Researchers say the fruit grown could be a replacement for staple crops under threat from climate change It’s big and bumpy with a gooey interior and a powerful smell of decay — but it could help k ...More

Believe it or not, there is water scarcity in Manipur where many localities in the capital of the state have lack of potable water. Climatic change, deforestation and exploiting of river beds by ille ...More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Environmental groups urged the United States on Wednesday to drop a challenge to India's massive solar program and said the World Trade Organization case would only hurt the g ...More

Earth Day was observed in the City, on Tuesday, with this year's theme ‘Green cities.’ The day was marked by awareness programmes, workshops and seminars among others. A series of sessions on topic ...More

Events are held worldwide to celebrate Earth Day on Tuesday and demonstrate support for environmental conservation, we earthlings are not really concerned about the ecological imbalances we are creati ...More

BHOPAL: Green Cities will be the theme of World Earth Day celebrations that falls on Tuesday. TOI talked to few environmentalists from the city on to know where Bhopal stands in the list of green citi ...More

VARANASI: A two-day workshop on "Simulation modelling and climate change: Issues and challenges" organized by Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) began ...More

To demonstrate support for environment protection on Earth Day, Centre for Environment Education (CEE) has planned a series of competitions for school teachers and students today. More awareness will ...More

Scientists have for long warned of the costs that a warmer planet would impose on the living standards of many, or even the survival of some. Last week witnessed another such warning, this time from t ...More

Raising public awareness and supporting environmental protection and reform, every year April 22 is celebrated as Earth Day across the world in more than 190 countries. The event, coordinated by the ...More

Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) From reclaiming parks and open spaces to promoting carpools and empowering rag-pickers to manage waste -- denizens of this eastern metropolis are pitching in to make the city ...More

This year ‘Earth Day’ will focus on the unique environmental challenges of our time To commemorate ‘Earth Day-2014’, which falls on April 22, various institutions and individuals are hosting multiple ...More

VARANASI: A two-day workshop on "Simulation modelling and climate change: Issues and challenges" organized by Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) began ...More

Observing that climate change is altering the planet in ways that will have profound impacts on humankind, US President Barack Obama has urged Americans to protect environment for a healthy, sustainab ...More

KOLKATA, From reclaiming parks and open spaces to promoting carpools and empowering rag-pickers to manage waste, denizens of this eastern metropolis are pitching in to make the city green. As the ...More

BHOPAL: Green Cities will be the theme of World Earth Day celebrations that falls on Tuesday. TOI talked to few environmentalists from the city on to know where Bhopal stands in the list of green ci ...More

KOLKATA, From reclaiming parks and open spaces to promoting carpools and empowering rag-pickers to manage waste, denizens of this eastern metropolis are pitching in to make the city green. As the ...More

Plants with the ability to regulate the timing of germination in response to environmental cues are more likely to spin off new species and are better at dealing with weather threats from climate ch ...More

The marine and inland fisheries sectors in Kerala are likely to take a major hit as climate change affects fish stocks, resulting in decreased yield and loss of livelihood of fishermen. According to ...More

Australia is a coal country. It is big business; miners are important in politics and black gold exports dominate the country's finances. But dirty and polluting coal evokes strong emotions in environ ...More