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Category: Environment
‘Jal Bachao, Video Banao, Puruskar Pao’, video contest launched
How resilient are indigenous goats to climate change
Indian scientists have identified two variables which could be used assess resilient capacity of indigenous Read More …
How biological response may help avert another mass extinction of species
Feature By Raghu Murtugudde Pune, June 26 : A recently published study in journal Proceedings Read More …
Warming weather could reduce the nutritional value of rice
Hundreds of millions of people in Asia rely on rice not only as a staple Read More …
Experts call for global initiative to tackle nitrogen pollution
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan New Delhi, June 5 : Experts participating in the World Environment Day Read More …
Ganga Praharis-a new grassroot-level volunteers to protect the bio-diversity of river Ganga
What: Ganga Praharis Who: Wildlife Institute of India Why: To protect the bio-diversity of river Ganga Wildlife Institute Read More …
Blue flag certification of one Blue Flag beach in each of the 13 coastal States
What: Blue Flag beach Who: Society of Integrated Coastal Management Why: An integrated coastal management scheme Read More …
First ‘World Bicycle Day’ organised on June 3, 2018
What: World Bicycle Day When: June 3, 2018 Who: UN First ‘World Bicycle Day’ is being Read More …
Envithon–a mini-marathon run-up to the World Environment Day 2018
What: Envithon Where: Six cities of India When: 3 June-2018 In the run-up to the Read More …
Look beyond protected areas for conservation of endangered hangul in Kashmir: study
By S Suresh Ramanan Jammu, May 30 : For long-term conservation of the critically Read More …
Deciduous trees with compound leaves more tolerant to air pollution: study
By Dr Aditi Jain New Delhi, May 24: Degrading air quality in metro cities is Read More …
International Day for Biological Diversity 2018 celebrated across world
What: International Day for Biodiversity When: May 22 Theme: Celebrating 25 years of action on biodiversity The Read More …
Microhyla kodial-a new frog species found in Mangaluru
The scientist has found a new frog species in Mangaluru (Karnataka). It has been named Read More …
South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) first ever meeting in India
What: SAWEN Conference Where: Kolkata When: 8-10 May, 2018 South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network Read More …
Uropeltis bhupathyi-New snake species discovered in Western Ghats
What: Bhupathy’s shieldtail Where: Tamilnadu (Western Ghats) Who: Jins V.J Researchers have discovered a new shieldtail Read More …
Nearly 30 per cent of the world’s population lives in dry areas.
India hosted four day (April 24-27, 2018) Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop of the UN Convention to Read More …
Government notifies Plastic Waste Management (amendment) rules 2018
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Read More …
Baobab sapling in the gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan
What: Baobab tree When: April 3, 2018 Where: Rashtrapati Bhawan The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Read More …
Earth Hour 2018
What: Earth Hour When: March 24, 2018 Who: WWF Earth Hour was observed from 8:30 Read More …
Water strider’s new species found in Nagaland
What: Water Strider new species Where: Nagaland Who: Zoological Survey of India A new species of Read More …
Maharashtra government banned all kinds of plastic bags
The Maharashtra government on March 15 decided to banned all kinds of plastic bags, irrespective Read More …
Alien fishes are posing threats to the native species of India
Some experts have raised concern over the increase in the import of alien fishes like Read More …
‘Dr Harsh Vardhan’ mobile app launched
In an effort to transform environment protection into a peoples’ movement, a digital mobile application Read More …
A New Species of Elephant identified
A recent genetic analysis, published in the National Academy of Sciences, has shown that African Read More …
The Chilika lake has 155 numbers of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins
According to the latest Annual Monitoring, which was conducted on 24 February, the Chilika lake Read More …