A rare cicada emerges from the forests of Meghalaya, every four years, in time with the World Cup.
The plant was found in high-altitude montane grasslands and shola forest margins of the Western Ghats, including regions such as Anamudi and Meesapulimala
Recorded from Kiphire district, the frog has been named Amolops kamal to honour the mentor of one of the six scientists involved in the study
The long-tailed duskhawker was found about 600 km east of where it was last recorded in the country’s easternmost State in 2014
Scientists from Zoological Survey of India and Prof Ramkrishna More College, have developed the first and largest DNA barcode reference library for the cockroaches of peninsular India
The rediscovery in the Eastern Himalayan region is being seen as a major botanical achievement and an important addition to India's biodiversity records