World Pangolin Day is celebrated on the 3rd Saturday in February and in 2019 was Read More …
Category: Environment
World Pangolin Day 2019
Rare Black leopard spotted for first time in 100 years in Kenya
On February 10, 2019, the San Diego Zoo in USA confirmed a rare black leopard, sometimes called Read More …
Crying keelback snake Hebius lacrima discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
Guwahati-based zoologist Jayaditya Purkayastha has discovered a new species of ‘crying’ keelback snake in Lepa-Rada Read More …
Water towers of Asia contain less water than estimated: study
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, February 13 (India Science Wire): The Read More …
Surprise! India and China are greening faster than rest of the world
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, February 12 (India Science Wire): China Read More …
India-Norway Marine Pollution Initiative launched
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on February 11, 2019 signed a letter Read More …
A dedicated project for conservation of Asiatic Lion
A dedicated“Asiatic Lion Conservation Project” with a budgetary contribution of Rs 97.85 Cr from Central Read More …
India to host 13th COP of the Convention on the conservation of migratory species
India will host the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the conservation of Read More …
Indus River dolphin is Punjab’s state aquatic animal
Punjab Government on February 1, 2019 gave the nod to declare the endangered Indus river Read More …
Annual Pulicat Day 2019 to be observed on Feb 2
The Eighth Annual Pulicat Day wil be observed on February 2, 2019 at Pulicat to Read More …
World Wetlands Day 2019 Theme
World Wetlands Day 2019 will be celebrated on February 2, 2019 in whole world including Read More …
How will global warming affect El Niño in the 21st Century?
By Raghu Murtugudde Mumbai, January 30 : El Niño remains the largest climate phenomenon that occurs Read More …
Third Stock Taking Conference on Tiger Conservation inaugurated in New Delhi
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on January 28, 2019 Read More …
UK to support nitrogen research in India
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, January 24 : Nitrogen pollution is an emerging Read More …
19 amphibian species in India are critically endangered: ZSI
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has released the updated list of Indian amphibians on its Read More …
Protest against proposed bird sanctuary near Loktak lake
The proposed bird sanctuary at the Loktak lake in Bishnupur district, Manipur is facing stiff Read More …
Dams in central Western Ghats affecting catchment of perennial rivers: study
By Dr P Surat (Twitter handle: @psurat22) Faridabad, January 22 : A recent study has Read More …
Flamingo Festival 2019 begins at Nellore
The three day Flamingo Festival started in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh on January 20, Read More …
Understanding link between extreme rainfall events and floods
Feature By Raghu Murtugudde Mumbai, January 18 : It has been reported that extreme rainfall events are Read More …
Government launches National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched National Clean Air Read More …
DNA test suggests mussel peston Cochin coast to be invasive foreigner
By Kollegala Sharma (Twitter handle: @kollegala) Mysuru, January 8 :Marine biologists at the Cochin University Read More …
Signatures of past climate change found on West coast
By Dr. Ravi Mishra (Twitter handle: @Ravimishra1970) Vasco-da-Gama, January 9: A team of researchers have Read More …
Rise in salinity threatens Gangetic River Dolphin habitats
By S Suresh Ramanan (Twitter handle: @sureshramanan01) Jammu, January 7 : A five-year study conducted in Read More …
Honeybee plan to help Railways keep off elephants from tracks in Assam
Railway minister Piyush Goel has announced that the Honey Bee plan in Assam that kept Read More …
India submits Sixth National Report to the Convention of Biological Diversity
India on December 29, 2018 submitted its Sixth National Report (NR6) to the Convention on Read More …