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Category: Environment
Colombo Declaration calls for tackling global nitrogen challenge
New World Bank Project to Support Climate Resilient Agriculture
The Government of India, Government of Odisha and the World Bank on October 24, 2019 signed a Read More …
India launches first national protocol to enumerate snow leopard population in the country
India launches first national protocol to enumerate snow leopard population in the country on the Read More …
Ozone Hole in 2019 is the Smallest on Record Since Its Discovery
According to the NASA and NOAA study, abnormal weather patterns in the upper atmosphere over Read More …
This bio-brick can help cut pollution
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, October 16 (India Science Wire): Traditional Read More …
Mobile App, “mHariyali” Launched for ‘Environment Protection
Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep S Puri on October 11, Read More …
”India’s only double-coconut tree is dying”
According to a recent report published in the ‘The Hindustan Times’, a 125-year-old female double Read More …
Country’s first e-waste clinic to come up in Bhopal
India’s first electronic-waste (e-waster) is going to be set up in Bhopal, capital of Madhya Read More …
Idiops nilagiri-New Trapdoor Spider Species Found in Nilagiri
An Assistant Professor from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi has discovered new trapdoor spider Read More …
India hosts IPCC Second Lead Author Meet on Climate Change
India is hosting the Second Lead Author Meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Read More …
USAID and Ministry of Environment launch “Forest-PLUS 2.0” programme
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Read More …
Boiga thackerayi-A New Species of ‘Cat Snake’ found in Maharashtra
A team of researchers has discovered a new species of ‘cat snake’ in Maharashtra’s Western Read More …
New IPCC report warns of marine heat waves, extremely severe cyclones
By Roxy Mathew Koll and Raghu Murtugudde Pune, September 26 (India Science Wire): The Intergovernmental Read More …
Microhyla eos-A New Frog Species discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
A team of scientists from the University of Delhi and the Zoological Survey of India Read More …
‘Leadership Group for Industry Transition’ launched at UN Climate Action Summit
A new initiative was launched on 23rd September 2019 at the UN Climate Action Summit Read More …
PM Modi proposes ‘Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure’ (CDRI)
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi announced a global Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), at Read More …
Rising sea temperatures pose a threat to coral reefs: study
By Susheela Srinivas (Twitter handle: @sushisree) Bengaluru, September 24 (India Science Wire): The Indian coastline Read More …
Tylophora balakrishnanii and Tylophora neglecta discovered in Western Ghats
According the NeBIO-an international journal on environment and biodiversity, two new plant species belonging to Read More …
How bio-restoration is helping revive degraded mangroves in Sunderbans
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, September 17 (India Science Wire): A Read More …
World Ozone Day 2019 Theme
World Ozone Day was observed across the globe on 16th September 2019. To mark the World Read More …
E-Voltai-The World’s Most Powerful Electric Eel Discovered
Updated on Sept 14, 9.02 AM Scientists have identified two new electric eel species in Read More …
Two new species of Zingiber discovered in Nagaland
Two new species of Zingiber, commonly referred to as ginger have been discovered in Nagaland. Read More …
Basel Ban Amendment on dumping of hazardous waste came into force
The 1995 Basel Ban Amendment-a law banning the dumping of hazardous waste in developing countries, has Read More …
Nilgiri tahr’s population in Mukurthi National Park increases in three years
The sighting of Nilgiri tahr-the state animal of Tamil Nadu, in the Mukurthi National Park Read More …
Aerosols increase drought severity over the Indian subcontinent
By Abhay S.D. Rajput (Twitter handle: @abhaysdr) Pune, September 05 (India Science Wire): A team Read More …