Apis cerana, the Asiatic honey bee, is a native South Asian pollinator. It forms highly organized, multi-comb colonies in tree hollows. Resilient to local pests and predators, this gentle bee plays a critical role in sustaining regional biodiversity and agricultural ecosystems.
Click to View MoreIndia leads in ABS compliance with 2.7 lakh committees, yet grassroots implementation lags. To empower indigenous communities, India must move beyond bureaucratic "box-ticking" by enforcing sector-wide benefit-sharing and ensuring that mobilized funds directly reach and benefit local biodiversity conservators.
Click to View MoreThe discovery of Gitchak nakana, a blind aquifer fish in Assam’s Indo-Burma hotspot, reveals a fragile subterranean ecosystem. As a bio-indicator of groundwater health, it exposes risks from over-extraction and pollution.
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