Biodegradable plastic water bottles and shopping bags are a false solution to the ubiquitous problem of litter in the oceans, the UN’s top environmental scientist has warned. Most plastic is extremely durable, leading to large plastic debris and “mi more....

Jaisalmer: Unregulated windmills coming up in the Desert National Park (DNP) at Jaisalmer are posing a serious threat to the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) which has been categorised as "critically endangered". The state government has called a meeting o more....

New Delhi: The Union health ministry on Monday asked for a detailed report on the findings of Centre for Science and Environment ( CSE ) suggesting presence of potassium bromate , classified as a possible carcinogen by World HealthOrganisation , in m more....

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday welcomed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) decision to disallow the use of potassium bromate as an additive in food products. CSE had on Monday released a report which more....

Bread sales dropped in parts of Mumbai on Tuesday a day after the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released its report on a survey done in the national Capital that found cancer-causing chemicals in leading bread brands. The CSE on Tuesday r more....

The US embassy is holding a workshop here on May 25-26 on combating air pollution in north India with a view to strengthen collaboration between American and Indian air quality experts, an official said on Tuesday. The two-day workshop is being orga more....

The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) meeting at Nairobi noted that air pollution has increased by 8 per cent and progress and policies on air quality fall short of what is needed to save millions of lives each year. The UNEA report “Action more....

Pollution board sees coup; chief says they have opposed the notification and sought its withdrawal Even while playing a crucial role, implementing the plastic ban and booking organisations and individuals for causing pollution, the Karnataka State more....

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Jal Board ( DJB ) has finalised its rainwater harvesting policy and plans to roll it out before the onset of the monsoon. Having issued new, simplified designs for RWH structures, the water utility has given residents time til more....

KALAIGAON, May 24 - A severely injured six-year-old wild elephant died yesterday evening after battling for life since May 18 at Ganeshghat village in Udalguri district. The injured elephant calf had been very weak while entering the remote village more....

The first pre-monsoon pelagic bird survey, conducted jointly by the Kottayam Nature Society and the Forest Department off the Alappuzha coast, has recorded five species of pelagic birds, according organisers. The survey of coastal birds was conducte more....

CHENNAI: Forest officials inTamil Nadu arrested a 37-year-old man and seized five spotted deer skins from him on Tuesday. Villupuram district forest officer S Anand said they received a specific information that a group of narikuravas (a tribe) were more....

VILLUPURAM: A deer which had fallen into a well was resuced by the Fire and Rescue Services personnel near Sankarapuram on Monday. It was later released in the forests. Deer crossings are common on the road near Aviriyur village near the reserved fo more....

13 Asiatic lions have been captured in Gujarat's Amreli district in search for a suspected maneater among them. Forest department officials said that the Asiatic lions have been captured after they received reports of three people being killed by li more....

Ahmedabad: Wildlife enthusiasts may have some reason to cheer. Gujarat forest officials say that the leopard and sloth bear census is likely to show a substantial increase in numbers. The three-day census which began on May 21, ended early on Monday. more....

Coimbatore: Improper waste disposal methods have a devastating impact on scavenger birds. Many of these birds get hurt and some even die. Forest officials are hoping to tackle this problem by charting out a plan to create awareness on the issue. more....

Chennai: Officials from Villupuram forest division seized five spotted deer skins from a 37-year-old man when he tried to sell them in Gingee on Tuesday. Villupuram district forest officer S Anand said they received specific information about the more....

Shares of Jubilant FoodWorks and Westlife Development have dipped up to 12% on the bourses in intra-day trade after the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said that major multinational fast food outlets are selling pizzas and burgers made of br more....

Kolhapur: The civic body-appointed firm to treat biomedical waste (BMW) has evaded the monthly royalty fees to be paid to the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) for the past one year. The KMC has issued a show-cause notice to the firm, Nature in more....

The action plan launched to clean the Ganga is moving in the right direction but the discharge of sewage into the river by big towns and cities is a major issue, NEERI said today. In absence of sewage treatment plants (STP), the cleaning (of the more....

NEW DELHI: Delhi must convert into a natural gas-based economy as part of a long-term air quality management, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said while inaugurating a TOI conference on 'Smart Energy, Smart India' here on Tuesday. "The symbolism more....

‘Air quality in metropolises was in violation to the prescribed standards’ Noting that the air quality in metropolises was in violation to the prescribed standards, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed the apex pollution monitoring body t more....

Nearly 700 plastic-manufacturing units in Gujarat, a major producer of raw materials for the plastic industry, are on the verge of closure with municipal bodies in the state seeking a blanket ban on the use of plastic products in contravention of the more....

Mexico City officials have issued their sixth pollution alert of the year and ordered more cars off the road to reduce emissions. The alert automatically doubles from 20% to 40% the proportion of vehicles not allowed to circulate today. It was more....

Hyderabad: It is not just the air around us that is polluted with Carbon Monoxide (CO), but even the upper layers of the Troposphere, the first layer of atmosphere that extends up to 16 km from surface of the Earth, is polluted by CO. A study cond more....

Nagpur: The city-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (neeri ) along with IIT-Bombay (Powai) will be conducting a year-long study on airpollution of 10 major cities of Maharashtra with the aim of developing mitigation measures. more....

The US embassy is holding a workshop here on May 25-26 on combating air pollution in north India with a view to strengthen collaboration between American and Indian air quality experts, an official said on Tuesday. The two-day workshop is being orga more....

In the past six months, 67 big construction projects around the Capital have been fined a total of Rs.1.18 crore for flouting dust-control norms by the Delhi Pollution Control Board (DPCB), which issued 139 notices to these sites. The projects, whic more....

Melbourne, May 24 (PTI) Unlike the declining populations of many fish species, the number of cephalopods - octopus, cuttlefish and squid - has increased in the worlds oceans over the past 60 years, a new study has found. The international team, led more....

Minister questions absence of Spices Board in Kodagu Assistance will be given for the setting up of environment-friendly industries in Kodagu district, said Satish Jarkiholi, Minister for Small Scale Industries. Speaking at a review meeting here more....

NEW DELHI: Shares of franchisees of quick service restaurants (QSRs) such as Domino's and McDonald's dropped up to 5 per cent on Tuesday after the Union health ministry asked for a detailed report on the findings of the Centre for Science and Envir more....

NEW DELHI: Noting that the air quality in metropolises was in violation to the prescribed standards, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed the apex pollution monitoring body to file comprehensive data on the population and vehicle density i more....

SRINAGAR: The endangeredhangul , also known as Kashmir deer , is in the throes of extinction, largely because of human intrusions and domestic livestock grazing at its only habitat here. Wildlife experts and activists claim they have been raising more....

NEW DELHI: A plea claiming construction of permanent structures and chopping of trees inside Surajpurwetlandsin Greater Noida on Tuesday prompted the National Green Tribunal to seek environment ministry's response on the issue. A bench headed by J more....