Why in News? The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has reconstituted the Expert Committee on Agrobiodiversity Read More …
Category: Environment
Expert Committee on Agrobiodiversity
Five glacial lakes in the Kashmir Himalaya had “very high susceptibility” to GLOFs
Why in News? A recent study by the University of Kashmir, published in the Journal Read More …
Fish-survival test for wastewater toxicity-New Environmental Standards
Why in News? The Union Government has notified the Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2025, Read More …
Paris Agreement’s Article 6.4 international carbon market mechanism
Why in News? The world’s first carbon credits issued under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6.4 Read More …
Scientists reveal mechanism behind Venus flytrap’s rapid snap
Why in News? A new study published in the journal Science has uncovered a crucial Read More …
SeA Care Project
Why in News? A recent study under the SeA Care Project has revealed the widespread Read More …
Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal) Becomes India’s 100th Ramsar Site
Why in News? The Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal) in Uttar Pradesh has Read More …
Potato Patch discovered near Kadmat Island in Lakshadweep
Researchers have documented what could be the largest known living coral colony in the world Read More …
Kaziranga records first yellow-throated marten
Why in News? The Yellow-throated Marten has been recorded for the first time in Kaziranga Read More …
Supreme Court forms high-powered expert panel to re-examine Aravalli definition
Why in News? The Supreme Court has constituted a high-powered committee to conduct an independent Read More …
Scientists discover giant sea predator Tylosaurus rex
Why in News? Scientists have identified and described a new species of mosasaur named Tylosaurus Read More …
Supreme Court orders removal of encroachment from Agasthyamalai ecological landscape
Why in News? The Supreme Court of India has directed authorities in Tamil Nadu and Read More …
Assam CM spotlights albino hog deer sighting in Kaziranga
Recently, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma highlighted the sighting of a rare albino hog Read More …
Kalai-II Project & White-bellied Heron
The Union Environment Ministry’s Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has granted in-principle forest clearance to the Read More …
Gujarat Forest Department on Alert Over Suspected Babesia Infection in Asiatic Lions
The Gujarat forest department has intensified monitoring measures following the deaths of lion cubs from Read More …
Gynacantha khasiaca-A rare dragonfly species rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh
A rare dragonfly species, Gynacantha khasiaca, commonly known as the long-tailed duskhawker, has been rediscovered Read More …
Duttaphrynus dhara-A New toad species recorded in Meghalaya
A new species of toad named Duttaphrynus dhara has been discovered at Mawphlang in the Read More …
Key insights from the 1st National Report on the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently released key insights from Read More …
Haryana’s first constellation at the Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary
Haryana has developed its first constellation-themed garden, called ‘Nakshatra Vatika’, at the Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary Read More …
Government Opposes New Hydroelectric Projects in Alaknanda-Bhagirathi basin
On May 20, the Union Government informed the Supreme Court that it is not in Read More …
Jharia coal fires and greenhouse gases emission
The persistence of underground fires in the Jharia coalfields of Jharkhand is a critical environmental Read More …
Trachischium lalremsangai
Scientists have identified a new species of snake from the forests of Mizoram and neighbouring Read More …
Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction
The Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction (Buildings-GSR) 2024/2025, released by the United Nations Read More …
India’s first satellite-tagged Ganges soft-shell turtle released in Kaziranga
India’s first satellite-tagged Ganges softshell turtle, an endangered freshwater turtle species, was released in the Read More …
World’s first confirmed gibbon railway canopy crossing recorded in Assam’s Jorhat
A male Western Hoolock Gibbon at the Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary in Assam’s Jorhat district has Read More …