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Tamil Nadu Tackles Invasive Plant Threat

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department is dealing with a new ecological problem caused by an invasive plant called...

📅 November 15, 2024

What is New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG)?

The 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) is underway in Baku. Delegates from 190 countries are negotiating critical climate...

📅 November 14, 2024

Dicliptera polymorpha: New Fire-Resilient Plant Species Discovered

The Western Ghats of India is a biodiversity hotspot. Recently, scientists discovered a new plant species there. This...

📅 November 12, 2024

Fact Sheet: Thiania indica

A group of researchers led by from Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, have discovered a...

📅 March 17, 2023

Yaya Tso to be Ladakh’s First Biodiversity Heritage Site

Yaya Tso is a lake in Ladakh and is known as the Bird’s Paradise. The lake is at...

📅 February 6, 2023

FAO: India elected the Vice Chair

The Inter-Governmental Technical Working Group reviews the technical issues at the Food and Agriculture Organization and also advises...

📅 January 25, 2023

Madagascar: Discovery of 20 New Frog Species

The humid vegetation in Madagascar is home to a diverse population of small, brown frogs. These frogs are...

📅 January 4, 2023

International Year of Millets (IYM) 2023

The Government of India has sponsored the proposal for the International Year of Millets (IYM) 2023, which has...

📅 January 2, 2023

Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

The 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) held in Montreal...

📅 December 20, 2022

Oil Companies Threatening Okavango, Murchison Falls

A report titled “Who is Financing Fossil Fuel Expansion in Africa?” was released recently by a German non-profit...

📅 December 13, 2022

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