In an exceptional operation, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), New Delhi, has captured two wildlife traffickers in the Anantnag area of Srinagar Valley and Manwal in the Jammu region of Jammu & Kashmir. In the collaboration with WCCB officers, officers of the Jammu and
The term “Big Five”, coined in the late 1800s during Africa’s colonial period, originally referred to the difficulty in hunting the lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, and African buffalo. These big five mammals of Africa are known to be dangerous and it was considered a feat
The world is moving toward green and renewable energy resources to hastily reduce carbon emissions. Every aspect of human civilization is thriving to lessen the use of fossil fuels for the energy sector. Hydrogen has emerged as a clean fuel for the transportation industry. Recently,
Marking a significant development in the wildlife ecosystem, the endangered jaguar has been reintroduced to the wetlands of central Argentina earlier this month. After 70 years, jaguars are once again prowling the ground of Ibera Wetlands, a vast region filled with swamps, waterways, and islands
The forest cover has decreased drastically over the past few decades, logging and agricultural expansion being the primary reasons. While the world communities are planting trees to reverse the logging trend, researchers at MIT have developed a new technology to reduce the burden on forest
The planet is rapidly warming up and changing climatic patterns are not making anything easier. The Impacts of global warming are distressing and quite irreversible. Not entirely unforeseen, the unprecedented melting of ice sheets and glaciers is one of the most drastic outcomes of climate
Keeping track of the wild animals out in heterogeneous landscapes is quite difficult. However, new technology has emerged with a promise to expand the possibilities even further. Scientists have developed a new computer algorithm, an AI system that can be used to track untagged endangered
The reign of Donald Trump has been a nightmare for wildlife and environmental protections in the United States of America. President Trump’s administration has pursued a campaign of deregulation, undoing or weakening numerous laws and policies set in place by Trump’s predecessors to protect threatened
Climate change has already altered many natural phenomena that are important for sustaining life on earth, including changes in rainfall patterns and the duration of seasons. A recent study has discovered that climate change could devastatingly alter the tropical rain belt shifts, which can cause
Indian vegetable and fruit markets tend to be bustling with crowds, bargaining vendors, and littered with waste produce. But the Bowenpally fruit and vegetable market of Hyderabad stands out, as it is managing to turn 10 tonnes of daily waste into biofuel. Handling the vegetable