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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 …
Scientists of the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Japan have discovered two new endemic species of ant in Andman. These species were named ‘Tetramorium krishnani’ and ‘Tetramorium jarawa’ in Read More …
According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), total 95 tiger deaths were recorded in 2017. It is less 2 of 2016. As per the report, Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest tiger death in the country for a second consecutive Read More …
-China’s complete ban on ivory trade came into effect on December 31, 2017. -All of the country’s licensed ivory carving factories and retailers have been closed. -Chinese President Xi Jinping and then U.S. President Barack Obama had reached on a Read More …
-A water adapted species of spiders, discovered in Australia in 2009, is named after Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley. -It was discovered in 2009 in the sea along the coastline of Queensland in Australia. -According to the Evolutionary Systematics journal, Read More …
-To combat climate change, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved a regional project on ‘Climate Resilience Building among Farmers’ through ‘Crop Residue Management’ under the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC). -The project was approved Read More …
-Scientists have discovered six new species of water beetle from water bodies of the of Manipur. -These new species are: Enochrus nigropiceus, Chasmogenus abnormalis, Paracymus Sp, Elmomophes brevicornis, Hydrocanthus guinuoti, Helochares atropiceus. – These species help in nutrient recycling and improving Read More …
The bill to exclude bamboo from a definition of tree under Indian Forest Act, 1927, has been passed by the both houses of parliament. -The Lok Sabha had passed it on December 20, the Rajya Sabha passed it on December Read More …
-Researchers have discovered first known hybrid bird species in Amazon rain forests of Brazil. Known as Golden Crowned manakin, has yellow crown over green body. -This bird is hybrid of two bird species, namely; opal-crowned and snow-capped manakins. -This bird was Read More …
The study conducted by the researchers from McGill University in Canada, revealed that the process of photosynthesis in plants first took place 1.25 billion years ago. Earlier estimates had placed it somewhere between 720 million and 1.2 billion years. -The study Read More …
According to a new study Bottlenose dolphins in Panama’s Bocas Del Toro Archipelago are on the verge of extinction. -During the study, the researchers found that there are 80 bottlenose dolphins in Panama’s Bocas Del Toro Archipelago, and they are Read More …
According to conservationists The Asiatic cheetah which is also known as Iranian Cheetah is on the verge of extinction. Only less than 50 of the critically endangered species still alive. It is the second rarest cat species. -Iran, home to all Read More …
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources’ (IUCN) in its latest red list of threatened species (which was published in Tokyo in the first week of December 2017)upgraded the status of the two birds of New Zealand Okarito kiwi Read More …
