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12 Feb 2024

What Is Climate Change?

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts can be natural, due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions. But since the...

12 Feb 2024

A guide to bird nests: how, where and why birds make nests

Given that a bird’s nest is something so commonplace, it is strange that we don’t really understand how or why they are constructed. With recent research, however, we are beginning to...

12 Feb 2024

Winter & birdsong: A relationship to be cherished and protected

Winter is the chirpiest season. Birds from far and further away make awe-inspiring journeys to India. But between climate change and local habitat loss, this winged tourism is hurting. So is...

12 Feb 2024

Photos of tiger, gaur set new national and world records: Sikkim forest and environment department

The Sikkim forest and environment department has claimed that a royal Bengal tiger and a gaur, photos of which have been recently clicked by trap cameras in the upper reaches of the state, have set...

12 Feb 2024

Domestication trials in Bihar aim to mitigate farmer-nilgai conflict

Researchers in Bihar are conducting government-approved trials to domesticate the nilgai, as a way to curb conflict with humans, particularly farmers, in the region. The nilgai (Boselaphus...

12 Feb 2024

Amended forest act likely to benefit project developers

The Forest Conservation Amendment Act in India is likely to benefit private and public project developers by making more land available for development. Some states have already started seeking the...

12 Feb 2024

Over 11L birds flock Chilika in Odisha; Pallas Fish Eagle sighted after 10 years

According to the reports, 3,47,280 birds were sighted at Nalabana. The number of Northern Pintails was 2,18,650, while 1,56,636 Gadwalls visited the lake. During the census 1,40,322 Eurasia Wigeons...