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Man-faced stink bug or the Catacanthus incarnatus. These sap-sucking insects are found on a variety of plants such as ixora, cashew and gulmohur

Golden oriole to the Asian koel, a wealth of biodiversity

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During lockdown, Kobita Dass Kolli and Lakshmi Prabhala documented birds, insects and plants in their backyards in Hyderabad and the result is a digital exhibition that opens for viewing on Earth Day 2021

This June 2017 photo provided by the Norwegian Polar Institute shows a bowhead whale in the Fram Strait between Greenland and Svalbard.

A whale chorus reveals how climate change may be shifting migration

wildlife How to spot a snow leopard in its natural habitat

Prabalika M. Borah Ahead of Earth Day 2021, photographer Ismail Shariff — whose eye-catching wildlife photography of snow leopards in the Himalayas has gone viral — tells us how to pick out this elusive big cat in its natural habitat

Ramanathapuram Forest Range Officer S Sathish on winning the International Ranger Award 2021

Susan Joe Philip Satish won the award for his contribution to marine conservation at the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park and Palk Bay region

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A campaign to save Visakhapatnam’s 2000-year-old Buddhist site of Thotlakonda

Nivedita Ganguly Historians and biologists campaign to protect the ancient Buddhist site of Thotlakonda in Visakhapatnam, which is home to an estimated 90 species of birds

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Kadassery residents live in fear of wild cats

Navamy Sudhish Repeated leopard sightings, attacks on livestock

Toyota Motor Corp said it would review its lobbying and be more transparent on what steps it is taking as it faces increased activist and investor pressure.

Toyota to review climate stance as investors turn up the heat

Reuters The car maker came under scrutiny after siding with the Trump administration in 2019 in a bid to bar the state of California from setting its own fuel efficiency rules.

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A researcher at Nanyang Technological University's attaching an electrode on the surface of a Venus flytrap plant at a laboratory in Singapore, as scientists develop a high-tech system for communicating with vegetation.

Watch | Scientists develop ‘robo-plants’ to interact with plants

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Who lives on Chennai’s beaches? The Chennai Coastal Biodiveristy Guide has the answer

Cotton Pygmy Goose: Is this Thumbelina among water lilies reduced in numbers too?

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A supermoon and a meteor shower: astronomical events this April

A whale chorus reveals how climate change may be shifting migration

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Golden oriole to the Asian koel, a wealth of biodiversity

Google Doodle celebrates Earth Day 2021 highlighting the importance of planting trees

The theme for this year's Earth Day is "Restore Our Earth" which focuses on natural processes and emerging green technologies that can restore the world's ecosystems

How to spot a snow leopard in its natural habitat

Ahead of Earth Day 2021, photographer Ismail Shariff — whose eye-catching wildlife photography of snow leopards in the Himalayas has gone viral — tells us how to pick out this elusive big cat in its natural habitat

Meet Ameronothrus twitter, new bug discovered via a tweet

At just 0.7 milimetres long, the mites are miniscule and harmless to people, Shimano said. They are a type of coastal mite that eats algae and lichen and lives in a group.

A campaign to save Visakhapatnam’s 2000-year-old Buddhist site of Thotlakonda

Historians and biologists campaign to protect the ancient Buddhist site of Thotlakonda in Visakhapatnam, which is home to an estimated 90 species of birds

Eastern India most vulnerable to climate change, says study

Assessment by two IITs and the IISc finds 24 of India’s 100 districts most vulnerable to climate change are in Assam

Ramanathapuram Forest Range Officer S Sathish on winning the International Ranger Award 2021

Satish won the award for his contribution to marine conservation at the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park and Palk Bay region

Actor Gul Panag on lending voice to wildlife documentaries to be screened on World Earth Day

Actor Gul Panag talks about her experience lending voice to two wildlife documentaries by National Geographic that dive deep into conservation

Kadassery residents live in fear of wild cats

Repeated leopard sightings, attacks on livestock

Toyota to review climate stance as investors turn up the heat

The car maker came under scrutiny after siding with the Trump administration in 2019 in a bid to bar the state of California from setting its own fuel efficiency rules.

These women on the Trans Himalayan Cycling Tour are riding through ‘what will people say’

A fun Facebook post by feminist-activist Kamla Bhasin, of One Billion Rising, actually had a whole story behind it

Now, masks that grow into plants upon disposal

Paper Seed has come out with masks containing seeds

Only 3% of land areas unblemished by humans: study

Some scientists questioned the extremely low figure, saying it could be attributed to the study using a particularly narrow definition of “intact habitats”

How bycatch along the Indian coast poses a significant threat to enigmatic marine megafauna

Elasmobranchs (sharks, rays, skates and sawfish) are particularly vulnerable to exploitation due to their slow growth and are one of the most threatened marine animal groups across the world.

