Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability
06 July 2024 | blogwebContext: The four-day Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability (GCPRS) focusing on addressing plastic waste management, recycling, and sustainability...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Alaska’s Glaciers Nearing Irreversible Tipping Point
05 July 2024 | blogwebContext: A recent study shows that major icefields spanning the United States Alaska and Canada’s British Columbia have been melting...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Megafauna Extinctions
04 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Over the past 50,000 years, land vertebrate faunas have undergone significant losses, particularly of large species known as megafauna....
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Psilocybe Mushrooms
04 July 2024 | blogwebContext: In a recent publication in Mycologia, researchers from Stellenbosch University and citizen mycologists introduce two new species of psychoactive...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Transition from Dirty Fuels to Clean Energy: Challenges and Unexpected Diversions
03 July 2024 | blogwebAbout India’s Energy Landscape: Heavy investments in clean energy do not eliminate reliance on older fuels immediately. India is the...
Current Affairs
AI Reveals Hidden Antarctic Meltwater Reservoirs: Implications for Sea-Level Rise
02 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Researchers from the University of Cambridge have discovered that Antarctic ice shelves contain significantly more meltwater than previously estimated,...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Lakshadweep Bleaching Crisis
02 July 2024 | blogwebContext: Scientists have confirmed that Lakshadweep, an archipelago of 36 islands and a Union Territory of India, has been the...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Maurya and Davana Flowers
02 July 2024 | blogwebContext: National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI)-Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) undertook scientific research to preserve and produce Maurya...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Wild Boar
27 June 2024 | blogwebContext: The Tamil Nadu government has decided to allow culling of wild boars that cause distress to farmers in farmland...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Antarctic Worms: Thriving in the Cold with Bacterial Help
25 June 2024 | blogwebContext: The study, published in Science Advances, highlights the vital role of microbe-host interactions in marine ecosystems, and provides important...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Translocation of Deer to Barda Wildlife Sanctuary
25 June 2024 | blogwebContext: As lions make Barda Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS) their second home, the Forest Department in Gujarat started translocating spotted deer...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Underground Coal Gasification
25 June 2024 | blogwebContext: The Ministry of Coal has launched India’s first pilot project for underground coal gasification in Jharkhand. More on...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
67th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council
24 June 2024 | blogwebContext: The 67th meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) concluded with a significant approval of $736.4 million in funding...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Indiconema: A New Diatom Genus Discovered in India’s Ghats
22 June 2024 | blogwebContext: Researchers from the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology,...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: lynxes, Bears, and Wolves
21 June 2024 | blogwebContext: The reintroduction of lynxes, bears, and wolves to Britain and Ireland is expected to be challenging, with both farmers...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Methane Emissions from Livestock
21 June 2024 | blogwebContext: New Zealand‘s centre-right government announced the cancellation of the ‘burp tax,’ which aimed to levy taxes on greenhouse gas...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
E-flow Monitoring System
20 June 2024 | blogwebContext: The Union Jal Shakti Minister recently reviewed the progress of Namami Gange Mission projects in New Delhi. This crucial...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Crocodiles
20 June 2024 | blogwebContext: on June 17th, India celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Crocodile Conservation Project, coinciding with World Crocodile Day. ...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Kenya’s Eco Levy: A Controversial Environmental Initiative
20 June 2024 | blogwebContext : Recently, Kenya’s proposed Eco Levy in the Finance Bill 2024 aims to enhance environmental stewardship by taxing plastics...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Urban Heat Island Effect
20 June 2024 | blogwebContext: In a recent study published in the journal One Earth, researchers sought to answer a longstanding question, what is...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
EU Environmental Council Adopts Nature Restoration Law
19 June 2024 | blogwebContext: The European Union (EU) Environmental Council approved the Nature Restoration Law (NRL), marking a significant victory for the environment...
