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Pong dam Bird flu outbreak
India’s 40th scientific expedition to Antarctica launched
India on January 4, 2021 launched the 40th Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. The 40th expedition Read More …
India to co-chair Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP)
India will be the co-chair of the IUCN-supported ‘Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP)’ for three Read More …
Tide–Rainfall Flood Quotient
The researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) have devised a new Read More …
Deepor Beel- shrunk by at least 35% since 1991
The Kamrup (Metropolitan) district administration has prohibited community fishing in Deepor Beel. Activities such as Read More …
Extinct Ice Age Woolly Rhino’s carcass found in Russia
According to the Russian media reports, the carcass of an Ice Age woolly rhino has been Read More …
Indian oil sardine on revival path
As per Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Indian oil sardine (Sardinella longiceps), which was Read More …
Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Narmada district of Gujarat. Recently the the Ministry Read More …
India’s first Pollinator park
The Uttarakhand forest department on December 29, 2020 dedicated the newly built Pollinator Park to Read More …
Blue Flag hoisted at 8 beaches across India
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar on December 28, 2020 virtually Read More …
Consortia for Medicinal Plants
National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) under Ministry of AYUSH on December 28, 2020 launched ‘Consortia Read More …
A68-free-floating ice from Antarctica
The A68 is the biggest block of free-floating ice from Antarctica with an area of Read More …
Portulaca laljii-A new species of wild sun rose
According to the Journal of Asia Pacific Biodiversity, a new species of wild sun rose Read More …
BANDHAVGARH TIGER RESERVE: INDIA’S FIRST HOT AIR BALLOON WILDLIFE SAFARI
Madhya Pradesh forest minister Vijay Shah on December 25, 2020 launched India’s first hot air Read More …
TSO KAR WETLAND LADAKH:THE 42ND RAMSAR SITE IN INDIA
India has added Tso Kar Wetland Complex in Ladakh as its 42nd Ramsar site, which Read More …
BLUE WHALE SONG RECORDED IN THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN
Based on unique whale song, scientists have found evidence of a previously unknown population of blue whales Read More …
IFFCO AMMONIA LEAK
Why in the News? On December 22, 2020, two officials died and at least 16 Read More …
TIGER RELOCATION FROM CORBETT TO RAJAJI
The first tiger from Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand was relocated in the Rajaji Tiger Read More …
FIREFLY BIRD DIVERTER FOR GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD
The ‘firefly bird diverter’ is an unique initiative by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Read More …
INDIA NOW HAS 12,852 LEOPARDS
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on December 21, 2020 released the Status of Leopard in India 2018 Read More …
RESCUE AND REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR MONKEYS INAUGURATED IN TELANGANA
The first rescue and rehabilitation centre for monkeys in South India was was inaugurated at Read More …
HIMALAYAN TRILLIUM-DECLARED ‘ENDANGERED’
In December 2020, the Himalayan trillium (Trillium govanianum) was declared ‘endangered’ by the International Union Read More …
WORLD’S BIGGEST ZOO IN JAMNAGAR
Reliance Industries Limited will build world’s biggest zoo in terms of number and species of Read More …
ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ‘HUMPBACKED MAHSEER’
To protect humpbacked mahseer species, the Karnataka Forest Department has partnered with Karnataka Fisheries Development Read More …
HIMALAYAN SEROW-SIGHTED IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
A Himalayan serow (Capricornis sumatraensis thar) has been sighted for the first time in the Read More …