Environment

‘Endangered’ orchid species discovered in Arunachal

‘Endangered’ orchid species discovered in Arunachal

A team of researchers from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI), led by Krishna Chowlu, has recently identified a new species of orchid in the Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh. The leafless orchid, named Gastrodia lohitensis after the district where it was discovered, is a significant addition to India’s rich biodiversity. Uncommon among orchids, this species survives without sunlight by relying on fungi in the leaf litter for nutrition. It is found exclusively in bamboo canopies near Tezu, the district headquarters, and stands out from other orchids in Southeast Asia due to its unique ridged lower lip and linear calli.…
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Recently Delhi’s AQI improves to ‘poor’ from ‘very poor’ ahead of Diwali

Recently Delhi’s AQI improves to ‘poor’ from ‘very poor’ ahead of Diwali

On Tuesday Delhi’s air quality improved slightly from ‘very poor’ to ‘poor’ ahead of Diwali, with an average AQI of 255, down from 307 on Monday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. Actually early morning visuals showed smog that persisted across the city. However, the Air Quality Early Warning System also forecasts that the AQI could reach 400 by October 31. This is very important news and we need to take it seriously as pollution affects our life very much. Today population of India is growing very fast and because of it many problems are arising. Actually we need…
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Recently Delhi was listed as the most polluted city

Recently Delhi was listed as the most polluted city

On Thursday The Central Pollution Control Board released a list of pollution levels in Indian cities. Here Delhi was listed as the most polluted city with very poor air quality (AQI) OF 306. Actually this is followed by Meerut (293), Ghaziabad (272), Bhiwani (266), Jind (261), Hapur(261), Charkhi Dadri(260), Jhunjhunu (260), Baghpat(257) and Hanumangarh(255). This is actually very important news and from it we can understand that in India pollution is very serious issue. Today population of India is growing very fast and with it different problems like pollution is becoming a serious problem. The main reason for pollution are…
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World’s most polluted city is Lahore

World’s most polluted city is Lahore

On Tuesday as per live rankings by IQAir, Pakistan’s Lahore is the world’s most polluted city followed by Delhi, Senegal’s Dakar, Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kinshasa and Bangladesh’s Dhaka. In fact other cities in the top 10 are Mongolia’s Ulaanbaatar, Vietnam’s Hanoi, Indonesia’s Jakarta, Kolkata and Romania’s Bucharest. Actually Mumbai is ranked 21st on the list on Tuesday. This is very interesting news and we need to take it seriously to make our environment clean. Today population of world is increasing very fast and it is actually creating many problems like pollution. In fact we need to take it…
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