Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has released the updated list of Indian amphibians on its Read More …
Category: Environment
19 amphibian species in India are critically endangered: ZSI
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 …
Cabinet approves, ‘No Development Zone of 20 meters for All Islands’
The Central Government has approved the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2018 on December 28, Read More …
Bahuda rookery is being developed as a possible olive ridley mass nesting site
The Odisha Government is developing another olive ridley mass nesting site in the state at the Read More …
Government Launches Asiatic Lion Conservation Project
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India launches the “Asiatic Read More …
Total 95 tiger died in 2018, of this 41 outside tiger reserves
As per the National Tiger Conservation Authority’s (NTCA), during 2018 (till December 15, 2018) 95 Read More …
UNFCCC COP 24 outcomes in Katowice, Poland
The 24th Session of the of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Read More …
‘Declare 10 km area around 21 national parks as eco-sensitive zones’: SC
A Supreme Court Bench led by Justice Madan B. Lokur on December 11, 2018 directed Read More …
Researchers quantify damage caused by pea-fowls to farmers
By S Suresh Ramanan (Twitter handle: @sureshramanan01) Jammu, December 10 : India’s national bird, Peafowl, has Read More …
Mini ice age ruled out
By Dr T V Venkateswaran (Twitter handle: @TVVen) New Delhi, December 7 : The sun Read More …
Air pollution killing more people than tobacco: study
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, December 6 : One in every Read More …
New invasive weed spotted in Karnataka
By Kollegala Sharma (Twitter handle: @kollegala) Mysuru, December 4 : Plant scientists have sounded an alarm Read More …
World Bank unveils USD 200 bn in climate action investment for 2021-25
The World Bank has unveiled 200 billion US Dollars in climate action investment for 2021 Read More …
New study questions Kerala flood link with climate change
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, November 27 : The frequency and Read More …
Andman and Nicobar home to more than 10% of the country’s fauna species
According to a recent publication by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) titled ‘Faunal Diversity Read More …
Genetic study reveals presence of rare sub-species of Hog Deer
Umashankar Mishra (Twitter handle: @usm_1984) New Delhi, November 26 : Indian scientists have discovered the Read More …