By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) Greater Noida, September 5 (India Science Wire): Degradation Read More …
Category: Environment
Cold desert regions need special attention: experts
Study highlights need to avoid landscape changes near forest areas
By Umashankar Mishra (Twitter handle: @usm_1984) New Delhi, 5 September (India Science Wire): A new Read More …
UN Convention to Combat Desertification COP 14 Begins in Greater Noida
The 12-day 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) began on Read More …
Bihar to develop Kaimur forests as the state’s second tiger reserve
The Bihar government has identified forests in Kaimur as a possible site for the state’s Read More …
Two new species of marine eel discovered
Estuarine Biology Regional Centre (EBRC) of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has discovered and Read More …
Gorewada International Zoo to be set up at Nagpur
In its bid to protect forests, the Government has taken a decision to establish an Read More …
Centre releases Rs. 47,436 crores for afforestation to various states
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar, on August 29, 2019 Read More …
‘Mission Million Trees’ Campaign
On his first visit to Gujarat after scrapping various provisions of Article 370 granting special Read More …
Star tortoises, smooth-coated otter and small-clawed otters get higher protection under CITES
Star tortoises (Geochelone elegans), the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) and small-clawed otters (Anoyx cinereus) have Read More …
Government commissioned research project to assess microbial diversity in Ganga River
The Central Government has launched a Rs. 9.3 crore research project to assess the microbial Read More …
Rare Peacock Parachute Spider found in Pakkamalai reserve
A team of researchers of the Puducherry-based Indigenous Biodiversity Foundation (IBF) have sighted Peacock Parachute Spider-a Read More …
India set to host COP14 to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
India will be hosting the 14th Conference of Parties (COP 14) to the UN Convention to Read More …
Seven new species of Mesovelia insects that can walk on water discovered
According to the paper published in the journal Zootaxa, researchers from the Zoological Survey of Read More …
Five new fish species discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
Researchers from the Rajiv Gandhi University have discovered five new fish species in various districts Read More …
Glyptothorax gopii and Garra simbalbaraensis fish species discovered
Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India have discovered two new species of freshwater fish-Glyptothorax Read More …
SC constituted Ravi Chopra committee to review ‘Char Dham project’
The Supreme Court has constituted an independent committee-chaired by Ravi Chopra, the Director of the Read More …
Stubble burning reduced by 15% and 41% in 2018 as compared to that in 2017 and 2016
According to Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE) & Director Read More …
Proahaetulla antique- a new vine snake discovered in Western Ghats
According to the scientific journal PLOS One, researchers led by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Read More …
Here is a solution for crop residue burning problem
By Jyoti Singh (Twitter: @ashajyoti11) New Delhi, August 13 (India Science Wire): A new study Read More …
Wild Buffaloes to be translocated to the Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary Raipur
Five female wild buffaloes will be trans-located from Assam to the Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary in Read More …
Maharashtra will set up task force on climate change
The Maharashtra Government has announced to constitute a task force of local and global experts Read More …
Heracles inexpactatus -Ancient Giant Parrot discovered in New Zealand
According to a study published in the journal Biology Letters, a giant parrot that roamed Read More …
Army Launches E Car to Combat Pollution
The Indian Army in step with government policies on environmental protection has launched an ecological Read More …
Pashmina Products Receive BIS Certification
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published an Indian Standard for identification, marking and labelling Read More …
Wetlands in Kashmir shrinking due to urbanization: study
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, August 1 (India Science Wire): Wetlands Read More …