh, Beyond Snack, Wakao Foods, Nasher Miles, and many more, invest thousands of dollars each month to enhance Shark Tank content, which helps the Shark Tank India brand get free exposure and increase brand memory,” he continued.

Agarwal went on to call it a poor business choice that some executive or lawyer at Sony had made, adding that it “goes against the entire ethos of promoting small startups.”

Additionally, the focus of Shark Tank Season 3 has been on creating a new India and assisting the startup environment in India. “How will we construct a ‘new India’ in this manner?’” he questioned in a self-recorded video.

On social media, Agarwal was met with praise, while some contended that Sony’s actions were legitimate in theory. “Dear Sparsh, you must realise that ‘You are the content’ in this situation. You play a big part in content production. You posted the material that features you on your social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and so on), but not on Sony’s. You might say that the traffic they were supposed to get was somehow redirected to them. A content strategist made the observation, “You are monetizing your social channels with the content they produce.”

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“The first person to provide a sneak peek in the content industry attracts greater attention. Furthermore, it’s possible that you agreed to sign a waiver giving them perpetual rights to the footage they shot. They said, “Verify your contract or try to recall signing any electronic documents on the filming locations that make this clear.

“You are investing lakhs of dollars to promote Shark Tank, while Shark Tank is investing billions of dollars to plan and publicise the programme that features your brand.” Simply alter your viewpoint, as another poster pointed out.

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