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  • Man-Animal Conflict (MAC)

    This article based on “The big picture on tigers” which appeared in The Hindu on 8 August 2019. It talks about increasing incidents of...

    08 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan

    The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has unveiled the draft Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) for...

    08 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Greenhouse Gas Emission

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    07 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Water Stress in India

    According to the data released by the World Resources Institute (global research non-profit organization), India is ranked 13th among the 17 most...

    07 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Integration of Land and Water Schemes to Tackle Land Degradation

    As about 30% of India’s land is degraded, the Government of India wants to converge various land and water schemes to mainstream land...

    06 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Economic Valuation of Tiger Reserves

    The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has released a study titled “Economic Valuation of Tiger Reserves in India: A Value+...

    02 Aug 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Tiger Census Report

    The Prime Minister of India has released the results of the fourth cycle of All India Tiger Estimation - 2018 on the occasion of Global Tiger...

    30 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Toxic Metals in Delhi Vegetables Markets

    According to National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) study, vegetables grown on the Yamuna floodplain have been found to...

    26 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • IUCN Red List

    The latest update to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species shows that more and more species...

    20 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • West Antarctic Ice Sheet

    A recent study has revealed that the giant West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is destabilising and is on the verge of a complete collapse. The...

    19 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Rhesus Macaque Declared Vermin

    The Union Environment Ministry has declared Monkeys (Rhesus Macaque) as ‘vermin’ in Himachal Pradesh. It will allow local authorities...

    19 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Two Headed Green Turtle

    Turtles right head controls the front right flipper, whereas left head controls the front left flipper and both heads are capable of coordinating...

    19 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Indian Tigers under Stress due to Tourism

    A recent study conducted by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)’s Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES)...

    16 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Shark Awareness Day

    The World Wide Fund for Nature has released a report highlighting the risks to Sharks in the Mediterranean region on the occasion of Shark Awareness...

    15 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Role of Forest in Climate Change

    This article is based on editorial “Turning down the heat: on forest restoration”, which appeared in The Hindu on 11 July 2019. It...

    11 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Immunocontraceptives for Wildlife Population Management

    The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has launched a project for undertaking ‘immunocontraceptive measures’ for...

    08 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Gangetic Dolphins Found in Mahananda River

    For the first time, a population of Gangetic River Dolphins has been found in the Mahananda river, in Bihar’s Kishanganj district. Dolphins...

    06 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Shrinking Sea Ice Extent

    As per the study of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), after decades of gradual increases, Antarctic sea ice is now decreasing,...

    05 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Delhi Butterfly Corridors

    As per Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) report, the creation of butterfly corridors in Delhi with close to 100 hotspots is underway. At...

    01 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

  • Airplane Contrails and Global Warming

    According to a recent study, the airplanes contrails contribute more to global warming than the CO2 emitted by an aircraft. Moreover, the...

    01 Jul 2019 Biodiversity & Environment

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