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Before you plan a wildlife nature vacation, check the list of 6 national parks closing from JulyPlanning a jungle safari this season requires careful attention to park closures. Many of India's popular wildlife destinations, including ...- Ivanka Trump 'swam' to a 1,400-Hectare Mediterranean island. Now she and Jared Kushner are building a $1.5 billion resort thereIvanka Trump and Jared Kushner are spearheading a massive luxury tourism development on Albania's Sazan Island, a former military outpost. ...
- These bees don't live in hives, yet millions have been thriving beneath a New York cemetery for nearly 100 years alongside an intruderMillions of solitary ground-nesting bees, estimated between 3.1 and 8 million, have been discovered thriving beneath New York's East Lawn C...
- Meet one of nature’s rarest ‘joyful’ creatures spotted in the Western Ghats. Internet calls it a 'beauty'A rare Nilgiri Marten, described as one of nature's happiest creatures, was recently spotted in the Western Ghats. This endemic species, kn...
- Extreme weather could endanger over one-third of land animal habitats by 2085, study warnsA major scientific study warns that climate change could significantly impact global wildlife in the coming decades. Researchers found that...
- Calamaria garoensis: New snake species discovered in Meghalaya's Garo hillsNew snake species, burrowing reed snake, have been discovered by scientists named Calamaria garoensis, in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya. The ...
- Scientists find alien-like predator in the depths of the ocean, call it 'Darkness'Researchers from the University of Concepción in Chile and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the US have discovered Dulcibella ca...
- India calls for urgent delivery of financial resources to help countries achieve biodiversity goalsIndia has called on developed nations to provide financial and technological support to help developing countries meet biodiversity goals. ...
- Idli and chicken jalfrezi top list of dishes with highest biodiversity impact: StudyA recent study analyzing 151 popular dishes worldwide found that Indian favourites like idli, chana masala, and rajma, along with dishes li...
- Chilika lake a hotspot of biodiversity"For the first time, near-threatened ferruginous ducks and a group of Eurasian otters were spotted in the lagoon in the 2022 Flora and Faun...
- Biodiversity hotspots covering India and neighbouring countries lost 90% of original natural vegetation: Report
- IISER researchers discover new plant species in MizoramAlong with other discoveries by the IISER Bhopal Research Team in the past few years, this discovery shows that the biodiversity of the Nor...
- Projects worth Rs 21.11 lakh cr at a standstill in red zone districts: ReportAccording to the study by projects monitoring organisation Projects Today, around 8,917 projects worth Rs 21.11 lakh crore are stuck in the...
- EPCA shuts industries in Delhi's pollution hotspots, bans construction activities till WednesdayThe EPCA has also banned all construction activities in Delhi, Faridabad, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Noida till Wednesday.
- 176 new species of animals discovered in IndiaThe species we have discovered are available only from a very small geographical area. Therefore they may be on the verge of extinction alr...
- Seventy per cent afforestation achieved in Arunachal PradeshThe state has 5,000 species of flowering plants, 600 species of orchids, 89 species of bamboos, 18 species of canes and 400 species of fern...
- No protection to 63% of Western Ghats is perilousThe central government's in principle acceptance of the Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats, which will exclude 63% of the area from cons...
- 'Blue worms' Meghalaya's new findA new species of migratory worms, 'blue worms', has been discovered in Meghalaya, which is considered a biodiversity hotspot. The species w...
- Indian forests face threat from illegal encroachment: GovtAccording to a new government document, nearly 1.25 million hectares of ecologically fragile areas have been illegally occupied by humans.
- Conservation body wants international monitoring of Western GhatsAmid debate over conservation of Western Ghats, recently added to Unesco’s list of iconic places, a world heritage advisory body has recomm...
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