Context Recently, Two new plant species discovered in western ghats regions in Thiruvananthapuram and Wayanad districts. About Fimbristylis sunilii and Neanotis prabhuii Collected from the grasslands of Ponmudi hills, Thiruvananthapuram, Fimbristylis sunilii has been…
Context The rare rescue mission led by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is an exemplary story of marine conservation like whale shark with the active involvement of the local community.…
Context Recently, a new species found in Sikkim’s Dzongu, in north Sikkim the ‘land of butterflies’ About the new species found in Sikkim The new species of butterfly, now named the…
Context Two plant species now extinct in the wild. Two species of plants first collected by botanists more than 125 years ago from Meghalaya and the Andaman Islands are now…
Context In a major discovery, the longest in-country migration route of lesser floricans, the endangered birds of the bustard group, has been tracked for the first time from Rajasthan to…
Context Recently, a new tree species named Cryptocarya muthuvariana of the genus Cryptocarya spotted in Edamalakkudy in Idukki district has been named after a tribe from the locality. About Cryptocarya…
Context Recently, 12 new butterfly species recorded in the Eastern Ghats of Visakhapatnam district. About the 12 new butterfly species recorded in the Eastern Ghats The 12 species recorded as new…
Context Recently, the State Cabinet of Arunachal Pradesh has approved the large, brightly coloured Kaiser-i-Hind as the State butterfly. About Kaiser-i-Hind An elusive swallowtail butterfly carrying ‘India’ in its name…
Context The census of one of the world’s most threatened cetaceans, the Indus river dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) — a freshwater dolphin that is found in river Beas, is all…
Context Recently, the Jal Shakti Ministry released a guide for the safe rescue and release of stranded Ganges River Dolphins. The document has been prepared by the Turtle Survival Alliance,…
