Biodiversity

Fate of Interlinking Rivers in the Indian Peninsula

Rivers are the lifeline of civilizations. These ever flowing bodies of water make survival possible for biodiversity including that of…

7 years ago

River Linking projects: Creating Erroneous Artificial River systems or creating opportunities for development?

Indian rivers are known for cultivating world's most populated regimes. They have been revered as Goddess for their larger role…

8 years ago

India’s first Jellyfish Lake discovered in Gujarat

A group of marine researchers have stumbled upon a jellyfish lake in Gujarat. This is perhaps the first such instance…

10 years ago

New Species of Dancing frogs discovered in Western Ghats

The dancing frogs officially known by the scientific name Micrixalus kottigeharensis are found in the western ghats belt of Maharshtra,…

10 years ago

Pilibhit gets a Tiger Reserve

Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit city is soon getting its own tiger reserve. It would be the third tiger reserve at Pilibhit…

10 years ago

EU Ban on Indian Mangoes

Trade barriers are imposed by governments all over the world in order to protect domestic industries and when they fear…

10 years ago

Biodiversity Management Committees- Another Body that Failed

The Biological Diversity Act 2002 mandates all local bodies to setup Biodiversity Management Committees (BMC). As per the guideline given…

11 years ago

Online Global Freshwater Biodiversity Atlas launched

A new online Atlas of freshwater biodiversity that presents spatial information and species distribution patterns was launched on 29 January…

11 years ago

Two Woodlizard Species named Enyalioides Discovered From Cordillera Azul National Park, Peru

In a research led by lead author Dr Pablo Venegas from Centro de ornitologíay Biodiversidad (CORBIDI) in Lima, Peru, two…

11 years ago

UK Scientists discover Hoff Crab on the Southern Ocean Floor

UK scientists have stumbled upon a new crab species on the Southern Ocean floor. The new crab species was named…

11 years ago

Indonesia to build a new sanctuary for World’s rarest Javan Rhinos

The Indonesian Government announced to build a latest sanctuary in a new measure to protect the World’s rarest Javan rhinos.…

11 years ago

Rock Wren, the Near Extinct Songbird Species, makes a Comeback through Conservation Project

Rock Wrens, one of the oldest as well as the most distinct songbird species made a comeback from extinction because…

11 years ago