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...
24 Oct, 2023, 01.45 PM IST
Himalayan flora-fauna in critical phase to global warming: Scientists"Scientists maintained that if the global warming trends in the Himalayan region remain as they are, several flora species of fungus, algae...
13 Dec, 2019, 07.45 PM IST
Himachal to prepare baseline data of high altitude eco-system under SECURE16 Jan, 2019, 08.30 PM IST
Artificial Intelligence facing large skills shortage: MicrosoftThe Artificial Intelligence (AI) is also facing the challenge of appropriate use of data, group programme manager of Microsoft Learning Mat...
13 May, 2018, 10.08 PM IST
New birds species discovered in NepalA new species of birds has been discovered in the high mountainous region of Nepal, bringing the total number of avian species in the Himal...
11 Feb, 2017, 03.44 PM IST
Glaciers in Mount Everest shrink 28% in 40 years: ReportPart of the report, which was released yesterday, also said Mt Everest, known as Mount Qomolangma in Tibet, has been getting warmer for the...
08 Dec, 2015, 04.08 PM IST
Mount Everest getting warmer, glaciers shrinking: researchMount Everest is getting warmer for the past 50 years with the glaciers around the world's highest peak shrinking "remarkably", according t...
07 Dec, 2015, 11.45 AM IST
WWF calls for urgent action to protect snow leopardsWorld Wildlife Fund report said that more than a third of snow leopard habitat could be rendered "unsuitable" for the big cats if climate c...
25 Oct, 2015, 08.46 PM IST
WWE calls for urgent action to protect snow leopards in India'Climate change could drastically alter the flow of water down from the mountains, threatening the livelihoods of vast numbers of people ac...
25 Oct, 2015, 12.05 PM IST
Documentary on wolves wins awardsWalking with Wolves has won awards in two categories at the CMS Vatavaran Environment and Wildlife Film Festival held in Delhi on Sunday.
13 Oct, 2015, 02.37 AM IST
Rare snow leopard found in ChinaA rare snow leopard was spotted for the first time in China since 2006 at a nature reserve in the country's northwest.
05 Nov, 2014, 06.15 PM IST
- HP to launch conservation programme for Himalayan brown bear
As in the case of endangered snow leopards, there is no exact data available about the Himalayan brown bear whose numbers are believed to h...
27 Oct, 2014, 01.49 AM IST
Leopards make quiet comeback in Gurgaon-Faridabad AravalisIt may seem unbelievable to many.But, amidst the urban chaos and concrete in National Capital Region, leopards are making a silent comeback.
20 Sep, 2014, 01.56 AM IST
Conservation project of Rs 5 crore for picturesque Spiti valleyStudies and research proposals include dissemination of best practices of biodiversity conservation, monitoring of glaciers receding, clima...
15 Sep, 2014, 11.47 AM IST
- Centre clears Rs 5.12 cr Spiti biosphere reserve project
Among total 18 CDBRs of the country, only Spiti area of Himachal Pradesh was declared "cold desert biosphere reserve" in 2009.
15 Sep, 2014, 06.02 AM IST
Snow leopards in Spiti valley to be radio collaredSatellite-linked collars will be soon fitted on snow leopards in the tribal Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh to get a deeper understanding ...
23 Jan, 2014, 12.03 PM IST
HP to launch snow leopard research, conservation facility in Spiti"However, the Mongolian habitat differs considerably from the Himalayan ones.A primary difference is: while the former is mostly between 1,...
22 Jan, 2014, 02.36 AM IST