Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve enters UNESCO list

The Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve (KBR) of Sikkim, the highest biosphere reserve in the country that includes the third highest mountain peak in the world, Kanchenjunga (8,586 m), has been included in the UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserve (WHBR).

Indian Star Tortoises

1,125 endangered Indian Star Tortoises which were meant to be smuggled to Bangladesh were seized

Indian Star Tortoises

1,125 endangered Indian Star Tortoises which were meant to be smuggled to Bangladesh were seized

Bandipur: Ministry ‘overlooks’ key issues

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) which has proposed to the State government to lift the ban on night traffic through Bandipur seems to have overlooked key issues brought to light in reports by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) .

Greenhouse gases surge to new highs

Planet-warming greenhouse gases surged to new highs as abnormally hot temperatures swept the globe and ice melted at record levels in the Arctic last year due to climate change, a major U.S. report .

These beautiful strangers now thrive in India

As many as 471 plant species that are alien or exotic ”” not native to India ”” are ‘naturalised,’ for they can thrive in the country’s wildernesses by forming stable populations, says a recent report.