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Sanjeevani Booti? Scientists find a 'lost' blueberries in Himalayas after nearly 200 years; locals say it boosts...A Himalayan berry species, 'Vaccinium piliferum', thought lost for 188 years, has been rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh. This endangered w...
DA hike delay: Central government employee body to hold protest over dearness allowance delayIn a letter to the Cabinet Secretary of India, the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers (CCGEW) writes that its affiliated or...
Mundhwa land sale to Ajit Pawar' son's firm: Sheetal Tejwani arrested by EOW for probe into deal irregularitiesPune Police have made their first arrest in a high-profile land deal case. Shital Tejwani was apprehended in connection with the alleged sa...
Rs 443.53 cr spent in 2023-24 on preservation of monuments under ASI: Govt tells ParlIndia invested Rs 443.53 crore in safeguarding its historical monuments. The Archaeological Survey of India oversaw the preservation effort...
Meghalaya’s Living Root Bridges vying for tag of UNESCO World Heritage SiteMeghalaya's Jingkieng Jri (Living Root Bridge) are trailblazers that not only highlight the symbiotic relationship between Nature and human...
New guidelines to mitigate impact of roads, rail on wildlifeThe guidelines, prepared by the Dehradun's Wildlife Institute of India, will act as a template for enhanced protection of wildlife, includi...
India should have effective strategy to fight Alien species: ScientistsThe meet aims at delving in detail the impact of IAS on biodiversity, impact of biological invasion on ecosystem besides, to develop a nati...
Indians prefer ‘natural’, ‘organic’ in personal careExecutives at both supermarkets and online stores said ‘natural’ products have been flying off store shelves clocking 20-25 per cent year-o...
347 new plant species and 424 new animal species discoveredJavadekar today informed the Rajya Sabha that 347 new plant species and 424 new animal species have been discovered during the year 2013-20...
Democratic conservation of biodiversity is mustIndia ranks among the top ten species rich nations in the world and is known for its rich biological diversity and high endemism.
347 flora, 242 fauna species discovered in 2013-14: Environment Minister Prakash JavadekarJavadekar said that India ranks among the top 10 species rich nations in the world and is known for its rich biological diversity and high ...
- 347 flora, 242 fauna species discovered in 2013-14: Javadekar
"The details of the species have been published as 'Plant Discoveries 2013', 'Plant Discoveries 2014' published by BSI and 'Animal discover...
Govt to document tribal medicinal practicesThe Ministry of Tribal Affairs will undertake documentation of tribal medicinal practices in keeping with an idea mooted by Prime Minister ...
- New mangrove species found in Sunderbans
Acanthus Albus, a sprawling under-shrub up to 1.5 m long, was found by an NGO last July. It has been confirmed as a new mangrove variety by...
- NBA to file bio-piracy case against developers of BT Brinjal: Official
NBA) is all set to file the country's firstever bio-piracy criminal case against companies involved in developing BT Brinjal by using its l...
Two-day workshop on plant diversity, conservation from tomorrowA two-days workshop on plant diversity and conservation has been arranged at Pilikula Nisarga Dhama from August 10 with financial assistanc...
- Around 600 plant species in Coimbatore: scientist
There are around 600 plant species in the forests of Coimbatore. Among them, 20 to 23 face the threat of extinction, says R Gopalan, a form...
- Researchers rediscover rare plant species
Researchers from several institutes, including the Agharkar Research Institute here, have rediscovered a rare endangered plant species, 'sp...
- Mother of all trees
With a Guinness Record to its credit, the 300-year-old Great Banyan is the only living witness to the history of Kolkata.
- Budget implication on West Bengal and East India
Owing to his natural proclivity towards his constituency and being the face of Congress-Trinamool alliance, there couldn't have been a bett...