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Peru Environmental Emergency

Peru is a South American country. The Government of Peru recently declared an environmental emergency due to oil...

📅 January 25, 2022

Punjab to begin Census of Indus River Dolphin

The state of Punjab is set to start the Census of one of the world’s most threatened cetaceans,...

📅 November 1, 2021

IUCN: 37% of sharks and rays threatened with extinction

According to a new red list by IUCN, world’s sharks and rays have been witnessing declines in their...

📅 September 8, 2021

National Dolphin Research Centre to come up in Patna

Much-awaited National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) will soon come up in Patna. Process to set up the research...

📅 July 12, 2021

Sunflower sea star breeding to increase kelp forest

The scientists in the United States are breeding the Sunflower sea stars off coast of Washington State. Background...

📅 May 18, 2021

Whitley Awards, 2021

Whitley Awards are called “Green Oscar”. In 2021, the Whitley Award was won by Nuklu Phom of Nagaland....

📅 May 14, 2021

Pacific football fish

The Pacific Football Fish was recently washed ashore on a California coast. It is usually found in deep...

📅 May 13, 2021

EAC allows Great Nicobar Plan to advance

The Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) operating under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently recommended for...

📅 May 11, 2021

IUCN Report: Conflict and Conservation

The International Union for Conservation of Nature recently released a report called the “Nature in a Globalised World:...

📅 May 10, 2021

Hoolock Gibbon: India has only one species

Hoolock Gibbons are lesser apes. They are the second largest of the Gibbons after Siamang. Earlier it was...

📅 May 6, 2021

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