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When: The tenth Environment Performance Index 2018 (EPI 2018) was released on 23 January 2018 during World Economic Forum summit at Davos. Publisher: It is a biennial report and published by Yale and Columbia Universities in collaboration with the World Read More …
Union Ministry of Environment and Climate change on January 24, 2018, unveiled a new strategy for conservation and rejuvenation of major Indian river water systems. What is ‘new’ in the new strategy? As per the Union Environment minister, the new strategy Read More …
It is n secret that to protect itself from predators, some animals, including snake do mimicry to fool them. And in this way they survive the tough jungle life. But the first time Indian researchers have reported about a snake Read More …
The Blue Nile patas monkey has been identified as a distinct monkey species. This species can be identified with ‘handlebar moustache’. This is found in Ethiopia and Sudan. Actually, it was recognised as a separate species way back in 1862, Read More …
-Recenly, a new dinosaur was discovered in China that had iridescent feathers like a modern hummingbird. -This crow-sized, bird-like dinosaur was discovered from Hebei Province of China that lived 161 million years ago during the Jurassic Period. It has a crested head Read More …
-A rare Himalayan Serow, also called Himalayan deer, was spotted in Nainital Town of Uttarakhand on 15 January, 2018. -The Himalayan Serow falls under the Schedule 1 of the extinct species list of Wildlife -Due to it’s shrinking habitat and Read More …
-Two old female elephants namely, Pawanpari and Sonakali at the Corbett Tiger Reserve, will retire soon after serving thousands of tourists and forest staff. -Now they will be free to bask in the sun, graze in the open grounds and Read More …
-According to a new research published in Current Biology, rising temperatures around the world can turn Green Sea turtle populations female. As per this study, global warming is turning 99 percent of the baby sea turtles from male to female (Feminisation). And Read More …
Odisha State forest department has denied a habitat rights to Manikidia primitive tribes near Simlipal Sanctuary. District administration was trying to help Mankidia people getting their habitat rights under Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, Read More …
-A team of researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun has first time found rare Water Shrew (Nectogale elegans) in the state of Uttarakhand. -Although its presence was recorded earlier in India from north Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, Read More …
-Asian waterbird census was carried out in Okhla Okhla Bird Sanctuary on 6 January, 2017. -During this exercise, there has been an increase in water bird species diversity. A total of 11,622 birds were spotted across 63 species. This is in Read More …
After a day-long exercise on January 3, 2018, annual bird census at Odisha’s Chilika lake is out. According to this census, Bird population at the scenic Chilika Lake – has recorded a little drop from 9.4 lakh birds in last Read More …
-Scientists from University of Kalikat in Kerala, have discovered four new species of balsam in Arunachal Pradesh. -These new four species of Balsam are: 1. Impatiens Haridasanii: It was named after Haridasan,Throwing, a former scientist from Aruanchal Pradesh. It was discovered in Read More …
Scientists have discovered two new species of Ginger in Manipur and Nagaland. These two new species are: Hedychium chingmeianum and Caulokaempferia dinabandhuensis. Hedychium chingmeianum, discovered in Tuensang district of Nagaland, is an epiphytic plant and grows on tall trees. Caulokaempferia dinabandhuensis was Read More …
-According to a scientific paper published in The Journal of Threatened Taxa (an international journal on conservation and taxonomy) a new night frog species ‘Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi’ was discovered from Kerala. -The frog has been named after wildlife scientist Mewa Singh, in honour Read More …