GS TIMES STAFF The white-bellied heron has been sighted for the first time in a Read More …
Category: Environment
White-bellied heron spotted in a high-altitude area in India
ZSI developed tools to tell apart the scales of Indian and Chinese pangolins
GS TIMES STAFF To enforce the appropriate national and international laws and to track the Read More …
India has only one species of hoolock gibbon, says new study
GS TIMES STAFF According to a latest study based on genetic analysis, Hoolock gibbon (Hoolock Read More …
Crocidura narcondamica: A new species of shrew
A new species of insectivorous mammal, a white-toothed shrew, has been discovered by the scientists from the Read More …
Cloudbursts in Uttarakhand
A number of cloudbursts on May 4, 2021 caused several homes and roads in a Read More …
Moorhen Yoga Mat-Biodegradable and compostable yoga mat
A biodegradable and compostable yoga mat developed from water hyacinth by six young girls from Read More …
Asiatic Lions housed in Hyderabad zoo infected with SARS-COV2
Eight Asiatic lions housed in Nehru Zoological Park (NZP), Hyderabad have tested positive for SARS-CoV2 Read More …
Xylophis deepaki-A new snake species
A new species of wood snake-endemic to Tamil Nadu, has been named in honour of Read More …
Saudi Arabia launches “Middle East Green” initiative
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has announced the “Middle East Green” initiative which Read More …
Global Forest Goals Report 2021
The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations has released “The Global Read More …
Rail double-tracking project and Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary
Background Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary Western Ghats Wildlife sanctuaries Background The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Read More …
Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve fire
Three labourers were killed and two others injured during an operation to douse a forest Read More …
Sumna glacier burst
Background Niti Valley Sumna Uttarakhand Chamoli Background At least eight people died after a glacier Read More …
US joins India-Sweden climate initiative “LeadIT”
The US has joined the India-Sweden climate initiative, the Leadership Group for Industry Transition, LeadIT. Read More …
Leaders Summit on Climate
U.S. President Joe Biden hosted the ‘Leaders Summit on Climate’ on April 22-23. Prime Minister Read More …
India ranks 87th in Energy Transition Index 2021
India was ranked 87th among 115 countries in the Energy Transition Index (ETI) released by the Read More …
पृथ्वी दिवस 2021 थीम एवं ग्रीन फ्यूचर इंडेक्स 2021
पूरे विश्व में 22 अप्रैल को पृथ्वी दिवस के रूप में मनाया जा रहा है। Read More …
National climate vulnerability assessment report
GS TIMES STAFF The National climate vulnerability assessment report released on April 17, 2021 has Read More …
India’s first bamboo-dwelling bat found in Meghalaya
A team of scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and a few European Read More …
Tiki Formation and Cynodont fossils
Researchers have found a new species of cynodonts-small rat-like animals that lived about 220 million Read More …
Great Indian Bustards killing in Cholistan desert
In Pakistan’s Cholistan desert, two Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) were shot down by the by Read More …
Sulphur dioxide from LaSoufriere volcano reached India
GS TIMES STAFF According to the World Meteorological Organisation, the sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from Read More …
Indian Rhino Vision 2020
The Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV 2020) came to a close on April 13, 2021 Read More …
Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
Antarctica’s 120 km wide Thwaites Glacier also, known as the “Doomsday Glacier “, is melting Read More …
Indus and Ganges river dolphins are two different species
According to a new study published in the journal Marine Mammal Science, the Indus and Ganges River dolphins Read More …