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Secretary Tourism and High Commissioner of India to UK inaugurate the Indian Pavilion at WTM2022 India to be promoted as a multi product and around the year destination with sustainability at WTM Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is participating at World Travel Market (WTM) 2022 from 7th to 9th …

MAC initiative brings the world together to advance the global cause of Mangroves. India’s extensive experience in mangrove restoration to contribute to global knowledge base. Integration of mangroves into the national REDD+ programs need of the hour. Union Minister for Environment Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav spoke at …

The National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has begun field studies to put in place an early-warning system in the Himalayan States against major and sudden floods, rockslides, landslips, glacier lake bursts and avalanches and to prevent Chamoli kind of disasters in future. …

Researchers have discovered a new species of estuarine crab at the mangroves of Parangipettai near the Vellar river in Cuddalore district. The species has been named Pseudoheliceannamalai in recognition of Annamalai University’s 100 years of service in education and research. The discovery has been published in the latest issue of …

The 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP) is underway at Egypt’s sea-side city of Sharm el-Sheikh where, over two weeks, heads of government, diplomats, business heads, activists, journalists, and lobbyists will converge. The attempt is to inch ahead on a global rehaul of energy consumption to improve earth’s …

Giving impetus to the ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ and India’s ‘Make in India’ commitment, Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) launched Hull Module of Submersible Platform for Acoustic Characterization & Evaluation (SPACE) facility at Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory   (NPOL) Kochi recently. It is a state-of-the-art testing and evaluation facility for sonar …

According to officials, tourist footfall has generated a revenue of ₹15,03,180 lakh this blooming season. JomonPampavalley Though the Neelakurinji flowers (Strobilantheskunthiana) atop the Kallippara hills in Idukki have withered away, the inflow of tourists to the picturesque landscape continues. According to Santhanpara panchayat officials, Neelakurinji largely bloomed on the Kallippara …

The transformation of the area under the Edaikkal Project in Villupuram district, implemented in 1994 with funds from the Social Forestry Scheme, is a classic example of what commitment to greening can do. In 28 years, the area has become a dense mini-forest and is now home to fauna like …

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told countries gathered at the start of the COP-27 summit in Egypt on Monday that they face a stark choice: work together now to cut emissions or condemn future generations to climate catastrophe. Guterres’s comments come at a time when the world is distracted by …

On November 1, Elon Musk-owned SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy rocket into a geosynchronous Earth orbit from the Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, U.S. This is considered as a National Security Space Launch for the U.S. military. The company hails this as the most powerful …