KOCHI: It seems the impact of climate change is being felt in the State much earlier than expected. A study conducted by scientists at the Kerala Forest Research Institute, comprising soil scientis ...More

NEW DELHI/PARIS: The legally binding climate agreement likely to be forged in December 2015 in Paris will be based on the "willingness of each country" to implement its own plan to cut carbon emission ...More

New Delhi: The environment ministry has decided to bring together all awards and fellowships granted by it every year under one umbrella and disburse them at a single function. Along with it, there is ...More

For most pilgrims on their way to Kedarnath, Srinagar in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand is just a town they might stop at for a cup of tea or a snack. Almost equidistant from Haridwar and Kedarnath ...More

As the world gears up for the UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Paris this year-end, a lot of attention is focused on India and the role it will play in what many see as a make-or-break deal ...More

SEIAA Kerala portal for online submission launched Securing an environment clearance for a project in Kerala is set to become faster and more transparent, thanks to an online system for submission an ...More

The environment ministry yesterday launched a web portal for online submission of applications for environment clearance by state environment impact assessment authorities for Category B projects. Thi ...More

New Delhi: The government is considering starting a video website devoted to green practices, which will also be the subject of an hour-long programme to be aired daily on the newly launched DD Kisa ...More

Bearded dragon lizards are capable of easily changing their gender in the egg itself, new research says. Researchers from the University of Canberra found this phenomenon -- called sex reversal -- wh ...More

Melbourne: Bearded dragon lizards are capable of easily changing their gender in the egg itself, new research says. Researchers from the University of Canberra found this phenomenon -- called sex reve ...More

KOLKATA: To measure the effect of climate change on the flora and fauna of Sundarbans, the Zoological Survey of India has set up monitoring bases inside the mangrove forests. There are 25 plots in ...More

NEW DELHI: Animal welfare organizations have written to the chairman of the Law Commission, Justice A P Shah, for recommending promulgation of the pet shop rules. Drawing his attention to cruel pra ...More

The environment ministry on Thursday approved a Rs.990.26 crore project for controlling pollution at Pune's Mula-Mutha river under the National River Conservation Plan. Environment, Forests and Clima ...More

If necessary measures aren’t taken, global warming will cause irreversible damage to marine life in the world’s oceans, forcing fish to search for cooler waters and destroying valuable coral reefs, an ...More

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar launched a web portal on Thursday for online submission of applications for Environment Clearance by ...More

China's pledges ahead of a major climate change conference in Paris lack ambition and are easily achievable, experts said today, adding Beijing could offer more. Premier Li Keqiang yesterday unvei ...More

GHAZIABAD: The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday issued notices to the Union and state governments and five others regarding a wetland of 48 acres in Vasundhara, notified as Hindon Bird Sanctuary, ...More

KOCHI: India and China suffer over $1.89 trillion annually in terms of the value of lives lost and ill health caused from air pollution, according to a report. Quoting OECD estimates, a new study ...More

KOCHI: India and China suffer over $1.89 trillion annually in terms of the value of lives lost and ill health caused from air pollution, according to a report. Quoting OECD estimates, a new study ...More

Will it be lights out for the human race as the sixth round of mass extinction gathers pace? According to a study by researchers at Stanford, Princeton and Berkeley universities, “Vertebrates are v ...More