Context The National Mission on Biodiversity and Human Well-Being is an ambitious initiative that aims to bring biodiversity and conservation to the forefront of Indian science, policy, and society’s attention.…
Context Biodiversity Hotspots areas that have extremely rich and diverse flora and fauna and are under threat of getting endangered. Officially, four Biodiversity hotspots of India out of the 36…
Context Recently, a new species of African violets found in Mizoram for the first time in India. About African violets The newly-described species, Didymocarpus vickifunkiae is currently known from only three locations…
Context In order to address the issue of air pollution due to farm stubble burning and to reduce carbon footprints of thermal power generation, Ministry of Power has decided to…
Context Recently, the report ‘Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update’ has been produced by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), in collaboration with the United Kingdom’s Met Office. Key Findings of Global Annual to…
Context Recently, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, published the book titled 'Deep Sea Faunal Diversity in India'. Deep Sea Faunal Diversity in India is the first detailed work…
Context The first invasive species whitefly reported from Kerala in 1995 has now spread across the country, and a study has now detailed the damage caused by the pest. Patterns of…
Context Recently, the sight of an adult Gharial, a common crocodile species, surrounded by 28 hatchlings at the Satkosia gorge in the Mahanadi river, the southernmost limit of the gharials’…
Context Recently, IUCN has published a report ‘Nature in a Globalised World: Conflict & Conservation'. The report is the 1st in IUCN’s Nature in a globalised world report series. It…
Context More than three centuries after it disappeared from Ireland, the common crane, a bird that is part of its folklore and was a popular pet during medieval times, has…
