The Uttarakhand government has initiated assessments of the “carrying capacity” of its cities within the Read More …
Category: Environment
Uttarakhand to assess ‘carrying capacity’ of cities
Coral presence in Andhra Pradesh
In a significant first, the Andhra Pradesh coastline has been formally recognized for its coral Read More …
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
In a significant breakthrough for air quality monitoring, scientists at the Centre for Nano and Read More …
Garcinia kusumae
Assam has recently yielded a new-to-science tree species, adding to the rich biodiversity of the Read More …
50 years of CITES
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) recently Read More …
Model Rules for Felling of Trees in Agricultural Lands
Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issues “Model Rules for Felling of Trees Read More …
Begonia nyishiorum
Forest officials in Arunachal Pradesh have discovered a new flowering plant, named “Begonia nyishiorum”. This Read More …
Model Rules for Felling Trees in Agricultural Lands
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued ‘Model Rules for Felling Read More …
Aralam Butterfly Sanctuary
On June 18, the Kerala State Wildlife Board officially renamed the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary in Read More …
Kerala tops MoEFCC’s Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE)
The effective management practices followed in the National Parks (NP) and Protected Areas (PA) of Read More …
Mission Bonnet Macaque – Kerala’s Initiative for Population Control
The Kerala Forest Department plans to approach the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Read More …
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
A recent report indicates that plastics are now infiltrating our bodies through microplastic particles and Read More …
Asiatic wild dog (Dhole)
The dhole, also known as the Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus), previously thought to be Read More …
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution
On June 20, countries gathered in Punta del Este, Uruguay, to establish a new global Read More …
Tevised Green India Mission
The Government of India, on June 17, 2025, released a revised roadmap for the National Read More …
Rare ‘doomsday oarfish caught in Tamil Nadu
A rare oarfish, often called the “doomsday fish” in Japanese folklore, was recently caught off Read More …
Nothopegia
A team of researchers from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Lucknow, has made Read More …
Kanchuria tripuraensis and Kanchuria priyasankari
Two new species of earthworms, Kanchuria tripuraensis and Kanchuria priyasankari, have been officially discovered in Read More …
Darkening of the Global Ocean
A groundbreaking study titled “Darkening of the Global Ocean” conducted by researchers from the University Read More …
The Nice Call for an Ambitious Treaty on Plastic Pollution
On June 10, the second day of the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC-3), a new Read More …
AviList-First-ever unified global checklist of bird species
AviList, a unified global checklist of bird species and taxonomy, has been officially published. This Read More …
Blue Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Challenge
Brazil and France launched the “Blue Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Challenge” at the UN Ocean Read More …
Sulphate Aerosols
The Union Ministry of Power has said that it would wait for the Central Pollution Read More …
Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone
Residents and environmentalists of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand have written to the Union government expressing Read More …
Ocean acidification
A recent study published in Global Change Biology reveals that ocean acidification crossed a critical Read More …