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ICAR-NBFGR discovers two new species of Rohu

Lucknow's ICAR-NBFGR has identified two new Rohu species, Labeo uru and Labeo chekida, resolving a 150-year-old confusion with Labeo nigrescens.

Lucknow’s ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (Sourced)

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Updated on Apr 23, 2025 09:16 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Kandivali residents’ seven-year-long efforts save a pond

Residents of Charkop, Kandivali West, cleaned a polluted pond for seven years, attracting migratory birds, leading to forest department protection efforts.

On average, there were at least 50 people participating in the drive, and there were days when even 100 would turn up

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Published on Apr 10, 2025 08:48 AM IST

ByShreya Jachak

It takes time, patience: Meet India’s first winner of a Ramsar wetlands award

Jayshree Vencatesan has helped restore 44 wetlands in Tamil Nadu. It’s hard work, she says, but perhaps the hardest part was being a rare woman in the field.

Her first inspiration, Vencatesan says, was her father Mayur Narasimhan. He worked as a salesperson, lived close to nature. His idea of success was to be useful to society. His idea of society encompassed animals and trees, rivers and lakes. (Ariprasath / Care Earth Trust)

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Updated on Apr 05, 2025 02:23 PM IST

ByNatasha Rego

Five hectares of hope: A forest reborn in SGNP

‘Moth Lady’ V Shubhalaxmi and her team took just 3 years to reforest five hectares of barren land in nat’l park

Mumbai, India - March 26, 2025: Moth lady of India, V Shubhalaxmi, standing at the spot in SGNP where she led a replanting mission to get it back to a vibrant forest in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Published on Apr 01, 2025 06:50 AM IST

BySabah Virani

Empress Botanical Garden in Pune home to over 130 insect species: Survey

During the survey, the team documented around 60 species of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera); 30 species of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata); and more than 45 species of other orders of insects including bugs, flies, beetles, ants, wasps, hornets and others

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Published on Mar 30, 2025 05:22 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Kolkata's 'Sundarban Tramjatra' begins to promote heritage and conservation

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Published on Mar 28, 2025 03:42 PM IST

PTI |

Forest department Introduces grassland safari in Solapur

To enhance the visitor experience, the department has introduced several facilities, including machan accommodations for night stays, drinking water, and toilet facilities

The safari is based in Boramani village, a vast grassland ecosystem home to diverse wildlife, including wolves, Indian jackals, Bengal foxes, blackbucks, Indian antelopes, rabbits, wild boars. (HT)

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Published on Mar 18, 2025 05:52 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Hits and misses in India’s big cat story

The next stage of tiger conservation must focus on expanding forest cover and nurturing the ecosystem required to house the growing population

Habitat addition has not kept pace with rising tiger numbers (and other big cat populations), evident in the frequency of reports of human-tiger conflict in recent years (AP)

editorials

Published on Mar 11, 2025 07:05 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

Where the wild kings roam: Places to spot majestic lions

With the government’s conservation efforts, such as Project Lion, here’s a list of top spots to witness the majestic Asiatic lion

Modi shared pictures from his jungle safari in Gir National Park, Gujarat and urged people to visit.

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Updated on Mar 05, 2025 11:10 AM IST

ByRuchika Garg

Lost and foraged: Rediscovering India’s wild ingredients

From the forests of Himachal to the coasts of Konkan, chefs are reviving the ancient art of foraging, turning wild ingredients into culinary treasures.

Indigenous groups have long harvested wild ingredients, not just for sustenance but for their medicinal properties.

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Published on Mar 03, 2025 08:58 AM IST

ByNavya Sharma

Hesaraghatta grassland now declared a reserve

The grasslands are also wintering grounds for migrant bird species from Europe, Central Asia and Himalayas including several species of raptors.

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Published on Feb 27, 2025 06:42 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Over 100 bird species discovered in Malaysian Seberang Perai’s forest reserves

The Nature Sustainable Ecosystem Society (Nest) has documented over 100 bird species in two forest reserves in Seberang Perai, Penang.

The next phase of the survey will take place at Bukit Panchor State Park in Nibong Tebal.(Representational)

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Updated on Feb 17, 2025 06:21 PM IST

BySimran Singh

Citizens, conservationists raise concerns after series of forest fire incidents at Taljai, Sinhagad Fort area

Three separate forest fire incidents occurred at Taljai Hill on February 6, 9 and 14, affecting the local vegetation and biodiversity, especially native species

As per official data, nearly one hectare forest area at Taljai hill has been charred by forest fire incidents that have taken place since January this year. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 17, 2025 05:26 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Local species of dragonflies extinct due to urbanisation: Study

However, 27 species not recorded in earlier data have been documented, attributed to citizen science initiatives and improved awareness of insect diversity

The study, led by Pankaj Koparde from the department of environmental studies at MIT-WPU, along with PhD scholar Arajush Payra and alumnus Ameya Deshpande, analysed dragonfly records spanning nearly two centuries. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 14, 2025 06:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Haryana emphasises need to restore Aravallis

Despite their geological significance, the Aravallis face severe degradation due to rampant mining, climate change, urban expansion, and deforestation

A panel discussion underway as part of the summit. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 07, 2025 05:54 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

21% of India's wetlands are in Gujarat, highest in country: State govt

Gujarat holds a valuable natural heritage in the form of diverse wetlands.

