India’s first trading programme to combat particulate air pollution, ’emission trading scheme (ETS)’ was launched Read More …
Category: Environment
India’s first trading programme to combat particulate air pollution launched in Gujarat
UNICEF study on Swachh Bharat Mission
Union Minister for Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on June 5, 2019 released two Read More …
SelfiewithSapling launched on World Environment Day 2019
Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar on June 4, 2019 launched a Read More …
India’s only orangutan Bini dies in Nandankanan Zoological Park
India’s only orangutan Bini has died in the Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) Odisha on May Read More …
NGT Bans ROs where dissolved solids in water below 500 mg/litre
The National Green Tribunal on May 28, 2019 asked the ministry of environment and forests Read More …
High levels of arsenic found in groundwater in UP
Umashankar Mishra (Twitter handle: @usm_1984) New Delhi, May 30 (India Science Wire): A new study Read More …
Kudakrumia rangnekari-a new species of wasp identified
Recently scientists have identified a new species of wasp from the genus Kudakrumia in Goa. Read More …
Song ‘Hawa Aane De’ launched to spread awareness about Air pollution
Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on May 29, 2019 launched the song Read More …
Surface ozone pollution is expected to increase in Delhi
According to a forecast by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research Read More …
Scientists voted for a new geological epoch — the Anthropocene.
According to the Jounal Nature, a panel of scientists voted on May 21, 2019 to designate Read More …
Tam-the last male Sumatran rhino in Malaysia dies
Last male critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, Tam, has died—a serious blow for the Read More …
Genetic secrets of peanut varieties unveiled
By Susheela Srinivas Bengaluru, May 28 (India Science Wire): Peanuts address nutritional demands in underdeveloped Read More …
Wind turbines posing a threat to birds: study
By Susheela Srinivas Bengaluru, May 27 (India Science Wire): Although wind is a green source Read More …
Yamuna highly polluted in many stretches beyond Delhi too
By Dr. Aditi Jain (Twitter handle:@Aditi Jain1987) New Delhi, May 22, (India Science Wire): Read More …
International Day for Biological Diversity 2019 theme
What: International Day for Biological Diversity 2019 When: May 22, 2019 Theme: Our Biodiversity, Our Read More …
New medicinal plants found in Manipur
By S Suresh Ramanan (Twitter handle: @sureshramanan01) Jammu, May 21 (India Science Wire): Even after Read More …
Half of glaciers in Satluj basin may disappear by 2050: study
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, May 20 (India Science Wire): Read More …
‘Not all animals migrate by choice’ campaign launched
UN Environment India and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau of India launched an awareness campaign ‘Not Read More …
Japanese orchid variant found in Assam
A forest officer of Assam has discovered a variant of a Japanese orchid, that is Read More …
Extinct species of rail bird came back from the dead
According to the study published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, a previously Read More …
New species of rain snake discovered in Mizoram
Researches have discovered a non-venomous species of snake in Mizoram. According to the taxonomic journal, Read More …
180 countries agree to plastic waste agreement
Around 180 countries, except the United States, in Geneva, agreed to a deal on May Read More …
India’s newest pit viper found in Arunachal Pradesh
According to the the Russian Journal of Herpetology, a team of herpetologists led by Ashok Captain Read More …
Nests of grizzled giant squirrel spotted first time at Pakkamalai
The grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura) is usually known to nest in the Western Ghats Read More …
Monty Python-Three-eyed snake found in Australia
A three-eyed snake has been down a road in the northern Australian town of Humpty Read More …