More than 70 per cent habitat of the snow leopard, over 12 Asian countries, remains Read More …
Category: Environment
More than 70% snow leopard habitat unexplored, says WWF
Just 20 companies are the source of 55 per cent of the world’s single-use plastic waste
GS TIMES STAFF According to a research carried out by a consortium including the London Read More …
At least 50 billion individual wild birds are in the world
According to new research that uses citizen science observations, there are at least 50 billion Read More …
18 Wild elephants found dead in Assam
A herd of 18 wild elephants have been found dead at Bamuni Hills in in Read More …
Common crane and bogs
The common crane, a bird that is part of its folklore and was a popular Read More …
Tlatolophus galorum-a talkative dinosaur species
Paleontologists have identified a new species of dinosaur called Tlatolophus galorum in northern Mexico which dates back 73 Read More …
Nuklu Phom wins Whitley Award 2021
GS TIMES STAFF Nagaland’s conservationist Nuklu Phom along with five others have won Whitley Awards Read More …
Subdoluseps nilgiriensis-a new species of skink
A team of researchers have discovered a new species of skink at Anaikatti hills in Read More …
“Mice rain” in Australia
New South Wales (NSW) in Australia is being in the grip of one of the Read More …
U.S. red-eared slider turtle threat in northeast
The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) is a turtle species Native to the U.S. and Read More …
Greenhouse gas emissions are shrinking the stratosphere, says new study
According to the new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, the thickness of the atmospheric Read More …
“A line of separation” at the Mount Everest
To prevent coronavirus transmission, China has announced to create “a line of separation” at the Mount Everest-the Read More …
White-bellied heron spotted in a high-altitude area in India
GS TIMES STAFF The white-bellied heron has been sighted for the first time in a Read More …
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 …