On the occasion of the World Environment Day 2020, the UNFCCC’s Climate Ambition Alliance (CAA) has Read More …
Category: Environment
UN launches Race to Zero campaign
Advisory for dealing with import of Exotic live species in India
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has issued an advisory for Read More …
Government launches Urban Forest (Nagar van) scheme
Union Environment Minister, Prakash Javadekar launched the Urban Forest program on the occasion of World Read More …
India ranks 168 in Environmental Performance Index 2020
India has been ranked 168 out of 180 countries on the Environmental Performance Index 2020, Read More …
Ambarnaya river oil spill
Russia has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into Read More …
World Environment Day 2020 Theme
Amid Covid-19 lockdown, the World Environment Day 2020 is being celebrated on 5 June across Read More …
Oldest fossil of a land animal discovered
Scientists have found the oldest animal known to have lived on land. The animal named Read More …
Bandtail scorpionfish-First time in Indian waters
Scientists from the CMFRI (Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute) have announced discovery of Bandtail scorpionfish-first Read More …
Pelagic birds sighted first time in West Bengal
Pelagic are birds that spend most of their lifetime on the ocean and move towards Read More …
Charru mussel invasion in Kerala
Charru mussel (Mytella strigata)-an invasive mussel native to the South and Central American coasts, is Read More …
World Dugong Day 2020
The World Dugong Day is being celebrated on May 28, 2020. This year the day Read More …
Puntius sanctus-A new species of freshwater fish
A researcher from the Department of Zoology, BJM Government College, Chavara, in Kollam (Tamil Nadu) Read More …
Eugenia sphaerocarpa, Goniothalamus sericeus and Memecylon nervosum found in Western Ghats
Scientists from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have discovery three new plant species in Read More …
WORLD TURTLE DAY 2020
WORLD TURTLE DAY is being celebrated across the world on May 23, 2020. The day Read More …
Bradinopyga konkanensis-Konkan Rockdweller
According to a paper published in the journal Zootaxa, a new species of dragonfly endemic to Read More …
International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD) 2020 Theme
The International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD) 2020 is being celebrated across the world on 22 Read More …
Rare pygmy hogs released in Manas
Fourteen captive-bred pygmy hogs were released in the jungles of Manas National Park during the Read More …
Pinanga andamanensis-A second home at Palode
Pinanga andamanensis is a rare palm endemic to the South Andaman Island. The name is Read More …
Lakshadweep unveils world’s first sea cucumber conservation reserve
by K.A. Shaji Hardly three months have gone by since a special protection force assigned by Read More …
Filament barbs-Three new species found in Western Ghats
Researchers from the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Read More …
Indian grey wolf-sighted at Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary
A rare Indian grey wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) has been documented in the forests of Read More …
Sal forest tortoise (Indotestudo elongata)
According to a recent study by ecologists in the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, the Read More …
World Migratory Bird Day 2020
World Migratory Bird Day was celebrated by people across the world on 9 May 2020. Read More …
Reawakening of Indian Ocean El Nino
According to a study published in the journal Science Advances, Global warming could reawaken an ancient climate Read More …
Noctiluca scintillans blooms in Arabian Sea
A recent study based on NASA images found blooms of the marine species Noctiluca scintillans, which is Read More …