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New Guinea Singing Dog

March 30, 2023

The New Guinea singing dog is also known as the New Guinea Highland dog. It is a dog species found in the New Guinea Highlands on the island of New Guinea. This breed is one of the few considered “barkless” ..

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First Urban Climate Film Festival

March 29, 2023

The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), a Central Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, is organising the Urban Climate Film Festival under the CITIIS program. The festival aims to create wider awareness of the impact ..

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Aravalli Green Wall Project

March 29, 2023

On March 25th, 2023, the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, inaugurated the Aravalli Green Wall Project. The project aims to green the 5 km buffer area around the Aravalli Hill Range in four states ..

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What is Nemateleotris lavandula?

March 24, 2023

Scientists from the Australian Museum Research Institute, the University of Sydney, and the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory have identified a new species of the genus Nemateleotris. The lavender-blushed dartfish, or Nemateleotris lavandula, was discovered in the ..

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Utility Bidder’s Deforestation Report

March 21, 2023

The Deforestation Report by Utility Bidder has revealed that India has seen the highest surge in deforestation in the past 30 years. The country lost 384,000 hectares (ha) of forests between 1990 and 2000, but the figure rose to 668,400 ..

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Background Radiation

March 21, 2023

Background radiation refers to the radiation emitted from natural sources such as rocks or mountains. A recent study conducted by scientists at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) found that certain areas in Kerala are experiencing nearly three times more ..

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Cyrtopodion Vindhya

March 20, 2023

A team of wildlife researchers has discovered a new species of naked-toed gecko, named Cyrtopodion Vindhya, in the Dahod and Panchmahals districts of Gujarat. This recent discovery brings the number of endemic reptile species described in Gujarat to five in ..

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NZIA and CRMA

March 20, 2023

The European Union (EU) has recently announced two major pieces of legislation that are part of its Green Deal Industrial Plan – the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) and Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). The aim of these measures is ..

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Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

March 18, 2023

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a lethal fungus that causes chytridiomycosis – a deadly disease that is wiping out hundreds of amphibian species. The pathogen affects the keratin in the skin of amphibians and is spreading across Africa, killing out or ..

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Ganeshaiah’s Dwarf Gecko

March 17, 2023

A new species of gecko, Cnemaspis ganeshaiahi, has been discovered in the Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills) in Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. This gecko species is endemic to this area and has been named after KN Ganeshaiah, a renowned agricultural scientist and ..

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