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Soil monitoring: what new EU-wide "ground rules" have in store for Europe
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (1072+ words) Paris, May 4 (The Conversation) The European soil monitoring directive, adopted by the European Union at the end of 2025, aims to achieve healthy soils by 2050. Brussels" directive is centred on an environmental DNA based approach. France"s experience in measuring soil…...
Machan census conducted at Pench, Umred Paoni Karhandla; reveals rich presence of wildlife
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (262+ words) Nagpur, May 4 (PTI) The 'machan census' on waterholes in Pench Tiger Reserve and Umred Paoni Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary (UPK) has revealed rich presence of wildlife, officials said on Monday. The census, for which 76 machans were established in selected ranges with…...
Third of key insect species recorded in Western Ghats feared lost: Study
1+ week, 4+ day ago (328+ words) Mumbai, Apr 22 (PTI) Researchers have documented a nearly 35 per cent shortfall in dragonfly and damselfly species historically recorded in the Western Ghats, raising concerns over the status of these ecologically vital insects. A team of researchers from MIT World Peace…...
Ice cubes, air coolers for animals in Odisha's Sambalpur Zoo
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (304+ words) Sambalpur (Odisha), Apr 2 (PTI) As the summer season set in, authorities at the Sambalpur Zoo here have made special arrangements like putting large ice cubes and air coolers for animals, an official said. DFO, Hirakud Wildlife Division, Anshu Pragyan said…...
NBA launches internship programme in biodiversity conservation for college students
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (290+ words) newsdrum. in NBA launches internship programme in biodiversity conservation for college students New Delhi, Mar 25 (PTI) The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has launched a short-term internship programme for undergraduate and post graduate students to offer hands-on, project-based learning through active…...
Wildlife experts from India, Nepal, Bhutan collaborate for conservation of small wild cats
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (312+ words) Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), Mar 15 (PTI) Forest authorities, environmental scientists and wildlife conservationists from India, Nepal and Bhutan have agreed to form a collaborative network to strengthen the protection and conservation of small wild cats in the region, officials said on…...
Meet "Tous" " entirely new genus of mammal we identified. Here"s why it"s so exciting
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (802+ words) Canterbury (UK), Mar 8 (The Conversation) Mammals are not especially diverse. Roughly 6, 800 mammal species are known to exist, compared with about 8, 800 species of amphibian, 11, 000 species of bird and 12, 500 of reptile. Yet when most people picture biodiversity, they often think of charismatic…...
We thought inbred koalas were at risk of extinction. But what we discovered upends genetic conventions
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (774+ words) Melbourne (Australia), Mar 8 (The Conversation) If you follow media coverage of koalas, you could be forgiven for feeling confused. Recent stories describe a "koala paradox: endangered in the north of Australia, abundant in the south; genetically diverse in some regions,…...
Nature's engine that counters warming, biodiversity loss may be slowing down, study suggests
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (496+ words) New Delhi, Feb 11 (PTI) A new study has found that nature's "self-repairing engine" that counters global warming and biodiversity loss could be slowing down, contrary to the expectation that it might be speeding up. Researchers at Queen Mary University of…...
Need to learn from ancient traditions of resource utilisation, conservation: Sunita Narain
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (647+ words) New Delhi, Feb 7 (PTI) Noted environmentalist Sunita Narain says ancient Indian traditions of water harvesting, food diversity, and agriculture are required in present times to address contemporary environmental challenges. Narain, who was delivering the keynote address at IHC Samanvay at…...