By S Suresh Ramanan (Twitter handle: @sureshramanan01) Jammu, March 26 (India Science Wire): Increasing concentration of Read More …
Category: Environment
More nitrogen may help offset effect of climate change on wheat : study
Global Energy Transition index 2019-India ranks 76th
In the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF)’s global energy transition index, India was ranked 76th. Read More …
Fishing and coral reef degradation threaten parrotfish in Andaman: study
By Dr Sanghamitra Deobhanj (Twitter handle: @CtcSangham) Cuttack, March 18 (India Science Wire): Protection of Read More …
Palm fossils suggest Tibet had high mountains and deep valleys
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, March 15 (India Science Wire): Tibetan Read More …
Climate vulnerability maps developed for Himalayan states
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle:@dineshcsharma) New Delhi, March 14 (India Science Wire): Receding Read More …
Local communities key in conservation of snow leopards: study
By S Suresh Ramanan (Twitter handle: @sureshramanan01) Jammu, March 8(India Science Wire): Involving local communities Read More …
Dr. Harsh Vardhan launches India Cooling Action Plan
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on March 8, 2019 Read More …
Database launched on flora in peninsular India
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, March 5 (India Science Wire): The Centre Read More …
Pollution in Ganga harming riverbed sediments too: study
By Dr P Surat (Twitter handle: @psurat22) Faridabad, February 26 (India Science Wire): The excessive Read More …
‘Extinct’ Galapagos Fernandina tortoise found after 100 years
Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative (GTRI) director Washington Tapia and a team of rangers from the Read More …
Bramble Cay Melomys becomes first to go extinct due to climate change
Australia on February 19, 2019 officially declared rat-like Bramble Cay Melomys extinct, making it the Read More …
World Pangolin Day 2019
World Pangolin Day is celebrated on the 3rd Saturday in February and in 2019 was Read More …
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 …