Findings from Krem Puri and Arwah caves spotlight Northeast India’s unexplored underground biodiversity and raise concerns over tourism pressure on fragile cave
ROOPAK GOSWAMI
Shillong, April 21: A scientific study has reported the presence of the rare cave-associated frog Amolops siju in East Jaintia Hills, marking a...
Meghalaya’s vast cave systems—long known for bats and adventure tourism—are now emerging as active habitats for a wide range of land mammals, from giant rats and porcupines to civets, fishing cats and even bears, a new study has found.
Long before weather stations, satellites or climate models existed, Meghalaya’s caves were quietly recording the story of the Indian monsoon. Today, scientists are learning to read those records — and what they reveal is both fascinating and relevant for the present.
Guwahati, Oct 3: Deep inside Krem Dam cave near Mawsynram, scientists have stumbled upon microbial life with potentially life-saving secrets.
A new study reveals the...
A prominent American paleoclimatologist has called for the Meghalayan Age, a subdivision of Earth’s recent history formally named after Meghalaya, to be scrapped from the official geological time scale.
The group of scientists who discovered Schistura sonarengaensis , a new species of cave-dwelling fish from Meghalaya, say the presence of hypogean( subterranean species found in caves) habitats in Meghalaya has been enthralling to the scientific community, an example being the recent discovery of the largest known subterranean troglobitic fish species, Neolissocheilus pnar from Krem Umladaw, East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya).
A·songni Prime Minister Pa Narendra Modi, uni pangna aganrongbqenggipa Maan Ki Baat programme-ni chang 104-gipa episode-na Robibar salo agananganio, a·dokoni saksa biaprangko wenjojoe rong·kolrangni gimin sandirikkitaniko dakgipa Brian D Kharpan-ni rakbee kamrangko ka·anichi Meghalaya a·dokoniko namen bakrobatsranggipa rong·kolko sandie man·enba a·dokko mingsingatani gimin agan-janapangaha.
