The Rajya Sabha has passed the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024. Read More …
Category: Environment
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024
Atmospheric ammonia emissions
Researchers have come up with detailed estimates of ammonia emissions from rice, wheat and maize Read More …
Dusted Apollo
Dusted Apollo (Parnassius stenosemus) has been sighted and photographed for the first time in Himachal Read More …
Central empowered committee (CEC) on environment and forest issues
The Supreme Court on 28 January 2024 issued a slew of directions, including regular audit Read More …
India increases its tally of Ramsar sites to 80 by adding Five more wetlands
Five more Indian wetlands have been added to the global list of wetlands of international Read More …
Agasthyagama edge: New kangaroo lizard species
The biodiverse forests of Western Ghats have thrown up yet another marvel of evolution – Read More …
Laughing gull
Laughing gull, a migratory bird from North America, has been sighted for the first time Read More …
Status Report of Snow Leopards in India
Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change released the report on the Status of Read More …
Singchung Bugun Village Community Reserve (SBVCR)
The tableau of Arunachal Pradesh on the Bugun community reserve, themed ‘Viksit Bharat’, participated in Read More …
Odisha government to set up world’s first black tiger safari near Similipal
Odisha government has decided to set up a black tiger safari (an exclusive Melanistic Tiger Read More …
Binturong and Small-clawed otter
Two new mammalian species have been added to the list of fauna in Assam’s Kaziranga Read More …
Bamboo Composites
India International Science Festival (IISF 2023) was organized during 17-20 January 2024 in Faridabad, Haryana.
Centre revises rules on wildlife trade
The Government of India notified Wild Life (Protection) Licensing (Additional Matters for Consideration) Rules, 2024 Read More …
Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF)
The 9th edition of the Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) commenced in the town of Read More …
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 …