Biodiversity

India submits 7th National Report to convention on biological diversity

New Delhi: India has submitted its Seventh National Report (NR-7) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, reaffirming its commitment to…

2 weeks ago

NGT upholds great Nicobar project clearance, cites strategic need while mandating strict environmental safeguards

News Delhi/ Kolkata: The National Green Tribunal has upheld the environmental clearance granted for the mega infrastructure project on Great…

1 month ago

National Biodiversity Authority disburses 45 lakh for biodiversity conservation

New Delhi: In a significant step towards conserving biodiversity and ensuring fair benefit-sharing, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has disbursed…

2 months ago

Digital portal launched for e-issuance certificates of origin for cultivated medicinal plants

New Delhi: In a significant step towards streamlining Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) compliance, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), has…

2 months ago

India celebrates World Wetlands Day 2026, emphasises community centric conservation

New Delhi: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav highlighted the vital role of wetlands in sustaining…

2 months ago

NBA releases ₹17 lakh for biodiversity benefit sharing in Maharashtra

Mumbai:- The National Biodiversity Authority has disbursed seventeen lakh rupees to the Biodiversity Management Committee of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation…

2 months ago

NBWL cosidered 70 proposals of infrastructure projects around protected wildlife areas

New Delhi: In a significant step towards harmonising infrastructure development with ecological conservation, the Standing Committee of the National Board…

2 months ago

GEF approves over $372 million for new environmental projects across four continents

New Delhi / Washington: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved more than $372 million in fresh funding for 36…

3 months ago

Supreme Court keeps in abeyance its Aravalli Hills judgment, to set up fresh expert committee

New Delhi: In a suo motu case initiated over concerns surrounding revised definition of Aravalli Hills, the Supreme Court on…

3 months ago

Project Cheetah roars ahead: India expands global ties as botswana sends eight big cats

New Delhi/Gaborone: India’s ambitious Project Cheetah received another boost, as President Droupadi Murmu symbolically received eight cheetahs from Botswana during…

5 months ago