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Category: Environment
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Earth Day 2020 Theme
Amid Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, Earth Day is being celebrated across the globe on April 22. Read More …
Yamuna river BOD level decreases in Delhi
According to a report by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the quality of water Read More …
Trimeresurus salazar-A new pit viper found in Arunachal
As per the the April 2020 issue of Zoosystematics and Evolution, a new species of Read More …
Environment Impact Assessment amended to ramp up production of bulk drugs
Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change has amended the Environment Impact Assessment notification 2006 to Read More …
Himalayan Ibex is a distinct species
According to a recent research paper, titled ‘Genetic evidence for allopatric speciation of the Siberian Read More …
Scientists develop biofortified durum wheat variety-MACS 4028
Scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune have developed a biofortified durum wheat variety MACS Read More …
Ikaria wariootia-Scientists discovered ancestor for almost all living creatures
Researchers have found a worm-like creature that lived 555 million years ago which is the Read More …
Rushikulya rookery coast welcomes Olive Ridleys
Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery coast in Ganjam district has once again become active with Olive Ridleys Read More …
Is the endangered House Sparrow making a comeback?
Feature on ‘World Sparrow Day’ (20 March) By Jagpreet Luthra New Delhi, March 19: House Read More …
Asteriornis maastrichtensis-Earliest Known ancestor of Chicken
A fossil of a bird discovered near the border between Belgium and the Netherlands could Read More …
Olive Ridley mass nesting started at Gahirmatha
The mass nesting of Olive Ridley sea turtles began at Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapara Read More …
Two Rare White Giraffes Killed by Poachers in Kenya
Two rare white giraffes-a white female giraffe and her 7-month-old calf, have been killed by Read More …
Swamp wallaby Can Be Pregnant Its Entire Adult Life
A paper published on March 2, 2020 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, reported Read More …
Total number of migratory fauna from India increased to 457 species
Six new migratory species were added to the wildlife list put out by the Convention Read More …
European Commission launches global coalition for biodiversity
The European Commission on March 3, 2020 launched a new global coalition for biodiversity on Read More …
Black carbon may influence melting of Gangotri Glacier
According to a study by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, (WIHG), the already receding Read More …
Red pandas are not one but two separate species
According to a recent study, based on sequencing of the whole genomes of 65 red Read More …
India ranks 131 in flourishing index and 77 on sustainability index
According to “A Future for the World’s Children” report released by a Commission of World Read More …
Troglomorphic fish-World’s largest cave fish discovered in Meghalaya
In an underground cave in Meghalaya, researchers have discovered a cave fish that is much bigger—growing to Read More …
Great Indian Bustard, Bengal Florican and Asian Elephant included in Appendix I of CMS
India’s proposal to include Great Indian Bustard, Asian Elephant and Bengal Florican in Appendix I Read More …
Sperm Whale and the nut-cracking Chimpanzee behaviours conservation proposals presented at CoP-13
Animal culture, the learning of non-human species through socially transmitted behaviours, is being linked to Read More …
PM Modi inaugurates 13th COP on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on February 17, 2020 inaugurated the 13th Conference of Parties Read More …
Urban bent-toed gecko-a new species of lizard discovered in Guwahati
According to the research paper published in the latest edition of Zootaxa, researchers have discovered Read More …
Bengal, Odisha and Assam account for about half the fatalities in man-elephant conflict
According to the latest data provided by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Read More …