The Government of India is intensifying its efforts towards sustainable development and zero emissions by 2047. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the BioNEST Incubation Centre at IIT Dharwad,...
The latest All-India Synchronous Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2025 reveals India’s wild elephant population at 22,446. This is about 17% lower than the 2017 estimate of 27,312. However, experts...
The Uttar Pradesh government launched the Gomti Rejuvenation Mission in October 2025. The mission aims to restore the Gomti River’s natural flow by intercepting 95 per cent of...
The Global Tipping Points report of 2025 reveals that warm-water coral reefs have surpassed their thermal tipping point. This marks an unprecedented dieback of these vital ecosystems. The...
The latest update from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reveals increasing threats to Arctic seals and bird species. Climate change and human activities are the...
The snow leopard, a rare big cat found across 12 Asian countries including India, has the lowest genetic diversity among all big cats. A 2025 study by Stanford...
Sonali Ghosh, Director of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, became the first Indian to receive the prestigious Kenton R. Miller Award. The award honours innovation in national...
The 2025 IUCN World Heritage Outlook offers a comprehensive global review of natural World Heritage sites. It assesses the conservation status of all such sites simultaneously. This unique...
India’s forest protectors, known as Van Rakshaks, play a vital role in conserving the country’s biodiversity. A recent report by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) commemorates 25...
The Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) has recently been evaluated separately by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This is the first time the species has...
