An international team of scientists has successfully mapped the genome of the saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), Read More …
Category: Environment
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Nilgiri Tahr
Nilgiri Tahr, the State animal of Tamil Nadu, has shown signs of population revival in Read More …
Greater Hesaraghatta Grassland Conservation Reserve
The Government of Karnataka has issued the final notification for the Greater Hesaraghatta Grassland Conservation Read More …
Green Hydrogen Certification Scheme
On 29 April, the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) launched a Green Read More …
Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle (Batagur kachuga)
The Ganga River, which has been an integral part of Indian civilization for centuries, is Read More …
Gregarisation
According to a recent report by scientists, locust movement is decided on a cognitive decision-making Read More …
Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis
Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis is a newly identified species of cable bacteria, a group known for Read More …
Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary
The Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary is located in Latehar district of Jharkhand. It is nestled within Read More …
Labeo uru and Labeo chekida
Researchers at the Centre for Peninsular Aquatic Genetic Resources, Kochi, of the National Bureau of Read More …
Similipal designated Odisha’s second national park
The Odisha government on April 24 notified the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) as a national Read More …
Around 84% of the world’s coral reef areas had been affected by mass bleaching
On April 23, the International Coral Reef Initiative reported that about 84% of the world’s Read More …
Himalayan Musk Deer (Moschus leucogasterr)
According to a recent report, no breeding programme has been started in Indian zoos for Read More …
Chlorpyrifos
The 17th Basel Convention COP (BC COP-17), 12th Rotterdam Convention COP (RC COP-12), and 12th Read More …
Supreme Court asks NEERI to examine impact of glass industrial units on Taj Mahal
The Supreme Court has directed the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to study and Read More …
Two cheetahs released into Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary
Two cheetahs, Prabhas and Pawak, moved to their new home as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Read More …
Colossal squid caught on camera for the first time
A colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) has been filmed alive in its natural environment for the Read More …
Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD)
A study by the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, has requested the Union Read More …
Carbon Rights
The report The Carbon Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and Local Communities in Tropical Read More …
Relocation of Cheetahs from Kuno to Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary
The Cheetah Project Steering Committee, established by the National Tiger Conservation Authority in May 2023, Read More …
Leptobrachium aryatium
A 21-year-long study has led to the discovery of a new species of frog, named Read More …
Rising Temperatures Skew Olive Ridley Turtle Sex Ratios at Odisha Nesting Site
A recent long-term study titled “Monitoring Sea Turtles in India 2008–2024” has revealed that rising Read More …
Domoic acid
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) near California (USA) has caused thousands of sea lions to Read More …
Dire wolf: World’s first “de-extincted” animal!
Colossal Biosciences, a U.S.-based company in Dallas, has announced the birth of three genetically engineered Read More …
Woolly Flying Squirrel spotted in Miyar Valley
The Wildlife Wing of the Himachal Pradesh Forest Department (HPFD) has recorded the first-ever photographic Read More …
Theobaldius konkanensis
A team of researchers from India and U.K. have discovered a species of land snail Read More …