For the first time, scientists have radio-tagged the Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), one of the Read More …
Category: Environment
Scientists Radio-Tagged Indian Pangolin First time
“Arth-Ganga” to channelize economic activity along the banks of Ganga River
Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya on February 13, 2020 highlighted Read More …
India will Host Conservation of Migratory Species COP-13
The 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species Read More …
Tripura became second state after Nagaland to held hornbill festival
The first ever hornbill festival in Tripura was held on 8-9 February 2020 with an Read More …
Four distinct sub-populations of leopards are found in India
According to a new study published in the journal PeerJ, scientists have found four distinct Read More …
Saving the endangered Sangai deer of Manipur
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, February 05 (India Science Wire): Unchecked growth Read More …
World Wetlands Day 2020 Theme
World Wetlands Day was celebrated across the world on 2 February 2020. Theme: The 2020 theme Read More …
Supreme Court allowed NTCA to introduce African cheetah in India
The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, Justice B R Read More …
Ten more wetlands from India get the Ramsar site tag
Ramsar has declared 10 more wetland sites from India as sites of international importance. With Read More …
Restoring coral reefs using biorock in Gulf of Kutch
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) is attempting for the first time a process to Read More …
Country’s first e-waste clinic opened in Bhopal
India’s first e-waste clinic was opened in Bhopal-capital of Madhya Pradesh. Objective The e-waste clinic Read More …
US President announces to join Trillion Tree Campaign
The U.S. President Donald Trump, while addressing the 50th annual meeting of World Economic Forum Read More …
WEF’s Nature Risk Rising Report 2020
Ahead of its 50th Annual Meeting in Davos, the World Economic Forum released “Nature Risk Read More …
Govt. relaxed CRZ rules for ‘Blue Flag’ certification
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on January 9, 2020 relaxed Coastal Read More …
Chinese paddlefish Declared Extinct
Chinese paddlefish-one of the world’s largest freshwater fish just went extinct. According to a new Read More …
Govt Notifies Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has notified Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Read More …
Fifth Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conferences 2020
The 5th edition of the Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference (APDRC5) is being held in Read More …
Genome of Indian cobra Sequenced
A team of scientists from India and abroad have mapped the genome of the Indian Read More …
BEE Notifies New Energy Performance Standards for Room Air Conditioners
The Central Government in consultation with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has notified new Read More …
Lysionotus chatungii-A new plant species named after Taro Chatung
A new plant species has been named after Taro Chatung, the pioneer of journalism in Read More …
Delhi’s First Smog Tower Became Operational
The first ‘smog tower’ in Delhi became operational as it was inaugurated by the cricketer-turned-politician Read More …
India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2019
The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar on December 30, Read More …
T1-C1: The longest walk ever by an Indian Tiger
A tiger named T1-C1 has undertaken the longest walk ever recorded in India, travelling some Read More …
Annual flamingo festival set to begin in Nellore district
Every year the “flamingo festival” is held near Pulicat lake in the Nellore district of Read More …
The locust attack in Gujarat
Why in the news: Swarms of locusts descended on parts of Gujarat and Rajasthan, destroying Read More …