Wildlife week was celebrated by Nagaland Zoological Park (NZP) Rangapahar, Forestry Graduates Association of Nagaland (FGAN) and Kiphire wildlife division in respective areas. NZP: Nagaland Zoologic ...More

Madhya Pradesh, once popularly known as the ‘tiger state’, has lost 17 big cats so far this year, as per the figures of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). India is celebrating Wildlife ...More

Beef gets a bad press, environmentally speaking. We’re bombarded with reports highlighting its high carbon footprint accompanied by images of belching cows and devastated rainforests. But is all beef ...More

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today expressed concern over the disappearance of wetlands in the country and told the government that this was an important issue which deserved very serious attention. ...More

Maharashtra has the most number of polluted rivers in India, with 49 of the 315 river stretches identified running through the state, reveals a recent Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report sub ...More

NEW DELHI: The government has unveiled the third National Wildlife Action Plan, spelling out the roadmap for wildlife conservation until 2031. The first such plan was implemented from 1983 to 2001and ...More

New Delhi: After integrating climate change into wildlife planning, putting greater thrust on wildlife health management and poaching, increasing public outreach and tweaking previous strategies, the ...More

Washington: Despite the US pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, a new survey has revealed that 61 per cent of Americans think climate change is a problem that the government needs to address. S ...More

Nepal, India to conduct first joint tiger count For the first time, Nepal and India will undertake a joint tiger census next month in their national parks, forests and protected areas adjoining the t ...More

The European Union and its private sector will commit about 1 billion euros ($1.18 billion) to better protect marine life during the global Our Ocean conference this week. EU Environment Commissioner ...More

NEW DELHI: India unveiled the third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031 on Monday spelling out the future road map for wildlife conservation. The third action plan comes after the first plan i ...More

For the first time, Nepal and India will undertake a joint tiger census next month in their national parks, forests and protected areas adjoining the two countries using a globally-recognised method, ...More

The NWAP 2017-31, under which there are 250 projects, is India’s road map to conserve wildlife for the next 15 years. Aspiring for a global leadership in wildlife conservation, the Union Ministry’s p ...More

Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Harsh Vardhan today urged use of modern technology to counter poachers and wildlife crimes. Asking wildlife experts and scientists to deliberate ...More

With India’s protected areas designed at a time when climate change was “hardly a criterion” for wildlife conservation, the National Wildlife Action Plan (NWAP) 2017-2031 states that it “recognises th ...More

The environment ministry launched its third wildlife action plan, which shapes the management of wildlife across the country for the next 15 years, at the start of Wildlife Week — celebrated every yea ...More

NEW DELHI: Emphasizing on striking a balance between conservation and development, the Centre Monday released the National Wildlife Action Plan 2017-2031 that focuses on mitigating human-wildlife conf ...More

SHILLONG: An environment activist from West Jaintia Hills, who is pursuing various pending issues affecting Meghalaya, said on Monday that despite the order of the Supreme Court to take action against ...More

Thane, Sep 3 (PTI) Eminent water activist Rajendra Singh has urged the Centre to take up cleaning of rivers on a priority basis and emphasised on the need to educate the present generation about the i ...More

A study on the impact of climate change by the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, shows countries in the tropics will be the worst affected as a result of global warming. “For the median emerging m ...More