Vultures, who feed on dead animals, were once the most abundant birds across the world, including Indian subcontinent. Vultures have ecological, social and cultural significance in India. They...
Biodiversity or biological diversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is a measure of variation at the genetic (genetic variability), species (species diversity), and...
Western Ghats, a 1,600 kilometer mountain range running parallel to India’s western coast, is a global biodiversity hotspot renowned for its extraordinary floral as well as faunal richness....
Himalayas are young, biodiverse mountains that sustain high floral and faunal biodiversity. Himalayas constitute 12% of India’s land but host 30.16% of its fauna close to 31000 animal...
Endangered plant species are those at risk of extinction due to factors like habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, and climate change. The International Union for Conservation of Nature...
Earth is currently undergoing its sixth mass extinction event, losing species at a rate up to 100 times higher than normal background levels. In just the last 500...
Sacred groves are patches of protected forests found across India which are preserved by local communities as living sanctuaries for their spiritual and historical significance. Known by different...
India is endowed with a rich diversity of forest types ranging from tropical wet evergreen forests in the Western Ghats and North East to thorn forests in central...
Mangrove forests are unique, specialized coastal ecosystems found in tropical and subtropical regions across the world. Mangroves thrive along intertidal shorelines, deltas, estuaries and lagoons where saltwater mixes...
Ecosystem Cycles or Biogeochemical cycles circulate key elements and compounds between the biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems. Major cycles include water, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and Sulphur....
