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Recently, several new wetlands in India have been designated as “Ramsar Sites.” With these additions, India now has a total of 94 Ramsar Sites.

In India, Children’s Day is celebrated annually on 14th November. This day is observed in honor of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India.

Human–Wildlife Conflict (HWC) is emerging as a major challenge worldwide for biodiversity conservation, human safety, and economic stability. In a biodiversity-rich country like India, where millions of people live near forested areas, incidents of HWC are on the rise.

On the day of counting, the strong room is unlocked in the presence of candidates or representatives from all contesting parties. The Returning Officer and the Election Commission's Special Observer are also present during this process and are the ones who open the lock. The entire process is videographed.

The Government of India has granted Geographical Indication (GI) tags to two traditional musical instruments of the Lepcha community of Sikkim — Tungbuk and Pumtong Pulit.

Corals are crucial marine invertebrates that form coral reefs through colonies of calcium carbonate-secreting polyps. They rely on symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae for nutrition. In recent years, climate change has significantly increased coral bleaching events, severely impacting global marine biodiversity.

Recent data from Kepler and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) indicate that Earth-sized planets are not very rare in the universe. However, the conditions necessary for complex life on such planets are still considered extremely rare. This question is the root of the "Rare Earth Hypothesis."

On November 10, 2025, a massive explosion occurred near the Red Fort complex in Delhi, killing at least 13 people. The role of forensic experts is crucial in such incidents, as their scientific analysis can determine whether the explosion was accidental or a premeditated crime.

India is rapidly emerging as a “biotechnology powerhouse” of the 21st century. At the 2nd Foundation Day of the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC), the Union Minister of State for Science and Technology...

The relationship between agriculture and biodiversity is deeply intertwined — agriculture depends on biodiversity, and at the same time, it plays a role in its conservation.