The 9th edition of the Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) commenced in the town of Read More …
Category: Environment
Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF)
Cope’s rule and animal size change
A new research suggests that changes in animal size depend on two key ecological factors: Read More …
Rare Tibetan brown bear spotted in Sikkim
India recorded its first-ever confirmed sighting of a rare Tibetan brown bear in Northern Sikkim. Read More …
Himalayan Wolf (Canis lupus chanco)
The Himalayan Wolf (Canis lupus chanco) has been assessed for the first time in the Read More …
Jharkhand establishes ‘Vulture restaurant’ in Koderama
A ‘Vulture Restaurant’ has been established in Koderma district of Jharkhand. It is located in Read More …
Cauvery basin
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served notices to Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments, Read More …
Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) marked as India’s first Dark Sky Park
The Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Maharashtra has been marked as India’s first Dark Sky Read More …
Humboldt’s enigma
The world’s tropical areas receive more energy from the Sun because of the earth’s angle Read More …
Thylakoid membranes: Scientists discover the Earliest Fossil Evidence of Photosynthesis
Researchers at the University of Liège, Belgium have found cyanobacteria fossils from around 1.75 billion Read More …
Fine Soil-like material (FSLM)
Fine Soil-like material (FSLM) is the largest component obtained from landfill mining. FSLM typically has Read More …
Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary: logging and climate change impact montane birds
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) in Bengaluru have found that logging and Read More …
Wetland City Accreditation under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Union Ministry of Environment has submitted three nominations from India for Wetland City Accreditation (WCA) Read More …
Green Cover Index
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Read More …
Mayurbhanj’s red ant chutney receives GI tag
The Similipal kai chutney made with red weaver ants by the tribal people of Odisha’s Read More …
Lemongrass plantation and uses
CIMAP, a laboratory controlled by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, had started a Read More …
Snow Leopard becomes National Symbol of Kyrgyzstan
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is now the national symbol of Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet Read More …
National Transit Pass System (NTPS)
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on 29 December launched the National Transit Pass System (NTPS) Read More …
Nematocysts
Nematocysts are specialized cells found in some animals, but especially jellyfish, corals, sea anemones, and Read More …
Namdapha Flying Squirrel
The Namdapha Flying Squirrel, missing for four decades, has resurfaced in Arunachal Pradesh. It was Read More …
India has 10 black tigers, all in Similipal
According to the Government of India, there are a total of 10 “black tigers” in Read More …
Blue dragons (Glaucus atlanticus)
Recently, blue dragons (Glaucus atlanticus) have been spotted on the beach and in waters near Read More …
Rising aerosol levels and glacier melting in the Himalayas
According to the Government of India, the melting of glaciers in the Himalayas is increasingly Read More …
ENACT Partnership
Recently, six new countries and a United Nations agency joined the ENACT Partnership. This is Read More …
First Global Stocktake and phase-down of unabated coal power
The United Nations Climate Change conference, COP28, has concluded in Dubai with a historic agreement Read More …
Saiga antelope
The Saiga species’ (Saiga tatarica) category was changed from Critically Endangered to Near Threatened by Read More …