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Category: Environment
Rihand project and fly ash
Papum Reserve Forest-Hornbill habitat loss
A study by the Bengaluru-based National Centre for Biological Sciences and the Mysuru-based Nature Conservation Read More …
Brachyuran crab species found in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
New Delhi, Aug 11 : Brachyuran crabs bear immense ecological and economic significance. They are Read More …
Matheran: 77 new butterfly species
Scientists have found 140 rare species of butterflies, including 77 new ones, in Matheran after Read More …
World Elephant Day 2020
The Minister for Environment and Forest Prakash Javadekar on August 10, 2020 released document on Read More …
Cladonotus bhaskari-A new grasshopper species
Cladonotus bhaskari-a new species of ‘twighopper’ or pygmy grasshopper has been discovered after 116 years by Croatian Read More …
Leopard poaching highest in Uttarakhand
According to a recent study on ‘Common leopards’ (Panthera pardus fusca) by TRAFFIC India, total Read More …
Dhole Conservation report
Why in the News? Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society-India, the University of Florida, the Read More …
Green-Ag Project
The Government of India on July 28, 2020, launched the Green-Ag Project in Mizoram. Basic Facts Five Read More …
Flue-gas desulfurisation
Why in the news? The Supreme Court on July 21, 2020 extended the time given Read More …
National Transit Pass System
File image Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on July 23, 2020 virtually launched piloting of the Read More …
Arun Kumar and International Union of Railways (UIC)
Director General of RPF, Shri Arun Kumar has been nominated as the Vice-Chairman of the Read More …
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 …