Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India have discovered two new species of freshwater fish-Glyptothorax Read More …
Category: Environment
Glyptothorax gopii and Garra simbalbaraensis fish species discovered
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 …
Scaly-Foot Snail becomes first deep sea species endangered by mining
The scaly-foot snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum), also known as the sea pangolin for its tough plates Read More …
Earth Overshoot day 2019
According to the Global Footprint Network, a sustainability organization which calculates the Earth Overshoot day, Read More …
Count of Tigers in India rises to 2967-Census 2018
On the occasion of International Tiger Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the results of Read More …
Twenty two species have gone extinct in India-BSI
According to the data tabled in the Lok Sabha on July 19, 2019 by the Read More …
Dragon tree species discovered in India first time
According to the Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, researchers from India has Read More …
IUCN adds almost 9,000 new species in red list
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on July 17, 2019 added almost 9,000 Read More …
India is home to 1,256 species of orchid
According to the the Botanical Survey of India’s newly published book ‘Orchids of India : Read More …
Ministry of Environment to launch ‘immunocontraceptive measures’ for four species of wild animals
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) has launched a project for Read More …
MOSAiC mission to explore Arctic
Under the MOSAiC mission, the German icebreaker RV Polarstern will set out for the Arctic Read More …
Microplastics- an invisible danger to human health
By Dr. Aditi Jain (Twitter handle: @AditiJain1987) New Delhi, July 4 (India Science Wire): Plastics Read More …
Here is how millets can make India’s food basket climate-resilient
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, July 1 (India Science Wire): Increasing Read More …
Manouria impressa Tortoise discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
A group of herpetologists from the Arunachal Forest Department and the Help Earth and Turtle Read More …
Engage local communities to protect marine life: study
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, June 25 (India Science Wire): A new Read More …
Scientists decoded the genetic make-up of Arogyapacha
Scientists from the State Inter University Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics at the Department of Read More …