The Ken-Betwa project reflects the ill-conceived rationale behind river-linking

Last month, the UP and MP governments signed up for the Ken-Betwa project. But not only is it a shoddily conceived plan, the very rationale behind river-linking is dodgy

Eurasian Oystercatcher: Let the beak do the talking

When it comes to having a philosophy around feeding, the Eurasian Oystercatcher seems to be in a league of its own

Bustard poaching in Pakistan desert shocks wildlife activists

Great Indian Bustard, the State bird of Rajasthan, is considered India’s most critically endangered bird

Apple’s $200 million Restore Fund: a vow to remove one million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually

The move announced ahead of Earth Day 2021 sees the US$200 million investment aiming to remove at least one million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually from the atmosphere while demonstrating a viable financial model that can help scale up investment in forest restoration.

Stuck at home again this summer? Bring sparrows to your urban neighbourhoods

Bring sparrows to your urban neighbourhoods this summer, by making simple nest boxes for the birds to rest in

Do swarms of caddisflies in Vijayawada hint at something?

As they are bioindicators a study may reveal implications, say experts

WHO urges halt on sale of live wild mammals in markets

‘Animals source of over 70% of emerging infectious diseases‘

Bohag Bihu Bird Count 2021 set to begin on April 14

As the Bohag Bihu Bird Count 2021 begins on April 14 in Assam, birders across the country talk about the significance of this month in bird watching

Monsoon was stronger 7,000 years ago: study

Due to variations in solar radiation, it started weakening 4,200 to 2,000 years ago, say researchers

Olive Ridley hatchlings released into sea at Suryalanka

The conservation of the turtles was anchored by Guntur Forest Dept

Dolphin boom in Odisha’s Chilika lake

Activists elated at jump in number of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins.

CSIR removes NEERI head Rakesh Kumar as Director

Move follows CVC order of an inquiry into allegations of corruption against him

Wayanad sanctuary a haven for Asiatic wild dog

Study finds the sanctuary is host to nearly 50 individuals

How wildlife trade features in the day-to-day politics of Assam

Political unrest and economic instability are feeding a thriving illegal wildlife trade in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district

Author Deepak Dalal’s new books for young readers put the spotlight on conservation

Author Deepak Dalal’s two new books, one set in Lakshadweep Islands and the other on Snow Leopard Adventure in the Himalayas, create a connection between young readers and wildlife, and eventually conservation

Old Samsung Galaxy phones are recycled into medical devices

Samsung says the recycling initiative diverts e-waste from landfills to units making medical devices for underserved communities

Third of Antarctic ice shelf area at collapse risk due to global warming: Study

They noted that when melted ice accumulates on the surface of ice shelves, it can make them fracture and collapse spectacularly.

Bar Headed Goose at Hadinaru with a Mongolian ‘address’ around its neck

On a remote-working arrangement in his hometown Mysuru, an IT professional from Chennai studies the species at Hadinaru freshwater lake during weekends, and connects with Mongolian conservation scientists to decrypt the story of a collared bird

New species from Arunachal added to India’s bird list

BNHS team spotted the three-banded rosefinch at an altitude higher than its recorded perch in China.

Watch | Scientists develop ‘robo-plants’ to interact with plants

A video on 'robo-plants', a high-tech system for communicating with vegetation.

Polar bears forced to forage eggs as warming shrinks hunting grounds: study

Some bears are also coming ashore at the same time seabirds are nesting and are snacking on their eggs.

Here’s how zoos across India are preparing for the great Indian summer

Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the zoos are geared up to beat the heat with sprinklers, khus-khus mats and fruity animal treats

This is the greenest DIY home décor trend that everyone is raving about

Made a terrarium yet? Social media is brimming with accounts — of novices and experts — that specialise in these miniature gardens, the numbers steadily growing.

With second wave of bird flu, hundred birds found dead in Himachal Pradesh

Like the previous outbreak, most of the victims are bar-headed geese

Climate change shrinks marine life richness near equator: study

Having fleets of fish and other swimmers shift rapidly to more temperate waters could devastate the coral ecosystems they leave behind.

Chennai resident sights two rare warblers at home on the same day

The city falls in the migration route of the passage migrants Western Crowned Warbler and Large-billed Leaf Warbler. As these birds ‘pass through a narrow window of time’, there are not many records of them from these parts

Zoo officials take special steps to keep animals cool this summer

We are also providing glucose and B-complex in the diet, says Curator

Greens ask parties to draft report on status of Western Ghats

Manifesto listing slew of measures to combat climate change submitted

Europe's heat and drought crop losses tripled in 50 years: study

The study said the punishing heat wave and drought of 2018 in Europe caused a decrease in grain production of 8%

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The closed Banashankari 2nd Stage shopping complex on Thursday.

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Congress Spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi. File Photo.

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View of Bengaluru during the lockdown in April 2020. File

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People under observation after taking a shot of COVID-19 vaccine in North Delhi on Thursday.

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