According to media reports, over 35 villages in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich are on high alert Read More …
Category: Environment
Uttar Pradesh launches Operation Bhediya to capture Indian Gray Wolves
International Whale Shark Day
August 30 has been declared as the International Whale Shark Day by the host of Read More …
Northern bald ibis (Waldrapp)
The distinctive northern bald ibis, hunted essentially to extinction by the 17th century, was revived Read More …
UN Secretary-General issued a global call to action to address the crisis of rising sea levels
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a global call to action during his visit to Tonga Read More …
Sonoluminescence
Sonoluminescence is a scientific phenomenon that occurs when a gas bubble in a liquid emits Read More …
Bharat Zero Emission Trucking (ZET) Policy Advisory
The Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India, launched the advisory document titled Read More …
Banni grassland
A new study has assessed the suitability of different areas of Banni for sustainable grassland Read More …
South American lungfish has largest genome of any animal
According to a recent report, the South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa) has the largest genome Read More …
Climate Club
Recently, Australia and New Zealand announced joint economic and energy commitments to support the clean Read More …
Uttarakhand launches Gross Environmental Product-GEP index
Recently, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the Gross Environmental Product-GEP index which will Read More …
Gastrodia indica: First orchid from India that never opens its flower
A unique orchid species, Gastrodia indica, was recently discovered in Fambonglho Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim, which Read More …
What are sea fans?
The Gujarat forest department has arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in illegal wildlife Read More …
Prokaryotes: Earth’s oldest, tiniest creatures
The world’s oceans are home to microscopic organisms invisible to the human eye. The tiny Read More …
India adds 3 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites, taking total to 85
The Union Environment Ministry on August 14, 2024 said that three more wetlands in India Read More …
Polar Coupled Analysis and Prediction for Services” (PCAPS) project
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has launched “Polar Coupled Analysis and Prediction for Services” (PCAPS) Read More …
Neelakurinji included on the IUCN official Red List of threatened species
Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) has been included on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Read More …
Ground-level ozone (O3)
According to a recent report, Delhi-NCR topped a list of 10 cities across the country Read More …
Union Cabinet approves extended Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana
The Union Cabinet has approved an extension of the Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana, a key Read More …
Methylocucumis oryzae-India’s first cultures of indigenous natural methane mitigating agents
A team of scientists from MACS Agharkar Research Institute has isolated and described India’s first Read More …
Chhattisgarh govt announces a new tiger reserve
The Chhattisgarh Government on 7 August cleared a proposal to notify a new tiger reserve Read More …
Ypthima cantliei-a four-ringed butterfly spotted in India after 61 years
Ypthima cantliei- a four-ringed butterfly belonging to Satyrinae butterfly family with most members in China Read More …
Centre reissues draft notification to declare over 56,000 sq km of Western Ghats as eco-sensitive area
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on 2 August 2024 issued the Read More …
Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis)
India recently increased the quota for Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) exports through the Convention of International Read More …
Mine water uses
Minister of Coal and Mines, Shri G Kishan Reddy, has released comprehensive guidelines for the Read More …
Scientists report trees absorb methane as well
According to a recent study, tree bark in the world’s forests absorbs the greenhouse gas Read More …