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Category: Environment
Pilia malenadu-A New Species of Jumping Spider Discovered in Karnataka
Scientists Use Mussels to Track Rising Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean
Overtourism and heavy maritime traffic in the Mediterranean Sea are leading to increased pollution in Read More …
Madhya Pradesh to Develop Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary as Third Home for Cheetahs
The Madhya Pradesh government has initiated work to develop the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary as the Read More …
World’s Largest Moth ‘Atlas Moth’ Spotted in Karnataka’s Davangere District
The Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas), recognized as the world’s largest moth, has been discovered in Read More …
UNEP releases its ‘2025 Adaptation Gap Report’
Amid rising global temperatures and worsening climate impacts, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has Read More …
Northeast Frontier Railway Deploys Intrusion Detection System to Protect Elephants
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has launched an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to enhance elephant Read More …
Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Amount
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has released ₹18.3 lakh to Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) in Read More …
India Marks International Snow Leopard Day with ‘#23for23’ Awareness Campaign
India celebrated International Snow Leopard Day on 23 October with a nationwide campaign titled ‘#23for23’, Read More …
Jharkhand Cabinet Clears Proposal to Notify Part of Saranda Forest as Wildlife Sanctuary
The Jharkhand Cabinet has approved a proposal to notify a portion of the Saranda forest Read More …
India rises to ninth position globally in forest area-GFRA 2025
India has climbed to the ninth position globally in total forest area, according to the Read More …
Central Asian Mammals Initiative (CAMI)
Representatives from several Central Asian countries have endorsed a six-year work programme under the Central Read More …
Gudalur Hills Witness Kurinji Bloom After Eight Years
The hills of Gudalur in Tamil Nadu are currently blanketed in mist and violet kurinji Read More …
Vivek Menon Elected Chair of IUCN Species Survival Commission
On the 7th day of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, Vivek Menon was elected as Read More …
Chhattisgarh Successfully Reintroduces Blackbuck After 50 Years of Local Extinction
The Chhattisgarh government has successfully reintroduced the blackbuck — a graceful, medium-sized antelope native to Read More …
UNEP Launches First-ever State of Finance for Forests (SFF) Report
Global Overview Key Findings Private Sector Finance Environmentally Harmful Subsidies and Deforestation Risk Significance (Source: Read More …
Global Report Warns Warm-Water Coral Reefs Have Crossed Thermal Tipping Point
According to the Global Tipping Points Report, released by a team of 160 scientists from Read More …
SAIME Model from Sundarbans Wins Global Recognition from FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has awarded Global Technical Recognition Read More …
IIT Bombay Develops SARIMA Model to Forecast City-Level Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay) have developed a city-specific statistical model Read More …
IUCN Lists Western Ghats, Manas & Sundarbans as ‘Ailing’ Heritage Sites
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has placed India’s Western Ghats, Manas National Read More …
IUCN Releases First Green Status Assessment for Tigers
First Green Status of Species Assessment for Panthera tigris (tiger) was released by IUCN. Current Read More …
WII releases ‘Status of Elephants in India’
The report titled ‘Status of Elephants in India: DNA-based Synchronous All-India Population Estimation of Elephants’ Read More …
IUCN Recognises Indian Wolf as Distinct Species
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has, for the first time, evaluated the Read More …
Forest Declaration Assessment 2025
The world is falling far behind a global goal to reverse deforestation by 2030, with Read More …
Sonali Ghosh Becomes First Indian to Win Kenton R. Miller Award
Sonali Ghosh, Director of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, has become the first Indian Read More …
First Record of Araneus nox in India Discovered at Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary
A recent monsoon survey at the Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala has resulted in the Read More …