Tag: Biodiversity
Govt launches transformative agricultural project with FAO
The joint project with Food and Agriculture Organisation, seeks to mainstream biodiversity, climate change and sustainable land management objectives and practices into Indian agriculture......……...
Genetic profile of mithun reveals unique traits
Researchers feel the genetic information about the Indian mithun could be useful in developing breeding and conservation programmes………………..
Western Ghats biodiversity is a significant source of moisture for monsoon
The new study points out that the evapotranspiration from the vegetation over the Western Ghats accounts for one quarter of the rainfall over peninsular India.............
Equip farmers with knowledge, insights and products: Vice President
While addressing the workshop on biodiversity and sustainable agriculture for doubling of farmer’s income, the vice president, Venkaih Naidu stated that there must be a dialogue’ with farmers to discover new products and practices...........
Alien weed rings alarm bells in North-East
The latest study by local scientists have reported that the weed is posing a threat to biodiversity in parts of Assam, particularly the catchment area of river Dhansiri and eastern part of river Kopili.............
Biodiversity: CSIR’s TKDL prevents granting of wrong patents in 219 cases
The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) has successfully conserved the patents of traditional medicine knowledge in 219 cases, says Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)......
India has 64,829 traditional seed varieties in Gene Banks
The 42 exploration and collection missions are being planned by the government to mainly collect traditional seed varieties from tribal areas..........
Nilgiri conservation award 2016 conferred to IISWR
Dr O P S Khola, Principal Scientist and Head, ICAR-IISWC, RC, Udhagamandalam received the award for his outstanding work on the conservation of Nilgiri biosphere...
World Wetlands Day: Biodiversity conservation must be on top priority
Despite their tremendous value, wetlands are also one of the most rapidly degrading ecosystems.....
Environment ministry initiatives in 2016 at a glance
The ministry of environment and forests has released the list of its accomplishments in the year 2016. Let us take a look at the major initiatives....