biodiversity

The study showed that this would potentially replace India's biodiversity hotspots, including evergreen forests in the Western Ghats, Northeast India and the Andamans, with deciduous forests.For the study, researchers at Birbal Sawhney Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), an autonomous...

In Kolkata, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday emphasized the need to conserve flora and fauna and warned against indiscriminate use of natural resources for development.At a program organized here on the occasion of the 109th foundation day of Zoological Survey of India...

New Delhi, India has prepared a checklist of its entire fauna, which includes 1,04,561 species, becoming the first country in the world to do so.Launching the "Fauna of India Checklist Portal" on the occasion of the 109th Foundation Day of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Kolkata on...

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], India has become the first country in the world to prepare a list of its entire fauna, covering 104,561 species, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Saturday.He was speaking at the Animal Taxonomy Summit-2024 organized by the Zoological Survey of...

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday attended the 109th foundation day celebration of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Kolkata. He was the chief guest of the event.Kirti Vardhan Singh, Union Minister of State, MoEFCC, was the guest of honour...

Forest officials said the Mainland Serow was spotted in the newly declared Raimona National Park in Assam's Kokrajhar district, adjoining West Bengal and Bhutan.Assam Forest Department officials, accompanied by conservationists from Aaranyak, the largest biodiversity conservation organization...

Guwahati, the first photographic evidence of the 'Mainland Serow', a vulnerable mammal species recognized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has been documented in Assam's Raimona National Park by forest officials and conservationists, said a official.Photographic...

Rome [Italy], The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has approved USD 70 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for 28 countries to address urban sustainability, groundwater management, biodiversity loss, climate change and land. Helped in obtaining...

Bangor (UK), Freshwater ecosystems are the lifeblood of the natural world, yet they face a silent crisis. A 2022 report from the World Wildlife Fund revealed a massive 83% decline in global freshwater vertebrate populations since 1970, far more than in any other habitat.The level of...

New Delhi, Vedanta Aluminum on Wednesday said it has entered into an agreement with IORA Ecological Solutions to implement nature-based solutions towards conserving biodiversity and natural resources around its operations.Established in 2009, IORA provides technical expertise in natural...

CHENNAI: Automaker Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd has taken up restoration work of five additional water bodies as part of its initiative towards environment commitment, the company said on Wednesday.The automaker will rejuvenate five water bodies in and around Oragadam near Chennai...

New Delhi, India A new research has discovered a unique, stunning blue ant species in the Siang Valley, a "biodiversity hotspot" in Arunachal Pradesh.The 'Abhor' expedition, a punitive military campaign against the natives of the Siang Valley in 1911–12, involved a team of researchers...

In his message on International Day for Biological Diversity on Wednesday, the top UN official highlighted the dire state of the planet's ecosystems and stressed that the world's "intricate web of biological diversity sustains life on Earth" but "Humanitarian activities are unraveling at an...

Agartala (Tripura) [India], In line with global celebrations, Tripura celebrated International Biodiversity Day on Wednesday. The event was organized by Tripura Biodiversity Board and featured a discussion session in Agartala. The session was attended by prominent personalities including Deepa...

The survey was conducted by a team of 55 experts at the Institute's Marine Biodiversity and Environment Management Division (MBEMD) and documented the diversity of marine species in 26 major fishery ports spanning from Kasaragod in the north to Vizhinjam in the south.The survey, the first of...

Guwahati (Assam) [India] Aaranyaka, the region's leading biodiversity conservation organization, has launched an initiative to sensitize young students towards biodiversity conservation as well as emphasize the need for co-existence with wild elephants through the mitigation of huma elephants. A...

Pradipta Barua, Field Director, Orang National Park and Taizé Reserve (ONP&TR), Guwahati (Assam) [India], highlights the important role of people in protecting animals that sometimes stray out of protected areas like Orang Park. Go out. The Field Director was interacting with a group of school...

Renowned conservation biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman from Guwahati, Assam has been honored with the 'Green Oscar' Whitley Gold Award for her contribution to the conservation of the endangered Greater Adjutant bird, locally known as 'Hargila'.The Whitley Gold Award is the highest honor given...

Addressing a press conference at Congress Bhawan on Thursday, Pawan Khera appealed to the people to take sensible steps to save Goa from defection.He said that it is necessary to defeat the MLAs who cheat the voters and switch sides.“BJP has made a mockery of democracy by importing MLAs and...

Oxford/Kent Working in nature conservation is like battling a barrage of bad news When the overwhelming picture indicates that the natural world is in decline, is there any room for optimism? Well, our new global study has some good news: We provide the strongest evidence to date that nature...