Scientists discover 133 new fauna species in India

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 12:05

Scientists have discovered 133 new species of fauna in India and amoung the most significant is a bird - yet to be named - found in the Great Nicobar Island.

Tropics continue to be Earth`s engine of biodiversity

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 18:32

A new research has confirmed that the tropics have been and continue to be the Earth`s engine of biodiversity.

Saplings planted on International Biodiversity Day

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 18:37

Saplings were planted on International Biodiversity Day today in Nagaland as stress was laid on the importance of conserving forests for the services it provides to the people.

Climate change can cause widespread global-scale loss of flora and fauna

Last Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013, 15:26

Climate change could lead to decline in more than 50 per cent of common plants and 33 per cent of animals can see this century, a research has suggested.

Expedition finds biodiversity around undersea mountain

Last Updated: Thursday, May 9, 2013, 11:36

A group of scientists aboard a submarine capable of diving to depths of 6,500 meters discovered an "oasis" of biodiversity around the South Atlantic`s largest undersea mountain, located off the coast of Brazil.

Amazon nations` observation center to protect rain forest

Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2013, 18:46

OTCA also seeks to "protect and preserve, within the framework of national and international law, the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples".

Himachal uproots invasive weed that threaten forests

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 16:43

Himachal Pradesh`s forest department is engaged in a massive project to remove lantana, an exotic flowering shrub that threatens the state`s biodiversity.

Train to highlight biodiversity of India

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 21:01

With a view to creating awareness amongs masses about exceptional biodiversity of the country, a "Science Express Biodiversity Special (SEBS) Train" started its journey from Safdarjung Railway Station here today.

Biodiversity protects amphibians against diseases and deformities

Last Updated: Monday, February 18, 2013, 09:01

The richer the assortment of amphibian species in a pond, the more protection that community of frogs, toads and salamanders has against a parasitic infection that can cause severe deformities.

India`s dam-building activities in Himalaya threatening human lives and biodiversity

Last Updated: Sunday, January 20, 2013, 11:00

Unprecedented dam building in the Indian Himalaya holds serious consequences for biodiversity and could pose a threat to human lives and livelihoods, researchers have found.

Biodiversity panel to balance conservation with development

Last Updated: Sunday, December 30, 2012, 16:48

The challenge before the proposed NIC on biodiversity is to ensure a balance between conservation and economic development, NBA chairman Balakrishna Pisupati said.

Ups and downs of biodiversity after mass extinction unveiled

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 09:45

Marine animal groups like ammonoids and conodonts already peaked three or four million years earlier, namely still during the Ear-ly Triassic, researchers say.