Historically, ecosystems (forests, wetlands, etc) would absorb the carbon in the atmosphere and turn it into biomass. Credit: AFP

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Updated on Feb 01, 2025 05:03 PM IST

ANI |

Google Doodle marks Republic Day with Indian wildlife-themed illustration

Republic Day: Pune-based artist Rohan Dahotre's Google Doodle depicts a parade where animals symbolise India's regional diversity and rich cultural heritage.

india news

Updated on Jan 26, 2025 07:28 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Wildbuzz | Mighty serpent of the canal

A remarkable instance surfaced last week when a python of 12 feet and weighing a healthy 65 kgs was rescued from its adapted habitat along a Punjab canal

Premdeep and (on right) Nikhil Sanger with the 65 kg python in the canal bed. (Ravi)

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Updated on Jan 26, 2025 08:48 AM IST

ByVikram Jit Singh

Study MSc Biodiversity and Conservation at University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield is inviting applications for MSc in Biodiversity and Conservation course. Check course details below.

University of Sheffield has opened applications for its MSc Biodiversity and Conservation. Check course details here.

education

Updated on Jan 20, 2025 08:35 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk

Illegal mining in Gurugram starts eroding protective Aravalli barrier

Illegal mining in the Aravalli range threatens biodiversity, groundwater, and local communities, leading to severe ecological and economic consequences.

Illegal mining in the Aravalli hills is significantly draining government revenue in the state. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 18, 2025 10:44 PM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

Researchers identify 550 marine species from intertidal zones in coastal areas of Maha

A similar project was undertaken by Prakash Gole, wildlife researcher and founder of the Ecological Society, in 1997 wherein he studied the marine biodiversity of 92 beaches in the coastal areas of Maharashtra

The one-year-long ‘Coastal Project 2.0’ conducted between June 2023 and December 2024 also identified 25 undescribed and newly-sighted species, highlighting the need for species-based research in coastal areas of the state. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jan 13, 2025 07:30 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Of Ravana in Reni Pani, Joker Face in Madhai, and other Satpura stories

Journeying into the lushly forested mountain range in Madhya Pradesh with Aly Rashid, author, ‘Tales from the Bush; A Peek Into The World of Satpura’, the writer discovers wild landscapes, great biodiversity and ancient forest wisdom

books

Updated on Jan 08, 2025 06:02 AM IST

ByVeidehi Gite

Forest survey misses the wood for the trees

The need is to assess reafforestation efforts through the prism of preserving and furthering biodiversity and the imprint these have on the climate crisis through the long-term effects on the environment and the way the hydrological cycle is impacted.

An Indian giant squirrel rests on a tree branch in the tribal village of Banagudi in Nilgiris district, India, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) (AP)

editorials

Published on Dec 23, 2024 09:00 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

Govt seeks larger bench for Great Nicobar infra project

This year 3 related applications have been filed in NGT about non-compliance of NGT’s order. These applications are pending.

The last order by the bench came in April 2023. (Manish Chandi)

india news

Published on Dec 18, 2024 09:12 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi, New Delhi

Nudging government to conserve wetlands

The SC's order to states to protect 30,000 additional wetlands, over the 2.01 lakh already being conserved under a 2017 order, is a timely intervention

Pulwama: Migratory birds at a wetland in Pampore area of Pulwama district of south Kashmir, Monday, Dec. 3, 2024. (PTI Photo/S Irfan) (PTI)

editorials

Updated on Dec 12, 2024 08:51 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

Environmentalists oppose highway project over Chilika Lake, citing biodiversity threat

Chilika, covering 1,100 sq km, is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second-largest in the world

A black-winged stilt migratory bird in Chilika lake (HT File Photo)

india news

Published on Dec 11, 2024 12:20 PM IST

ByDebabrata Mohanty

‘Lung’ tests for the Amazon: A new study will measure carbon intake per plant

The findings could help climate scientists fine-tune their prediction models. And they could raise the rates at which carbon credits are sold.

