Green Ammonia: Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T), green molecules arm L&T Energy Greentech, recently bagged the tender for building India’s biggest green hydrogen plant at Indian Oil Corporation Ltd’s (IOCL) Panipat refinery. Ammonia (NH3) is a nitrogen and hydrogen based chemical compound widely used in the production of fertilisers and industrial chemicals. Ammonia is currently produced […]
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Satpura Tiger Reserve
Satpura Tiger Reserve: A tiger has been found dead in the Satpura Tiger Reserve (STR) in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram district recently, with officials suspecting the tiger died following a territorial fight. Satpura Tiger Reserve is located in the Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. It is located in the Satpura ranges of the Central Indian Landscape. […]
Two new species of damselflies
Two new species of damselflies: Two new species of damselflies named Konkan Shadowdamsel and Crimson Shadowdamsel have been discovered in the Western Ghats by researchers from Maharashtra and Kerala. They are two new species of damselflies. The species — Konkan Shadowdamsel, discovered in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district, and Crimson Shadowdamsel, discovered in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram district — […]
Antitrisuloides catocalina : Nocturnal moth species
Antitrisuloides catocalina: Nocturnal moth species Scientists have recorded the presence of the rare nocturnal moth species Antitrisuloides catocalina in Choolannur Peafowl Sanctuary in Palakkad district, Kerala. Antitrisuloides catocalina is a nocturnal moth species belonging to genus Antitrisuloides It is found in the Western Ghats for the first time. It is part of the Noctuidae family, […]
Gaur
Gaur: The Palamau Tiger Reserve (PTR), the last stronghold of Gaur (Bos gaurus) in Jharkhand, has registered an alarming decline in the bovid’s population. Gaur, also known as Indian Bison is the largest species among the wild cattle and the Bovidae. Gaurs are indigenous to the South and Southeast parts of Asia. Gaurs are primarily […]
Smooth-coated Otters
Smooth-coated Otters: The National Zoological Park (NZP) in Delhi welcomes a pair of smooth-coated otters from Surat in a rare animal exchange after 20 years. Smooth-coated Otters is a species of otter, the only extant representative of the genus Lutrogale. They live in southern and Southeast Asia, China, and India, and in Iraq there is […]
World Elephant Day
World Elephant Day: On 12th August, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) celebrated World Elephant Day in Coimbatore, focusing on human-elephant conflict. Patricia Sims of Canada and the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation of Thailand, jointly established World Elephant Day on 12th August 2012. Since then Patricia Sims continues to lead the initiative. The […]
India’s 3rd Voluntary National Review on SDGs
India’s 3rd Voluntary National Review on SDGs: NITI Aayog presented its 3rd Voluntary National Review (VNR) Report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) convened by the UN- Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). India presented the first voluntary national review of SDGs in 2017 & second in 2020. India employs […]
Operation Falcon
Operation Falcon: The Assam government’s Operation Falcon has successfully arrested 42 rhino poachers, dismantled six major poaching gangs, and foiled nine poaching attempts, ensuring zero rhino killings in the state so far in 2025.It is ajoint anti-poaching initiative launched in 2024 by the Assam Police and Assam Forest Department to eliminate rhino poaching networks and […]
Heptapleurum assamicum : New Plant Species
Heptapleurum assamicum : New Plant Species Scientists have recently identified a new plant species in Assam’s Dima Hasao and West Karbi Anglong districts — a lush, evergreen shrub now named Heptapleurum assamicum. Heptapleurum assamicum is a new plant species. A lush, evergreen shrub, Heptapleurum assamicum was discovered in Assam’s Dima Hasao and West Karbi Anglong […]
