Category: Environment

Scientists have found the world’s oldest inhabited termite mounds along the Buffels River in South Africa’s Namaqualand region in South Africa. Ecosystem engineers

A team of scientists from Assam, Odisha, China, and the United Kingdom have developed a water-repellent catalyst that can cut the cost of producing biodiesel substantially from the current levels. At present, the cost of biodiesel in India is about Read More …

Researchers from the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune have discovered a new genus of diatoms in the unpolluted waters of the Eastern Ghats mountain range. Diatoms

Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is one of the two recipients of the 2024 Blue Planet Prize. About Blue Planet Prize About IPBES

The World Crocodile Day was celebrated on 17th June 2024. This year also marks the 50 years of India’s Crocodile Conservation Project. Key points

Siddhesh Sakore, a farmer and the founder of AGRO RANGERS, from Maharashtra, has been named Land Hero by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

The Madhya Pradesh government has announced that the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary will be the second home for cheetahs in India, after the Kuno National Park.

Four Uttarakhand forest department staffers died and four others were injured when the team was caught up in a raging forest fire in Almora district’s Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary.

According to the global assessment of N2O emissions study by the Global Carbon Project, emissions of nitrous oxide gas rose by 40 per cent between 1980 and 2020. Key highlights Nitrous oxide (N2O)

Nagi and Nakti Bird Sanctuaries from Bihar have been recognised as the wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. Key points

The 2024 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) tracks progress towards the SDGs, the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change, and the targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Key points

Some of Alaska’s icy blue rivers and streams have turned orange. Those orange streams can be problematic both in terms of being toxic but might also prevent migration of fish to spawning areas.