पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र के कामकाज को प्रभावित करता है तापमान: स्टडी
तापमान पौधों और सूक्ष्म जीवों के कार्य करने के तरीके और …
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Life on Earth at risk
A series of landmark reports show rapid biodiversity loss, land degradation driving species to extinction
How plants gauge the time of day
Light-sensitive proteins — called photoreceptors — measures time in plants and keeps them abreast of seasons, which is …
Human actions have made a huge mess of natural world
Even though this biodiversity crisis is humanity’s fault, there is still time to save the Earth if governments, companies and individuals …
Scientists isolate fungi that can boost plant growth even with less water
The research helped record better growth parameters and higher proline concentration
Four regional biodiversity assessments released; focus is on the way we use resources
About 500,000 square kilometres of land in Africa might be degraded if the region continues to follow the same resource usage pattern
Benefits of self-rejection
Evolution favours plants that rely on cross-pollination
Ensure ethical trade in wild plants, consumers urged
New report highlights how many wild plants used in everyday products are sourced without any consideration to supply sustainability
World’s smallest terrestrial fern found in Western Ghats
The newly-found fern is one cm long and has different genetic and physical characters compared to other known fern species
वैज्ञानिकों की खोज, रसायन मुक्त चाय उत्पादन में मददगार हो सकते हैं सूक्ष्मजीव
भारतीय वैज्ञानिकों ने अब चाय के पौधों की कोशिकाओं में प…
‘Biodiversity is integral to maintaining food security’
National Biodiversity Authority representative underlines importance of all food crops at Chennai meet
भारतीय जैव विविधता पर विदेशी खरपतवार का हमला
एक विदेशी आक्रमणकारी पौधा लुडविगिया पेरूविया असम के धन…
All about the first-ever global assessment on biodiversity
Down To Earth followed the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ from when it was a draft to …
The dominant survives
Increasing nitrogen levels will pit plants against each other
पहले कभी नहीं हुई ऐसी विलुप्ति
यह एजेंडा पूरी मानवता के लिए है कि वह इस धरती और उसके संस…
New study reveals impact of climate change on pollination
Flowers are fast losing their capacity to produce fragrance due to global warming, and this is affectinig the process of pollination
Is this a sign?
Rainfall in the Western Ghats has been steadily declining, triggering fears of a drought in one of the world's most water-rich regions
Exploiting Asia's biodiversity can ensure food security, end hunger
Biodiversity for food and agriculture is among the Earth’s most important resources
Two new species of moss rose discovered in south India
Both new species of Portulaca grow in sandy soil accumulated on rocky plateaus of Badami and Guledgudda taluks. They are restricted in …
Farmer’s pod luck
A Sehore farmer finds a unique pigeon pea variety that bears pods three to four times in a row
Colonial plants
Worrying dip in global biodiversity
The proportion of livestock breeds at risk of extinction is increasing and plant diversity in farmers’ fields is decreasing, says a recent …
What India can learn from failure of European forests to mitigate climate change
Replacing native species of natural forests with exotic ones reduces their effectiveness as carbon sinks
India to confront Monsanto in US
Biodiversity Authority will oppose Monsanto’s patent application involving Indian melon
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