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New campaign to tackle alarming frog decline |
MayuriPhadnis |
Pune Mirror , Saturday, August 08, 2015 |
Researchers' 'Save Frogs' initiative will create awareness on rapid decrease of amphibian's population, which could severely affect ecosystems; state lauds move
Despite being an important aspect of ...More
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Climate Change: Can Obama make his big plan work? |
Climate Change |
DNA India , Friday, August 07, 2015 |
With just three months to go before theUnited Nations climate conferenceconvenes in Paris, the US President has made the most significant move of his tenure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Cle ...More
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Kolkata to be part of league working to save climate |
Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay |
The Times of India , Friday, August 07, 2015 |
KOLKATA: Kolkata will shortly be included in the prestigious C40 group of megacities, which is committed to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
On July 22, the mayor of Br ...More
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Whale shark carcass found beached |
K.N. MURALI SANKAR |
The Hindu , Friday, August 07, 2015 |
71 rare whale sharks have been killed off Kakinada beach since 2013
The carcass of a whale shark, weighing around a tonne, was found beached on the sea shore near Vakalapudi here in the early hours o ...More
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New species of spider found in Delhi sanctuary |
Baishali Adak |
India Today , Wednesday, August 05, 2015 |
A new species of spider has been discovered from Delhi's Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary. Interestingly, the 'jumping spider' has been named S. Jagannath due to its unique colour pattern which resembl ...More
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Citing India, Obama unveils clean power plan |
IANS |
Deccan Herald , Tuesday, August 04, 2015 |
President Barack Obama unveiled a plan to reduce emissions from coal-fired power plants citing how global climate changes were affecting the world with more storms, droughts and floods and decimating ...More
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Obama takes ‘biggest step’ to tackle climate change |
AP |
The Hindu , Tuesday, August 04, 2015 |
President Barack Obama unveiled the final version of his plan to dramatically cut emissions from U.S. power plants, as he warned anew that climate change will threaten future generations if left unc ...More
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UN chief welcomes Barack Obama’s climate change plan |
PTI |
The Financial Express , Tuesday, August 04, 2015 |
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised US President Barack Obama’s plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants, saying such “visionary leadership” is needed for securing a glo ...More
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Climate change: No 'Plan B' for oceans, says study |
AFP |
The Economic Times , Tuesday, August 04, 2015 |
PARIS: Technology to drain heat-trapping CO2 from the atmosphere may slow global warming, but will not reverse climate damage to the ocean on any meaningful timescale, according to research published ...More
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Polar bears can't take the heat |
Chris Cesare |
Deccan Herald , Tuesday, August 04, 2015 |
Polar bears’ metabolism does not slow very much during the summer months when sea ice melts and food becomes scarce, according to a study published in Science.
With the Arctic warming faster than ...More
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Polar bears can't take the heat |
Chris Cesare |
Deccan Herald , Tuesday, August 04, 2015 |
Polar bears’ metabolism does not slow very much during the summer months when sea ice melts and food becomes scarce, according to a study published in Science.
With the Arctic warming faster than ...More
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