Category: Environment

The National Green Tribunal on May 28, 2019 asked the ministry of environment and forests to issue a notification prohibiting the use of RO in areas when the Total Dissolve Solid (TDS) level was below 500 mg/l to ensure less Read More …

Umashankar Mishra (Twitter handle: @usm_1984) New Delhi, May 30 (India Science Wire): A new study has found that as many as 2.34 crore people in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh are exposed to high levels of arsenic in groundwater. A Read More …

Recently scientists have identified a new species of wasp from the genus Kudakrumia in Goa. The wasp has been named ‘Kudakrumia rangnekari’, after Goa-based researcher Parag Rangnekar. The new species was collected in the forests of the Western Ghats. Mr. Read More …

Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on May 29, 2019 launched the song ‘Hawa Aane De’ to spread awareness about Air pollution. The song was launched by Secretary, Ministry of Environment C K Mishra ahead of the World Read More …

According to a forecast by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), with the rising temperature in national capital Delhi, surface ozone pollution is expected to increase in coming days . The Air Quality Index (AQI) Read More …

According to the Jounal Nature, a panel of scientists voted on May 21, 2019 to designate a new geological epoch — the Anthropocene — to mark the profound ways in which humans have altered the planet. The vote signals the end of Read More …

Last male critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, Tam, has died—a serious blow for the critically endangered species, which is already extinct in the country. It was Discovered poking around an oil palm plantation in 2008, and was captured and transferred Read More …

By Susheela Srinivas Bengaluru, May 28 (India Science Wire): Peanuts address nutritional demands in underdeveloped countries as they are a rich source of proteins and fatty acids. In a significant development, an international team of researchers led by plant geneticistsat Read More …

By Susheela Srinivas Bengaluru, May 27 (India Science Wire): Although wind is a green source of renewable energy, a new study has revealedthat wind turbines are posing a threat to lives of birds in their vicinity.Birds colliding with turbine blades Read More …

By Dr. Aditi Jain (Twitter handle:@Aditi Jain1987)   New Delhi, May 22, (India Science Wire): The stretch of Yamuna river that extends from Delhi to Etawah in Uttar Pradesh is highly polluted, according to a new study that monitored water Read More …

  What: International Day for Biological Diversity 2019 When: May 22, 2019 Theme: Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health The International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD) 2019 is being celebrated all over the country on May 22, 2019. The theme of the Read More …

By S Suresh Ramanan (Twitter handle: @sureshramanan01) Jammu, May 21 (India Science Wire): Even after several ethnobotanical studies on medicinal plants, we are yet to unravel the full potential of indigenous medicinal knowledge. Scientists attempting to document indigenous medicinal knowledge Read More …

By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma)   New Delhi, May 20 (India Science Wire): Changing climatic patterns are affecting the health of glaciers in the Himalayan region. A new study has warned that as many as 55 percent of Read More …

UN Environment India and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau of India launched an awareness campaign ‘Not all animals migrate by choice’ to be displayed at major airports across the country ahead of the International Day of Biological Diversity celebrated on May Read More …

A forest officer of Assam has discovered a variant of a Japanese orchid, that is India’s one of smallest orchids in terms of size and duration of bloom to be recorded botanically. According to the Japanese Journal of Botany, Lecanorchis taiwaniana, is a mycoheterotroph, Read More …