Biodiversity

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…

7 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…

7 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…

7 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…

8 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…

9 months ago

India adds two new Ramsar Sites in Bihar, boosting Wetland conservation efforts

New Delhi: India has strengthened its commitment to wetland conservation with the addition of two new Ramsar sites in Bihar…

11 months ago

Kasampatty sacred grove gets Biodiversity Heritage Site tag in TN

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu government has Notified Kasampatty (Veera Kovil) sacred grove as a Biodiversity Heritage Site, this marks the…

1 year ago

Every species is vital for our future: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon the people to protect and preserve biodiversity saying, "Every species plays a…

1 year ago

Countries agree to mobilize $200 billion funds every year by 2030 to conserve biodiversity

Rome: Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) have agreed to close the global biodiversity finance gap by mobilizing…

1 year ago

Humanity is not out of the woods: Inger Andersen warns

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called for urgent action to combat climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, warning that progress…

1 year ago