The Amazon rainforest was one of the world’s largest carbon absorbers. It still releases 20 billion tonnes of water into the atmosphere a day, playing a crucial role in weather, carbon and water cycles. (Adobe Stock)

lifestyle

Updated on Dec 07, 2024 03:43 PM IST

ByMadhusree Ghosh

Green credit plantations get big push by Centre, to cover thousands of ha

India targeted to restore 26 million hectares of degraded lands by 2030, of which restoration of more than 22.5 million hectares (mha) has been achieved.

india news

Updated on Dec 06, 2024 06:54 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

75 years into independence, it's time nomenclature of ‘wastelands’ is recoined

India’s commitments, under national and international frameworks, aim to address climate change, biodiversity conservation.

A waterbody near Surajpur police line (Greater Noida) being used as wasteland. (HT File Photo)

india news

Published on Dec 03, 2024 10:57 AM IST

ByBadri Chatterjee

Biodiversity conservation for a sustainable future

This article is authored by A. Amarender Reddy and Deepthi Harkar.

India framed its first biodiversity action plan as a national policy in 1999. (HT file photo)

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Published on Nov 25, 2024 10:59 AM IST

ByA. Amarender Reddy, Deepthi Harkar

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Lucknow's ICAR-NBFGR has identified two new Rohu species, Labeo uru and Labeo chekida, resolving a 150-year-old confusion with Labeo nigrescens.

Residents of Charkop, Kandivali West, cleaned a polluted pond for seven years, attracting migratory birds, leading to forest department protection efforts.

Jayshree Vencatesan has helped restore 44 wetlands in Tamil Nadu. It’s hard work, she says, but perhaps the hardest part was being a rare woman in the field.

‘Moth Lady’ V Shubhalaxmi and her team took just 3 years to reforest five hectares of barren land in nat’l park

During the survey, the team documented around 60 species of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera); 30 species of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata); and more than 45 species of other orders of insects including bugs, flies, beetles, ants, wasps, hornets and others

Kolkata's 'Sundarban Tramjatra' begins to promote heritage and conservation

To enhance the visitor experience, the department has introduced several facilities, including machan accommodations for night stays, drinking water, and toilet facilities

The next stage of tiger conservation must focus on expanding forest cover and nurturing the ecosystem required to house the growing population

With the government’s conservation efforts, such as Project Lion, here’s a list of top spots to witness the majestic Asiatic lion

From the forests of Himachal to the coasts of Konkan, chefs are reviving the ancient art of foraging, turning wild ingredients into culinary treasures.

The grasslands are also wintering grounds for migrant bird species from Europe, Central Asia and Himalayas including several species of raptors.

The Nature Sustainable Ecosystem Society (Nest) has documented over 100 bird species in two forest reserves in Seberang Perai, Penang.

Three separate forest fire incidents occurred at Taljai Hill on February 6, 9 and 14, affecting the local vegetation and biodiversity, especially native species

However, 27 species not recorded in earlier data have been documented, attributed to citizen science initiatives and improved awareness of insect diversity

Despite their geological significance, the Aravallis face severe degradation due to rampant mining, climate change, urban expansion, and deforestation

Gujarat holds a valuable natural heritage in the form of diverse wetlands.

Republic Day: Pune-based artist Rohan Dahotre's Google Doodle depicts a parade where animals symbolise India's regional diversity and rich cultural heritage.

A remarkable instance surfaced last week when a python of 12 feet and weighing a healthy 65 kgs was rescued from its adapted habitat along a Punjab canal

University of Sheffield is inviting applications for MSc in Biodiversity and Conservation course. Check course details below.

Illegal mining in the Aravalli range threatens biodiversity, groundwater, and local communities, leading to severe ecological and economic consequences.

A similar project was undertaken by Prakash Gole, wildlife researcher and founder of the Ecological Society, in 1997 wherein he studied the marine biodiversity of 92 beaches in the coastal areas of Maharashtra

Journeying into the lushly forested mountain range in Madhya Pradesh with Aly Rashid, author, ‘Tales from the Bush; A Peek Into The World of Satpura’, the writer discovers wild landscapes, great biodiversity and ancient forest wisdom

The need is to assess reafforestation efforts through the prism of preserving and furthering biodiversity and the imprint these have on the climate crisis through the long-term effects on the environment and the way the hydrological cycle is impacted.

This year 3 related applications have been filed in NGT about non-compliance of NGT’s order. These applications are pending.

The SC's order to states to protect 30,000 additional wetlands, over the 2.01 lakh already being conserved under a 2017 order, is a timely intervention

Chilika, covering 1,100 sq km, is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second-largest in the world

The findings could help climate scientists fine-tune their prediction models. And they could raise the rates at which carbon credits are sold.

India targeted to restore 26 million hectares of degraded lands by 2030, of which restoration of more than 22.5 million hectares (mha) has been achieved.

India’s commitments, under national and international frameworks, aim to address climate change, biodiversity conservation.

This article is authored by A. Amarender Reddy and Deepthi Harkar.

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