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Many benefits of snow leopard conservation

Darjeeling: A newborn snow leopard at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, in Darjeeling. (PTI Photo) (PTI)

Published on Oct 22, 2024, 9:05 PM IST

60-day period to submit suggestions on Western Ghats ESA draft ends

While it will take the Union environment ministry to consider the inputs it has received during the two-month public comments period, certain developments suggest notification of the Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Zone area will not happen immediately. (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 1, 2024, 6:06 AM IST

Two Goa villages seek inclusion in Western Ghats ESA category

The draft notification listed 104 villages in Goa as ecologically sensitive. (AFP via Getty Images)

Updated on Oct 1, 2024, 6:04 AM IST

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a book that stresses the impact of ultra processed foods, a cop’s account of his daring adventures, and a meditation on Indian aesthetics. (HT Team)

Updated on Sep 28, 2024, 5:56 AM IST

Chhattisgarh: Eco-tourism hotspot that will change the way you travel

Your next dream vacation at Chhattisgarh: Eco-tourism hotspot that will change the way you travel

Published on Sep 15, 2024, 2:43 PM IST

Agriculture and biodiversity: Collaborating for conservation

Agriculture

Published on Aug 13, 2024, 1:30 PM IST

The light cast by darkness

Water lilies in bloom at the Mehra Gardens. (Arun Bansal)

Updated on Aug 11, 2024, 6:42 AM IST

Should Kerala rethink its monoculture practices?

Plantation workers in Wayanad.

Published on Aug 8, 2024, 7:33 PM IST

Biodiversity needs a win against oil and gas

Vedanta-owned Cairn’s proposal to drill in the Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary in Assam could have severe consequences for the Hoolock Gibbon, India’s only ape species, and a cascading impact on the region’s biodiversity (HT Photo)

Published on Jul 31, 2024, 8:43 PM IST

‘India's Ramsar site growth is a remarkable contribution to wetland protection'

Ramsar sites are wetlands of international importance designated under the Ramsar Convention. Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary seen on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. (Photo by Praful Gangurde/ HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 10, 2024, 11:56 PM IST

World Oceans Day 2024: Date, history, significance

Every year, World Oceans Day is observed on June 8.

Published on Jun 7, 2024, 1:38 PM IST

Northeast Customs department seizes 28 kg of ivory from Assam

The seized elephant tusks. (Sourced photo)

Updated on May 30, 2024, 4:10 PM IST

In Maps: Your city's flora, fauna and much more

Jammu and Kashmir Natural Asset Map

Published on May 23, 2024, 2:30 AM IST

Asia-Pacific’s loss of biodiversity: A hidden threat to food security

Gurugram, India-July 05, 2023: A view of Aravali Safari Park land in Garat Pur Bas village; Safari Park project which is being developed in line with the biodiversity park concept in a 10,000-acre land parcel in the Aravalli region in Gurugram and Nuh Districts, in Gurugram, India, on Wednesday, 05 July 2023. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Published on May 22, 2024, 9:12 AM IST

International Day for Biodiversity 2024: Date, theme, history and significance

International Day for Biological Diversity was established by the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly in 1993.

Published on May 21, 2024, 3:05 PM IST

In bird flight patterns, signs of looming disaster

May 11 is observed all over as World Migratory Bird Day, a day when the spotlight is on the protection of migratory birds and their habitats.

Published on May 13, 2024, 12:38 AM IST

International Leopard Day 2024: Date, history, significance and more

International Leopard Day raises awareness for leopard conservation and their role in ecosystems.

Published on May 3, 2024, 1:41 PM IST

Seeing Silicon | Cracking the case with eDNA

Environmental DNA or eDNA is an approach where researchers collect environmental samples such as a scoopful of soil, a pail of water or a handful of air from an ecosystem

Published on Apr 28, 2024, 8:30 AM IST

Wildbuzz: A serpent’s sacred hunger

Helpless, parakeet parents with flailing wings unable to repel the snake at their nest hole, April 2024. (PHOTO: HARJINDER SINGH)

Updated on Apr 21, 2024, 7:50 AM IST

Yuvan Aves, author, Intertidal – “Sometimes I write to think”

Author Yuvan Aves (Courtesy Bloomsbury)

Updated on Apr 19, 2024, 9:56 PM IST

MCD plantation to be mix of flowering, fruit-bearing trees in Delhi

Some of the flowering trees suggested for plantation drives include amaltas, gulmohar, champa, and bauhinia, while fruit-bearing trees include ber, jamun, amla, and mango. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 16, 2024, 5:49 AM IST

Paleo-Indians changed Latin America; rock art in caves proves it

Rock art has been found all over South America in caves and on cliff faces.

Published on Apr 12, 2024, 6:32 PM IST

World Sparrow Day 2024: Date, history, significance

Every year, World Sparrow Day is observed with the intention of creating awareness about the importance of the existence of sparrows for our ecosystem and biodiversity.

Published on Mar 19, 2024, 12:15 PM IST

Recent Dudhwa survey: Eight of nine vulture species in India sighted in park

Red-headed vulture sighted in Dudhwa. (Sourced)

Updated on Mar 2, 2024, 7:34 PM IST

World Wildlife Day 2024: Date, theme, history, and significance

World Wildlife Day 2024: Date, theme, history, significance and more

Updated on Mar 2, 2024, 3:47 PM IST

Rajma, Idli among Top 25 global dishes causing most damage to biodiversity

Rajma, Idli among Top 25 global dishes causing most damage to biodiversity: Study

Published on Feb 23, 2024, 12:16 PM IST

Mutha river bank lost over 200 plant species in last 66 years: Study

A maximum number of species was recorded at Vitthalwadi (100 species) followed by Khadakwasla (93 species). The lowest species richness was recorded at Sambhaji Udyan’s backside area (60 species) which is a highly disturbed area with poor microhabitat diversity. (HT File Photo)

Updated on Feb 23, 2024, 7:16 AM IST

Plastic waste has harmful impact on wildlife around Pune: Experts

There are several wildlife sanctuaries including Bhimashankar, Mayureshwar, Rehkuri in and around Pune. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Feb 17, 2024, 5:58 AM IST

Reviving Lucknow’s ecosystem: 108 wetlands set for restoration

Ekana wetland in Lucknow. (Gaurav Saigal / Hindustan Times)

Published on Feb 2, 2024, 10:37 PM IST

Cultivating biodiversity for resilient urban futures

Biodiversity

Published on Jan 3, 2024, 2:03 PM IST

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