A new discovery has added six butterfly species previously unrecorded in India, with one, the Litin Onyx, known only from Laos, representing a massive range extension into the Eastern Himalayas.
Frog and toad communities remain surprisingly stable across both urban and rural settings, suggesting increased resilience or a lag phase with effects yet to be observed. Loss of habitat and pollution, a worry.
A new discovery has added six butterfly species previously unrecorded in India, with one, the Litin Onyx, known only from Laos, representing a massive range extension into the Eastern Himalayas.
Ecological droughts are on the rise in India's pristine forests and croplands, driven primarily by meteorological aridity and ocean warming, posing a major threat to the country's sustainability and food security.
New research reveals India's forest monitoring fails to capture social and economic health, leading to a comprehensive new blueprint that include vital social and economic dimensions and introduces a comprehensive list of 28 indicators and 64 sub-indicators to create a robust, evidence-based system for monitoring and reporting.
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A new study from arid Bikaner in Rajasthan has demonstrated a novel, farm-level strategy to tackle the interconnected crises of water scarcity, energy demand, and climate change. It demonstrates that simple changes to crop choice and soil management can dramatically improve the sustainability of farming systems.
The study found that the protein Tropomodulin-1 (TMOD1) and the FGFR-ERK signalling pathway are the essential molecular machinery that physically separates a mature Hydra bud from its parent.
The strictly carnivorous Pallid and Montagu's Harriers are confirmed to be crucial secondary seed dispersers in India, rescuing viable seeds from the digestive tracts of their prey and playing an important role in maintaining the biodiversity of threatened grassland ecosystems.
Coastal erosion and the proliferation of seawalls, exacerbated by climate change and human activity, are rapidly eliminating critical nesting habitats for sea turtles along the Karnataka coast.
Environmental conditions, not just geography, dictate which fish live where; however, each river has its own unique rules.