On 9 July 2024, at the second meeting of the Board of the Fund for Read More …
Category: Environment
Philippines Selected to Host the Board of the “Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage”
Squalus hima
Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of deep-water Read More …
Kuttanad region
Recently, the Kerala state panel recommended a blanket ban on selling and transporting poultry (to Read More …
Salvinia molesta
Cyrtobagus salvinia-an exotic beetle released into a 2,800-acre reservoir in Betul district (MP) has successfully Read More …
Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary
Camera trap images have revealed that a tiger trekked from Sikkim to Bhutan, crossing the Read More …
Vaquitas
After a recent survey, researchers estimate they saw only six to eight individual vaquitas in Read More …
People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR)
Recently, Thazhakara grama panchayat in Alappuzha (Kerala) released the second volume of the People’s Biodiversity Read More …
Xenophrys apatani: A new species of forest-dwelling horned frog
A team of researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has recorded a new Read More …
Senna spectabilis
Environmental organisations in Wayanad have urged the Forest department to maintain transparency in a project Read More …
Conservation program of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and the Lesser Florican
The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) approved Rs 56 crore funding for Read More …
Odisha to promote palm tree planting to combat lightning deaths
Odisha has restricted the cutting of existing palm trees and plans to plant around 1.9 Read More …
India becomes first country in the world to prepare a checklist of its entire fauna
The Zoological Survey of India on 30 June released a checklist of the country’s fauna, Read More …
World’s oldest ostrich nest discovered in Andhra Pradesh
A team of archaeologists has unearthed a 41,000-year-old ostrich nest in Prakasam district of Andhra Read More …
South Africa launches Rhisotope Project
Recently, South African scientists injected radioactive material into live rhinoceros horns to make them easier Read More …
Indian painted frog
In a rare sighting, an Indian painted frog was seen at Kawal Tiger Reserve in Read More …
Central Electronics Limited gets Mini RATNA status
The Union Ministry of Science and Technology has announced the grant of “Mini RATNA” status Read More …
IUCN upgrades Iberian lynx’s status to ‘vulnerable’ from ‘endangered’
The IUCN conservation status of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) has improved from Endangered to Read More …
Sympatric speciation
According to a recent paper, Asiatic lions (Panthera leo leo) and Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris Read More …
World’s First Asian King Vulture Conservation & Breeding Centre
Uttar Pradesh is set to establish the world’s first conservation and breeding centre for Asian Read More …
World’s oldest termite mounds found in South Africa
Scientists have found the world’s oldest inhabited termite mounds along the Buffels River in South Read More …
A water-repellent catalyst to cut biodiesel cost
A team of scientists from Assam, Odisha, China, and the United Kingdom have developed a Read More …
Indiconema: A new genus of diatoms discovered in Eastern Ghats
Researchers from the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune have discovered a new genus of Read More …
IPBES wins the 2024 Blue Planet Prize
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is one of the two recipients of Read More …
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
According to a new study, the insecticide Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) has declined in humans and the Read More …
World Crocodile Day 2024: Crocodile Conservation Project marks 50 years
The World Crocodile Day was celebrated on 17th June 2024. This year also marks the Read More …