Once thought to be unique to humans, culture—including community-specific behaviors and dialects—is now recognized in Read More …
Category: Environment
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Aethina tumida
The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) has been a global threat to honeybee populations, and Read More …
Agasthyamalai landscape
The Supreme Court has directed the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to conduct a comprehensive survey Read More …
Baku to Belem Roadmap
India has vociferously advocated the need for a Collective Leadership for advancing the 2030 Climate Read More …
Rushikulya River
The Odisha government’s revival of the Pipalapanka Dam proposal in Ganjam district has sparked protests Read More …
Frankincense is in danger
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has issued a warning that frankincense is Read More …
Channa nachi-A new species of snakehead fish
Channa nachi, a new species of snakehead was discovered from Meghalaya, Northeast India. (Source: HUBN)
Ningaloo Reef mass bleaching
An “unprecedented” mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia’s western coast, scientists said on Read More …
Kasampatty sacred grove declared Tamil Nadu’s 2nd biodiversity heritage site
The Tamil Nadu government has officially notified Kasampatty (Veera Kovil) sacred grove as a Biodiversity Read More …
IUCN’s First Green Status Assessment Ranks Lions as ‘Largely Depleted’
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released its first-ever Green Status assessment Read More …
Conservation efforts are bringing species back from the brink, study finds
A comprehensive study of over 67,000 animal species has provided a mixed picture of global Read More …
Urgent action needed on black carbon-ICIMOD Study
A new report by the Clean Air Fund and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Read More …
Sheathia rosemalayensis
Researchers have identified a new species of freshwater algae in Rosemala, located in Kollam district Read More …
Iguanas
For decades, scientists have puzzled over how iguanas ended up in Fiji and Tonga, while Read More …
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) are organic and inorganic substances—including minerals and ions—dissolved in water.
Rare Caracal Spotted In Rajasthan’s Mukundra Hills
A rare Caracal (Caracal caracal schmitzi) has been photographed for the first time in Mukundra Read More …
India’s first PPP-model based green waste processing plant
Indore is all set to make a significant leap towards environmental sustainability with the launch Read More …
Uniyala keralensis
A dense shrub with light purple flowers discovered in the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in Kerala’s Read More …
Air Pollution and Climate Change Threaten Solar Panel Efficiency in India, says a new study
A study by researchers at IIT Delhi, published in Environmental Research Letters (November 2024), warns Read More …
A new study proposes revision of Javan rhino
A new study has proposed a taxonomic revision of the critically endangered Javan rhino (Rhinoceros Read More …
National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired his first-ever meeting of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) Read More …
Decline of the Ocelot in the U.S.
Once roaming Southwestern U.S., ocelots have dwindled to fewer than 100 in two small breeding Read More …
Gully erosion in India
According to a 2025 scientific report published in Nature, India needs to intervene on the Read More …
Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD)
The United States has now withdrawn from the board of the recently-created Fund for responding Read More …
Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh becomes India’s 58th Tiger Reserve
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change declared Madhav National Park in Madhya Read More …