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Category: Environment
Ammonia in Yamuna water
Coral translocation off the coast of Mumbai
On October 29, 2020 the BMC received the green signal from the Principal Chief Conservator Read More …
Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR
President Ram Nath Kovind has promulgated an ordinance to constitute a Commission for Air Quality Read More …
India’s first sand dune park
Goa is set to be home to the country’s first sand dune park which will Read More …
A. gollum-a rare species of fish found in Kerala
Researchers have discovered a rare species of fish from subterranean waters of South India that Read More …
Plastic pollution threatens Lakshadweep islands: study
India Science Wire The Lakshadweep islands in India are under the threat of beach pollution Read More …
Himalayan brown bear-Habitat loss
A recent study, carried out in the western Himalayas by scientists of Zoological Survey of Read More …
International Snow Leopard Day 2020
The International Snow Leopard Day was celebrated on October 23, 2020. On this occasion, Minister Read More …
Chinese pink dolphins-Pearl river estuary
Chinese pink dolphins (Sousa chinensis)) are making a comeback in the Pearl river estuary, one Read More …
Sharavathi Valley and Lion-tailed macaque
According to a recent report, the Union government’s geo-technical investigation that involved drilling of 12 Read More …
Heeng planted in Himachal Pradesh
Scientists at CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource, Palampur (IHBT), are on a mission to grow heeng Read More …
Buldhana Pattern and Tamswada Pattern
Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari has said that Maharashtra’s ‘Buldhana Pattern’ of water conservation’ has Read More …
India is home to 62 species of skinks-ZSI
According to a recent publication by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), India is home Read More …
Fishing cat: Chilika’s ambassador
The Chilika Development Authority (CDA) has designated the fishing cat as ambassador. Chilika Lake, the Read More …
India 3rd largest disaster prone area-UNDRR
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) released its Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019 Read More …
Eight beaches of India awarded BLUE FLAG
Eight beaches of India, spread across five states and two union territories, have been Read More …
116 faunal species spotted for the first time in India
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Babul Supriyo on Read More …
First dragonfly fossil in India
A team of scientists has discovered the first dragonfly fossil in India from Jharkhand’s Latehar Read More …
Dual solution of excess fluoride & iron
CSIR-CMERI for the very first time has come up with a dual solution of excess Read More …
What is Graded Response Action Plan?
A Supreme Court-appointed pollution monitoring body has directed Delhi and neighbouring States to implement air Read More …
ZSI-International Barcode of Life MoU
The Union Cabinet on October 7, 2020 apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed Read More …
Economic valuation of ecosystem services-National Zoo
Marking the celebration of Wildlife Week 2020 Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Read More …
Microplastics threaten marine environment along Kanyakumari coast
Microplastics are usually plastic particles of less than 5 mm. It may be primary or Read More …
My Ganga My Dolphin campaign
The National Mission for Clean Ganga, the Wildlife Institute of India and the Forest Department Read More …
Pipeworts (Eriocaulon) plant group
Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune have recently found two new species of pipeworts Read More …