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Butterflies flutter through Bengaluru during annual migration, residents in awe
Swarms of blue tiger butterflies enchanted Bengaluru this week, with residents sharing videos of the colorful migration on social media.
Published on May 15, 2025 12:15 PM IST
Anagha Deshpande
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.
Updated on Apr 23, 2025 09:16 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
44.15% of Goa’s forest cover ‘very highly susceptible’ to fires: Study
The study published in the Journal of Environmental Management in March concluded that open and moderately dense forests were highly susceptible to forest fires
Updated on Apr 14, 2025 02:28 PM IST
Gerard de Souza
Karnataka farmers join Goa activists against diversion of Mhadei river water
As part of the project, the state government plans to divert waters of the Mhadei river (Mahadayi in Karnataka) that flows into Goa to the east-flowing Malaprabha river, a tributary of the Krishna.
Published on Apr 11, 2025 08:26 AM IST
Gerard de Souza, Panaji
Panel rejects proposal to lift abeyance on forest land for Goa rail project
The approval for the project in April 2020 triggered protests in Goa with residents fearing it would pave the way for additional coal transportation to Karnataka’s steel plants
Published on Mar 06, 2025 02:02 PM IST
Gerard de Souza