Nagar Van Yojana
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has successfully approved 111 Nagar Vans under the Nagar Van Yojana, surpassing
India joins International Big Cat Alliance
During the celebration of 50 years of Project Tiger, India has officially become a founding member of the International Big
Kleptoparasitic Seabirds
A new strain of avian influenza (HPAI H5N1 2.3.4.4b), recently led to widespread mortality among bird populations, particularly affecting kleptoparasitic
Tardigrades
Recent research has revealed the first-ever tardigrades fossils, providing insights into how these resilient creatures might have survived major extinction
Salt Pan Lands of Mumbai
The Centre has approved the transfer of 256 acres of Mumbai’s salt pan land to Dharavi Redevelopment Project Pvt Ltd
IndOBIS (Indian Ocean Biodiversity Information System)
The Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE) organized a national-level workshop on the IndOBIS (Indian Ocean Biodiversity Information
Mimetus spinatus and Mimetus parvulus
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has recently discovered two new spider species, Mimetus spinatus & Mimetus parvulus, in the
Wular Lake
Efforts are underway to remove the critical siltation that is choking Wular Lake, the largest freshwater lake in India. About
Hoolock Gibbon
Hoolock Gibbon conservation efforts are at risk as Assam has recommended forest clearance for an oil and gas project within
Three new Ramsar sites of India
Three new wetlands have got the Ramsar site tag taking the total tally of Ramsar wetlands to 85 in India.