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BRICS+ agriculture beyond borders: Trade and resilience for a food-secure worldWith India’s leadership and BRICS+ cooperation, agriculture can become not only a source of food, but a foundation for resilience, prosperi...
Jairam Ramesh flags violation of FRA in clearance of Great Nicobar Island Project, urges action from Ministry of Tribal AffairsIn a letter addressed to Jual Oram, Ramesh argued that the project proceeds in direct violation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) and the righ...
Why Do Ants Kill Their Own Queen? Scientists Reveal A Shocking ReasonNew research reveals a disturbing aspect of ant colonies: worker ants can be manipulated to kill their own queen. Parasitic queens employ c...
Hooking the future: Scientists deploys AI to track hilsa in Bengal—but fishers fear it may net more than it shouldIndia has launched an AI-based system to help fishers locate hilsa shoals in the Bay of Bengal, using machine learning to analyse ocean con...
Reliance’s Anant Ambani launches Vantara University to build global talent in wildlife sciences.Reliance Industries Executive Director Anant Ambani launched Vantara University in Jamnagar, Gujarat, a pioneering institution dedicated to...
This Balcony Plant Withstands Wind Better Than You ThinkBalconies can create strong wind tunnels. However, plants are more resilient than they appear. Flexibility allows them to bend and recover,...
Gadgil's communities are natural alliesMadhav Gadgil, a renowned ecologist, passed away this week. He believed local communities were key to conservation. Gadgil established the ...
Madhav Gadgil, legendary ecologist who transformed Western Ghats conservation, passes away at 83Madhav Gadgil passes away: Renowned Indian ecologist Madhav Gadgil, celebrated for his pivotal work on the Western Ghats, has passed away a...
There is a ready fix for Bengaluru's big problem, but many oppose itJust a while ago, Bengaluru was reeling under severe water scarcity. It has become some sort of a recurrent problem for the city. According...
Threats from human presence pushing blackbucks to smaller areas, making it difficult to find new mates, says IISc study“We need genetic diversity to sustain a population because if you have genetic diversity, the population is more adaptable to changing envi...
- Plants, animals in northeast use chemicals to communicate
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) In a unique scientific exercise centred on northeast India, researchers have kicked-off investigations into how anim...
Bengaluru's Jakkur lake turns wasteland; redesign beginsRaw sewage from Yelahanka, Allalasandra and Kogilu is entering the lake through the wetlands. On top of this, researchers said the wetland ...
Harsh Vardhan advocates for making science people-centricMinister for Science and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan said the approach of science has to be people-centric and the comman man should not r...
Bengaluru scientists works make it to Science Express trainThe posters that describe the use of genetic methods for tiger identification and conservation are based on data and methods developed by R...
Bengaluru lakes can be revived in 15 Months: IISc scientistsScientists say the city's polluted lakes can be rejuvenated in 15 months by adopting the integrated wetlands ecosystem model.
Sewage to soil drains for two more years in BengaluruDespite coming under pressure from all sides, the city's water supply utility cannot keep sewage away because a series of pipeline replacem...
Urban homes emit more greenhouse gases than industry: StudyThe domestic sector in seven cities was one of the highest contributers to greenhouse gases, which are responsible for global warming.
- Global warming may lead to food shortfall
Prof NH Ravindranath, chairman of the Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bengaluru, has said one of the observed impacts of climate chan...
135 yrs on, 'extinct' lizard rediscoveredIndian scientists have rediscovered a rare lizard that British colonel RH Beddome had last spotted in the Eastern Ghats in 1877.
- Marine National Park to host national workshop on turtles
The two-day fifth annual Turtle Action Group Workshop will be hosted by Marine National Park (MNP) from January 12 in Jamnagar.