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Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
Indian Army, Ladakh administration ink MoU to preserve fragile ecology, wildlifeThe MoU was signed on the occasion of World Wildlife Day between the Army's Udhampur-based Fire and Fury Corps and the Forest, Ecology and ...
India raises alarm as Himalayan glaciers melt, calls for greater regional cooperationWith the Himalayan region witnessing accelerated glacier melt and growing ecological vulnerability, Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Ya...
Uttarakhand deploys AI for forest management, says results are encouragingFor every forest division, a working plan is prepared for a period of 10 years after a very comprehensive ground exercise in which all the ...
Himachal home to 75 snow leopards, says five-year scientific estimationA recent estimation conducted in Himachal Pradesh, India, as part of the Snow Leopard Population Assessment, has revealed the presence of 4...
Climate change may cause 26% habitat loss for snow trout in Himalayan rivers: StudySnow trout, the iconic cold water fish species found in Himalayan rivers, would lose their habitat by 16 per cent in the next 30 years and ...
Himachal to prepare baseline data of high altitude eco-system under SECURE
Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve gets entry into the UNESCO's global listThe other Indian biosphere reserves in the list include Nilgiri, Gulf of Mannar, Sunderban, Nanda Devi, Nokrek, Pachmarhi, Simlipal, Achana...
Bombay Natural History Society launches climate change programme in Central Himalayas
Himalayas under threat, say expertsThe fragile Himalayan ecosystem is in poor health. Hundreds of scientists and students raised concern about the impact of climate change, u...
Development activities threatening Himalayan ecology: GovernmentHimalayan ecology is under threat due to development activities in the area, as per studies undertaken by Himalayan Environment and Develop...
India too in global effort to save snow leopard habitatThanks to camera trap imagery, Uttarakhand has been able to capture images of snow leopards in the higher reaches of Nanda Devi Biosphere, ...
India, Bhutan experts join hands to save black-necked craneDescribed by environmentalists as a symbol of the "cultural identity of the Himalayan ecosystem", the black-necked crane is facing a grim b...
Fixing the cracks in the Himalayas to avert another Kashmir-like tragedyThe Himalayas actually produce unique services — these are full-fledged services in themselves, a vital distinction often ignored.
Himachal park set to get World Heritage tagThe Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area in Himachal Pradesh is set to join seven other natural locations in India that have bee...
Snow leopards are in 'real danger': WWFLaunching a campaign "Save Our Snow Leopards", WWF-India said that poaching is the major challenge for the protection of this so magnificen...
- Govt approves mission to sustain Himalayan ecosystem
The mission, with an outlay of Rs 550 crore during the 12th plan period, will focus on biodiversity, conservation and protection of wildlif...
Ecopreneurship: A plan to save the hillsThe disaster in Uttarakhand this June has left a trail of destruction unlike any other rain-related tragedy in the state in a very long tim...
- Biodiversity, climate change discussed in Buddhist conference
Biodiversity, climate change and natural disaster preparedness were discussed in a five-day conference which begins here today on the occas...
- India, China to jointly preserve Kailash
India, China and Nepal will work together for the conservation and sustainable development of the greater Mount Kailash region.