15-Nov-2025
Mangroves are unique littoral plant communities found along tropical and subtropical coastal regions worldwide. They are also referred to as coastal forests, tidal forests, or mangrove forests. These salt-tolerant plants thrive in high temperatures (26–35°C), high rainfall (1,000–3,000 mm), and intertidal zones.
15-Nov-2025
The 7th India-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment was held in New Delhi on November 13, 2025.
15-Nov-2025
The Central Government has supported 128 start-ups across the country with an investment of ₹257.77 crore under the Electronics Development Fund (EDF) until October 2025.
15-Nov-2025
Wetlands are areas that are permanently or seasonally saturated with water. They include marshes, peatlands, floodplains, swamps, lakes, riverine and coastal areas, as well as saline or freshwater zones and coastal waters up to 6 meters deep. Although wetlands cover only about 6% of the Earth’s surface, they provide habitat for 40% of global biodiversity and are often called the natural “ecological kidneys” of the planet.
14-Nov-2025
Recently, several new wetlands in India have been designated as “Ramsar Sites.” With these additions, India now has a total of 94 Ramsar Sites.
14-Nov-2025
Human–Wildlife Conflict (HWC) is emerging as a major challenge worldwide for biodiversity conservation, human safety, and economic stability. In a biodiversity-rich country like India, where millions of people live near forested areas, incidents of HWC are on the rise.
13-Nov-2025
Corals are crucial marine invertebrates that form coral reefs through colonies of calcium carbonate-secreting polyps. They rely on symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae for nutrition. In recent years, climate change has significantly increased coral bleaching events, severely impacting global marine biodiversity.
13-Nov-2025
Recent data from Kepler and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) indicate that Earth-sized planets are not very rare in the universe. However, the conditions necessary for complex life on such planets are still considered extremely rare. This question is the root of the "Rare Earth Hypothesis."
13-Nov-2025
India is rapidly emerging as a “biotechnology powerhouse” of the 21st century. At the 2nd Foundation Day of the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC), the Union Minister of State for Science and Technology...
12-Nov-2025
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), in collaboration with the United Nations (UN), has launched a new initiative called the “Integrity Matters Checklist.”
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