Unfortunately, this is the ugly truth of the Himalayas. The heap, which includes biodegradable plastic, can be found just four kilometres from Shimla in the reserved forest of Lalpani. And this is n ...More

If environment minister Prakash Javadekar's tweets are anything to go by, India is treading a fine balance between development and environmental protection. For instance, on May 31, shortly after ta ...More

Birdwatchers in Delhi are chirping with delight at the rare sight of an oriental darter nesting colony at the Okhla Sanctuary, the first time the bird has built a colony in this part of Asia, say expe ...More

Washington, Aug 28: Asserting that countries like India and China need to play a significant role in addressing the challenges of climate change, the Obama Administration has strongly refuted repo ...More

Thinks tanks from across South Asia are working aggressively to address the various issues which are evolving on the climate change front and how societies can adapt to this mercurial situation. Three ...More

Climate change sceptics, especially those who posit against limiting anthropogenic factors that affect climate, often cite the pause in the rise of the surface-air temperatures over the last couple of ...More

Honeybees appear to have originated from Asia around 3,00,000 years ago and not from Africa as previously thought, according to a new study. Researchers carried out the first global analysis of geno ...More

New Delhi: Villagers in Madhya Pradesh’s Mahan forest are being intimidated ahead of a crucial vote that could determine the future of a $3.2 billion coal project proposed by two of the country’s larg ...More

New Delhi, August 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated India’s commitment to the understanding reached at the WTO meet in Bali, including on trade facilitation. In his meeting wit ...More

Climate change will sow confusion and concern as it unfolds across South Asia in coming decades. Home to a quarter of the world’s population, this vast region will be hit harder than just about anyw ...More

The National Tiger Conservation Authority has announced Rs 860 as ration allowance to the frontline staff serving in Tiger reserves across the country. According to the gazette notification dated J ...More

Honeybees appear to have originated from Asia around 300,000 years ago and not from Africa as previously thought, according to a new study. Researchers carried out the first global analysis of g ...More

Presenting a new theory about where the Earth's missing heat finally disappeared, a new research says a natural climate cycle in the north Atlantic Ocean may have gobbled the Earth's extra heat. "It ...More

Honeybees originated from Asia and not from Africa as previously thought, research indicates. In the the first global analysis of genome variation in honeybees, new findings show a surprisingly high ...More

Leonardo DiCaprio recently narrated a documentary 'Carbon' that focused on climate change and the impact of carbon emissions. In the 8-minute environmental project, the 39-year-old actor said that ...More

MANGALORE: Tiger conservationists from all over the country had patted the state on the back when it boasted of having over 400 tigers in the wild in 2012. However, the kudos went nothing beyond a pa ...More

Scientists have warned about the precarious state of the world's primary Forests, as a new study shows that say just 22% of these forests are located in protected areas, equivalent of only 5% of the o ...More

The Atlantic Ocean has masked global warming this century by soaking up vast amounts of heat from the atmosphere in a shift likely to reverse from around 2030 and spur fast temperature rises, scientis ...More

PANAJI: "That tigers are there in the forests of Goa has been proved beyond doubt repeatedly. We should not forget that by protecting the tiger and it's natural habitat, we are safeguarding water secu ...More

A group of mountaineers and civil society leaders have formed an alliance to generate awareness about the impact of climate change on the Himalayas which is adversely affecting the environment and thr ...More