biodiversity

Varanasi, March 1 More than 2.5 lakh saplings were planted in less than one hour in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi, on Sunday, a feat officially recognized by the Guinness World Records, officials said.The Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) undertook this...

New Delhi, February 26 Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday strongly advocated for multilateral cooperation, stating that in these times of protectionism, abandoning multilateralism was not an option.Speaking at the inaugural Dr. Manmohan Singh Memorial Lecture here, Merkel...

Jaipur, February 26 The Rajasthan Forest Department will organize a bird festival on February 27 at Sambhar Lake, located about 80 km from the state capital, officials said on Thursday.According to the officials, the 'Sambhar Bird Festival' will be held at the interpretation centre premises at...

New Delhi, February 26 More than two decades after the species disappeared from its enclosures, the National Zoological Park here has witnessed the birth of an otter, with officials hailing the event as a long-awaited success of conservation breeding in the capital zoo.The pup was born in...

February 25, Kohima: Kovi Meyase, Team Leader of Nagaland's Empowerment of People through Economic Development (NEPED) initiative, stated that eco-tourism should focus on empowering communities, not just attracting visitors, emphasizing that collective commitment is essential for sustainable...

New Delhi, February 24 Transforming concrete into art, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has drawn up a plan to integrate large-scale public art into its transport infrastructure, starting with artwork on 200 metro pillars across the national capital in the first phase.DMRC has also...

Guwahati, February 19 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that if the BJP returns to power after the assembly polls, the state's education department will hire 55,000 people over the next three years.During the Motion of Thanks on the governor's address in the assembly...

Mumbai, February 18 Industrialist Nadir Godrej on Wednesday criticised the decision to carry out development work in national parks, instead advocating for "monetisation" through activities like tourism that promote biodiversity.The chairman of Godrej Industries also publicly expressed his...

New Delhi, February 18 Three cheetah cubs have been born at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, taking India's total population of the big cat to 38, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced on Wednesday.The cubs were born to Gamini, who was relocated from South Africa as part of...

February 18, New Delhi – Good news is coming from Kuno National Park, located in the Sheopur district of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, where three new cheetah cubs were born, as India completes three years since cheetahs arrived from South Africa.Celebrations are echoing through...

Bhopal, February 18 – The cheetah population at Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district has received a fresh boost, with South African female cheetah, Gamini, giving birth to three cubs on Wednesday.This new litter marks the ninth successful cheetah birth on Indian soil...

Sheopur (MP), February 18 Cheetah 'Gamini' has given birth to three cubs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, bringing the total number of these big cats in India to 38, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Wednesday.Describing it as a "remarkable" success of the...

Sheopur (MP), February 18 Cheetah 'Gamini' has given birth to three cubs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, bringing the total number of these big cats in India to 38, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Wednesday.Describing it as a "remarkable" success of the...

Berhampur (Odisha), February 17 The Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganjam district, known for the mass nesting of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles, was found to be a potential habitat for Irrawaddy dolphins, a forest officer said on Tuesday.Forest department officials have sighted a...

Kolkata, February 16 Scientists at ZSI have discovered a new wingless, soil-dwelling micro-arthropod, the first species of this primitive hexapod group described by an Indian research team, officials said.A spokesperson for the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) on Monday said the species has...

Guwahati, February 15 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged on Sunday that decades of Congress rule in the state led to large-scale encroachment of forest land and asserted that his government has put a "full stop" to the practice through sustained eviction and reclamation drives...

Indore, February 13 A local engineering college has created a dense urban forest by using the famous Miyawaki technique on one acre of land on its campus in a congested area of the city.Real estate experts estimate the market value of one acre of land on Race Course Road, one of the city's...

New Delhi, February 11 A new study has found that nature's "self-repairing mechanism," which counteracts global warming and biodiversity loss, may be slowing down, contrary to the expectation that it might be accelerating.Researchers at Queen Mary University of London said that as temperatures...