Context The world’s costliest fungus -- Ophiocordyceps sinensis -- also known as ‘Himalayan Viagra’, which sells in international markets for upwards of Rs 20 lakh per kg, has entered the International Union for…
Context Recently, forest range officer (FRO) in Karnataka's Nagarhole Tiger Reserve (NTR) spotted a black panther. They can be found in Kabini Wildlife Sanctuary, Anshi Dandeli Sanctuary (Karnataka), Nilgiri Biosphere…
Context ‘Kazi 106F’, described as the country’s only Golden Tiger, has emerged as the social media sensation right after its picture tweeted by an IFS officer went viral. About Golden…
Context Lepidopterists in Arunachal Pradesh have helped add two species to India’s expanding list of butterflies. About the species One of them, the Striped Hairstreak, was first recorded by Japanese…
Context A team of researchers from Pune and Kerala have “rediscovered” a rare and critically endangered plant species called Globba andersonii from the Sikkim Himalayas near the Teesta river valley region after…
Context More than a century after it was first seen, the Assam keelback (Herpetoreas pealii) — a snake species endemic to the region — was rediscovered in 2018 by a…
Context Do not make marmots the new villains after bats, an expert cautioned, even as reports emerged of an outbreak of bubonic plague in Mongolia, China and the Russian Far…
Context A Himalayan butterfly named Golden Birdwing is India’s largest, a record an unknown specimen had held for 88 years. Details about the butterfly With a wingspan of 194 mm,…
Context Recently, researchers have found Ophiocordyceps nutans (fungi) for the first time in central India, while setting out on a plant survey at the Kanger Valley National Park in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. Earlier, these have been reported…
Context A rare orchid species — Eulophia obtusa — also known as ground orchid has been rediscovered in India after forest officials and wildlife experts on a routine inspection in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve chanced upon the…
