Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Vanashakti & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/11/2024. In the application, the validity of CRZ Notification 2019 is under challenge. Applicants have prayed to declare the notification ultra-virus or, alternatively, to declare certain …
Second new bird to be found in Indian territory this year A group of scientists from the Zoological Survey of India have discovered a new species of bird. The bird, called Rallina, otherwise known as the ‘Great Nicobar Crake’, is found in the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve. Scientists said that …
Calcutta, Aug. 1: Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new bird on the Great Nicobar Island, the second report of a bird species previously unknown to science in independent India. ZSI scientists S. Rajesh Kumar and C. Raghunathan spotted the species, named the Great Nicobar …
With the presence of 1,168 bird species recorded in the country, India has been ranked 9th in the global list of bird wealth. While a majority of Indian species belonged to the Least Concerned category indicating that they were relatively safe from threats, the country was ranked 6th in terms …
Pune: For the first time, ornithologists have found that sunbirds in the tsunami-affected Nicobar Islands have adapted to the devastation by using live electric wires as anchors for their nests. The natural habitat destruction has led to this
