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World Environment Day 2024

World Environment Day 2024: World Environment Day is celebrated on 5th June every year to encourage awareness and environmental protection. In a remarkable initiative to combat deforestation and restore biodiversity, two environmentalists have spearheaded the creation of India’s first biospheres within tiger reserves. The United Nations Assembly established World Environment Day in 1972, which was […]

Breeding And Nurturing Of Striped Hyenas And Asiatic Wild Dogs : Indira Gandhi Zoological Park

Breeding And Nurturing Of Striped Hyenas And Asiatic Wild Dogs : Indira Gandhi Zoological Park The Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) in Visakhapatnam has been at the forefront of wildlife conservation in India, particularly in the successful breeding and nurturing of Striped hyenas and Asiatic wild dogs (Dhole). Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) is an […]

Red List Of Mangrove Ecosystems

Red List Of Mangrove Ecosystems: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has issued a “Red List of Mangrove Ecosystems” cautioning that half of the world’s mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapsing. This marks the first comprehensive global assessment of mangroves by IUCN. The world’s mangrove ecosystems cover about 150 thousand km2 along […]

Malfunctioning Of The Sensor : India Meteorological Department

Malfunctioning Of The Sensor : India Meteorological Department Delhi’s Mungeshpur weather station recorded a maximum temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius on May 29, it was on account of “malfunctioning of the sensor,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. The maximum temperature of 52.9 degrees at Mungeshpur was an all-time high for any location in […]

KAZA Summit 2024

KAZA Summit 2024: At the KAZA Summit 2024, leaders of the Kavango-Zambezi Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA-TFCA) decided to oppose the ivory trade ban at the CoP 20 of CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international agreement between 184 governments to ensure that international trade in […]

Ikat Design

Ikat Design: Following NABARD’s withdrawal, Ikat weavers aim to assume control, manage operations and grow the business. Ikat design originates from the Indonesian/Malay word ‘mengikat’, meaning to bind. It features a resist dyeing process where threads are dyed before weaving. The fabrics exhibit unique ‘blurred’ effects due to slight misalignments of threads. Ancient references to […]

Paraparatrechina neela : New Ant Species

Paraparatrechina neela : New Ant Species Indian researchers recently discovered a new ant species named Paraparatrechina neela from Arunachal Pradesh’s remote Siang Valley. Paraparatrechina neela is a new ant species discovered from Siang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh. It belongs to the rare genus Paraparatrechina and has been named Paraparatrechina neela. The word “neela” signifies the […]