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By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, August 1 (India Science Wire): Wetlands are an integral part of the fragile ecosystem in the North Western Himalaya. The state of Jammu and Kashmir has several wetlands but those located Read More …
The scaly-foot snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum), also known as the sea pangolin for its tough plates and found at only three spots in the Indian Ocean has become the first species to be officially declared threatened due to deep-sea mining It Read More …
According to the Global Footprint Network, a sustainability organization which calculates the Earth Overshoot day, as of July 29 humanity has officially used up more ecological resources this year than the Earth can regenerate by the end of the year. Read More …
On the occasion of International Tiger Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the results of the fourth cycle of All India Tiger Estimation – 2018, in New Delhi on July 29, 2019. The count of tigers in India has risen Read More …
According to the data tabled in the Lok Sabha on July 19, 2019 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, four species of fauna and 18 species of flora have gone extinct in India in the past few Read More …
According to the Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, researchers from India has discovered Dracaena cambodiana, a dragon tree species in the Dongka Sarpo area of West Karbi Anglong. . This is for the first time that a Read More …
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on July 17, 2019 added almost 9,000 new species to its endangered “Red List”. With new addition, the IUCN has now assessed more than 1,05,000 species worldwide, around 28,000 of which risk Read More …
According to the the Botanical Survey of India’s newly published book ‘Orchids of India : A Pictorial Guide’, India is home to 1,256 species of orchid. The 1,256 species or taxa of orchids belong to 155 genera and 388 species are Read More …
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) has launched a project for undertaking ‘immunocontraceptive measures’ for population management of four species of wild animals — elephant, wild boar, monkey and blue bull (Nilgai). According to the MOEFCC, Read More …
Under the MOSAiC mission, the German icebreaker RV Polarstern will set out for the Arctic packed with supplies and scientific equipment for a year-long mission to explore the northern part of the earth. The MOSAiC mission stands for Multidisciplinary drifting Read More …
By Dr. Aditi Jain (Twitter handle: @AditiJain1987) New Delhi, July 4 (India Science Wire): Plastics – the wonder material known for its durability, stability and affordability – has become a major environmental challenge in recent years.This pervasive nature of plastic Read More …
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, July 1 (India Science Wire): Increasing temperatures, changing monsoon and more frequent extreme climate events are posing a threat to food security in India. A new study has found that while Read More …
A group of herpetologists from the Arunachal Forest Department and the Help Earth and Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) has discovered a new tortoise speceis in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. This tortoise is so beautiful that it has been named Read More …
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, June 25 (India Science Wire): A new study by Wildlife Conservation Society-India has emphasised the need for awareness campaigns, involvement of local stakeholders in decision-making and empowerment of authorities to help promote Read More …
Scientists from the State Inter University Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics at the Department of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Kerala have decoded the genetic make-up of medicinal plant Arogyapacha (Trichopus zeylanicus). It is a highly potent medicinal plant Read More …