Category: Environment

According to the study published in the Journal of Natural History, the jumping spider belonging to the genus Habrocestum was found in Ernakulam’s Illithodu forests, Kerala. This group of jumping spiders mostly occur in Eurasia and Africa, has been spotted for the Read More …

After feeding on pesticide-laced cattle carcass at Bam Rajabari village in eastern Assam’s Sivasagar district, at least 37 vultures belonging to three endangered species died on March 29, 2019 . Most of the 37 vultures that died are Himalayan griffon. Read More …

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on March 28, 2019 released ‘State of the Global Climate in 2018’ report which is its 25th anniversary edition. The report says that key climate change indicators are becoming more pronounced. Carbon dioxide levels, which were at 357.0 parts Read More …

By Umashankar Mishra (Twitter handle: @ usm_1984) New Delhi, March 28 (India Science Wire): Factors like temperature, rainfall and soil moisture affect distribution and growth of vegetation. A study of these factors has shown that forest and croplands in two-thirds Read More …

By S Suresh Ramanan (Twitter handle: @sureshramanan01) Jammu, March 27 (India Science Wire): A new study has found that expansion of protected areas in the Western Ghats has not helped the lot of Dhole, commonly known as the Asiatic wild Read More …

By S Suresh Ramanan (Twitter handle: @sureshramanan01) Jammu, March 26 (India Science Wire): Increasing concentration of carbon dioxide and the associated rise in temperatures is affecting life on earth at different scales. Agricultural scientists are worried over sustaining food production and Read More …

In the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF)’s global energy transition index, India was ranked 76th. It has moved up two places. The index is the part of the World Economic Forum’s Fostering Effective Energy Transition report. Sweden retains first spot, followed Read More …

By Dr Sanghamitra Deobhanj (Twitter handle: @CtcSangham) Cuttack, March 18 (India Science Wire): Protection of coral cover along the existing protected marine areas in the Andaman and Nicobar islands is necessary for conservation of the endangered bump head parrot fish, Read More …

By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, March 15 (India Science Wire): Tibetan plateau is believed to have been formed due to the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates 50 million years ago. But a new study Read More …

By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle:@dineshcsharma)   New Delhi, March 14 (India Science Wire): Receding apple lines, changing cropping patterns, more disasters like landslides and floods, drying springs in hills, spread of vector-borne diseases and so on. Such impacts related Read More …

By S Suresh Ramanan (Twitter handle: @sureshramanan01) Jammu, March 8(India Science Wire): Involving local communities and protecting their livelihoods may be a better strategy for conservation of snow leopards, a new study has found. Snow leopards are apex predators in Read More …

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on March 8, 2019 released the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) in New Delhi. As per the Union Minister, the thrust of the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) is Read More …

By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, March 5 (India Science Wire): The Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) at Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science has launched an online database of peer-reviewed information on over 10,000 plant species in peninsular Read More …

By Dr P Surat (Twitter handle: @psurat22) Faridabad, February 26 (India Science Wire): The excessive amounts of human waste and toxic effluents that find their way into the Ganga river are not only polluting the water but also causing deficit Read More …