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Zoological Survey of India’s 110-hour hackathon culminates in Kolkata grand finale
July 01, 2025 12:47 pm
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav praised the innovation by young minds from remote India as five finalist teams presented biodiversity solutions on ZSI’s Foundation Day.
2 new spider species discovered in Nagaland, Meghalaya; ZSI points to importance of biodiversity studies in Northeast
April 27, 2025 12:21 pm
The Zoological Survey of India also noted the first-ever recorded presence of two other species within the country.
ZSI study finds human blindness-causing blackfly in rivers flowing through Darjeeling, Kalimpong
April 26, 2025 8:54 pm
The findings raise concern as Darjeeling, Kalimpong draw tourists to West Bengal; ZSI scientists confirmed that no individual has so far been diagnosed with 'river blindness'.
2 new species of cannibal spiders found in Western Ghats
September 02, 2024 9:53 am
The new species were collected from the Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka and Kerala’s Ernakulam district.
All-women zoologists to study rare faunal species from Lahaul
September 19, 2022 7:57 am
Led by Dr Dhriti Banerjee, director, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), the scientists spent 15 days in the remote locations of Lahaul and Spiti. The expedition aimed at exploring the remote Himalayan ecosystem of Lahaul valley and recording rare and endemic faunal diversity.
New frog species discovered along Western ghats
February 23, 2022 4:22 am
Since the newly-discovered amphibian survives in freshwater, water pollution and drying of the sources remain a threat to their existence, the researchers said
Meet India’s newest mammal: White Cheeked Macaque
February 09, 2022 7:35 am
The White Cheeked Macaque has distinct white cheeks, long and thick hair on the neck and a longer tail than other Macaque species. It is the last mammal to have been discovered in Southeast Asia.
First-ever study has grim prognosis: native squirrel could vanish from NE after 2050
December 04, 2020 9:50 am
The Malayan Giant Squirrel, one of the world's largest squirrel species that has a dark upper body, pale under parts, and a long, bushy tail, is currently found in parts of West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Nagaland.
19 amphibian species critically endangered: Zoological Survey of India
January 22, 2019 8:56 am
According to IUCN, critically endangered species are the ones that are facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
Once upon a time...extinct Siwalik elephants, African lions roamed Bengal
July 23, 2014 10:49 am
ZSI to carry out zoo-archaeological expeditions in order to find out more details of extinct species.
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