100-million-years old flowering plants provide oldest evidence of sex

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 19:21

The oldest evidence of sexual reproduction has been found in a flowering plant dating back 100 million years.

Malaysia seeks Indian support in education, biodiversity

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 21:05

Malaysia wants to collaborate closely with India in the areas of biodiversity and education, Malaysia`s Minister for Natural Resources and Environment G. Palanivel said here Wednesday.

Malaysia seeks Indian support in education, biodiversity

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 13:56

Malaysia wants to collaborate closely with India in the areas of biodiversity and education, said Malaysia`s Minister for Natural Resources and Environment G Palanivel.

National biodiversity garden to come up in Munnar

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 21:32

A national biodiversity garden, exhibiting rare flora and fauna of Western Ghats, will soon come up in the hill station of Munnar, a busy tourist centre located in Idukki district.

Antarctica harboured strange forests 250 million years ago?

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 17:59

Weird forests with certain features of modern tropical trees may have sprouted in Antarctica about 250 million years ago, a new study has found.

New monkey species that purrs like a cat discovered

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 14:42

A new species of monkey that purrs like a cat is among 441 new species of animals and plants discovered over a four year period in the vast, under-explored Amazon rain-forest.

Karnataka to implement Rs 1900-cr forest project

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 22:23

The Karnataka government will implement the second phase of the Karnataka Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation Project, aimed at expanding forests, over the next eight years.

A third of food is wasted; harming climate, biodiversity: FAO

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 19:26

About a third of all food for human consumption, around 1.3 billion tonnes, is wasted every year, along with all the energy, water and chemicals needed to produce it and dispose of it, says a new FAO report.

Focus on biodiversity to achieve sustainable growth: Montek

Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 20:25

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Monday said biodiversity should be included as a significant topic in the policy formation to achieve sustainable growth.

India’s second private butterfly park unveiled in Karnataka

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 18:55

The park is the state’s first and India’s second privately-owned and is built by Sammilan Shetty, a hospital management lecturer.

Reduction in carbon dioxide emission urged for survival of coral reefs

Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 21:34

A new study suggests that deep cuts in carbon dioxide emissions are required to prevent coral reefs around the world from dying off.

Protect ecology while carrying out development projects: Sonia

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 18:16

Against the backdrop of the Uttarakhand disaster, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday stressed that the ecology and biodiversity should be protected while carrying out development projects.