Director General of RPF, Shri Arun Kumar has been nominated as the Vice-Chairman of the Read More …
Category: Environment
Arun Kumar and International Union of Railways (UIC)
Indian Bullfrogs-basic facts
With the arrival of the monsoon, the Indian Bullfrogs (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) also start roaming in Read More …
India to face more extreme weather events
By Jyoti Singh (Twitter: @ashajyoti11) New Delhi, Jul 20 : Based on the mathematical modelling Read More …
Zoram Mega Food Park Mizoram
File image Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal on July 20, Read More …
Bathynomus raksasa-cockroach of the sea
A team of researchers from Singapore have discovered an animal named “Bathynomus raksasa” that seemed Read More …
KURMA app for turtle conservaton
To conserve turtle, a mobile-based application called KURMA was launched on World Turtle Day on Read More …
Ongole Sub-Division Office bags WATER HEROES AWARD
The Ongole Sub-Division Office of South Central Railway has bagged the WATER HEROES AWARD, from Read More …
Zonal Master Plan of Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone
File image Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEF&CC) on 16th July,2020 approved the Read More …
Real Time monitoring of Pied Cuckoos
Why in the news? A solar-powered transmitter is now being used to track the long-distance Read More …
Indigenous ladybird beetles & green lacewing against woolly whitefly pest
According to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), two types of ladybird beetles are Read More …
Kazi 106F-India’s only Golden Tiger
‘Kazi 106F’ is described as the India’s only Golden Tiger. It emerged as the social Read More …
Keeda jadi entered IUCN Red List
The Ophiocordyceps sinensis fungus, also known as ‘Himalayan Viagra’ and ‘Keeda jadi’ in Uttarakhand has Read More …
Tiger census 2018 sets new Guinness World Record
The 4th All India Tiger Estimation 2018 has entered the Guinness World Record for being Read More …
Ypthima watsoni-Butterfly rediscovered in Tripura
Representative image A team of wildlife researchers has rediscovered ‘Ypthima watsoni’ butterfly commonly known as Read More …
Golden birdwing is now India’s largest butterfly
Image credit: Wikimedia commons According to the latest issue of Journal Bionotes , a Himalayan Read More …
Dehing Patkai Sanctuary to be upgraded into National Park
The Assam State Government on July 6, 2020 decided to upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary Read More …
Eulophia obtusa found in Dudhwa National Park
A rare orchid plant species Eulophia obtusa has been discovered in the Dudhwa National Park Read More …
China claims Bhutan’s Sakteng sanctuary
Recently China attempted to stop funding for the Bhutan’s Sakteng sanctuary from the UN Development Read More …
Red coral Kukri snake spotted in Dudhwa National Park
(Image credit: Twitter / @WildLense_India) What: Red coral Kukri Which: Snake species Where: Dudhwa National Read More …
Permanent Court of Arbitration and Enrica Lexie incident
The Hague based -based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruled that two Italian marines accused Read More …
Urban forest in India and Miyawaki method
Union Environment Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar on July 2, 2020 inaugurated Urban forest in the Read More …
Striped Hairstreak and Elusive Prince species found in Arunachal Pradesh
What: Striped Hairstreak and Elusive Prince Where: Arunachal Pradesh Which: Butterfly species Two new butterfly Read More …
Globba andersonii found in Sikkim Himalayas
What: Globba andersonii Where: Sikkim Himalayas Which: Rare and critically endangered plant Globba andersonii-a rare Read More …
Assam Keelback re-discovered after 129 years
Image credit: (Source: Abhijit Das, through Indian Express) What: Assam Keelback snake Where: Arunachal Pradesh Read More …
Gynandromorph dragonfly spotted in Kerala
File image: dragonfly What: Gynandromorphs biological phenomenon Where: Thrissur, Kerala Who: Scarlet Skimmer Researchers have Read More …