Up to half of plant and animal species in the world's most naturally rich areas, such as the Amazon and the Galapagos, could face local extinction by the turn of the century due to climate change if c ...More

The Okhla waste composting plant, which earned Rs 25 lakh as carbon credits from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2013, can find no takers for the compost it produces. Spe ...More

NEW DELHI: The environment ministry’s strong pitch for funds to fight air pollution and save rivers has found an unusual backing from the parliamentary standing committee examining budget allocations ...More

NEW YORK: An environmental advocacy group sued the US government on Tuesday for failing to release records that could show why it has not filed a report required under a global climate compact. The ...More

Global warming could place 25 to 50 per cent of species in the Amazon, Madagascar and other biodiverse areas at risk of localised extinction within decades, a report revealed on March 14. The lower p ...More

New Delhi: Nearly two and half years after declaring a comprehensive list of goals to tackle climate change post 2020, the environment ministry has called for a series of studies from research organiz ...More

New Delhi: The Indian government is now set to undertake a major overhaul of its strategy with a National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) which includes setting up of nearly 600 new air quality monitoring ...More

Berhampur: The office of regional chief conservator of forests here has sought the principal chief conservator of forests' permission to declare wild boar as vermin for a period of three years, so tha ...More

As the earth changes colour from brown to white during winters as a consequence of snowfall, many animals tend to follow this colour change. This helps them survive by allowing them to camouflage and ...More

CHENNAI: Bird biodiversity in Tamil Nadu is under threat and 18 out of 39 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) are unprotected, according to the latest report prepared by Bombay Natural Histor ...More

Thirteen cities worldwide are projected to see temperature hikes that could exceed 2 degrees Celsius (3.6°F) over the next decade or so, according to a new report. The Belgian city of Leuven faces th ...More

Permafrost in the coldest northern Arctic -- formerly thought to be at least temporarily shielded from global warming by its extreme environment -- could thaw enough to become a permanent source of ca ...More

According to recent reports, scientists have uncovered a new layer of mercury in the icy frozen north which will not only cause serious health problems in humans but also pose a threat to the lives of ...More

A new NASA-led study has revealed that permafrost in the coldest northern Arctic is no longer safe from global warming, and is likely to thaw enough to become a permanent source of carbon to the atmos ...More

Sea levels will rise drastically and change the climate says the NASA study. It says that the seas level rise twice as high by 2100 as estimated by NASA. The rise in sea level may increase up to 65 c ...More

Due to climate change, spring is arriving earlier in the polar regions and other high latitudes than it does at lower latitudes, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Scientific ...More

Chandigarh, Mar 6 The Haryana government has directed the gram sachivs and patwaris to bring all the incidents of stubble burning during the harvest season to the notice of the deputy commissioners co ...More

Permafrost in the coldest northern Arctic — formerly thought to be at least temporarily shielded from global warming by its extreme environment — could thaw enough to become a permanent source of carb ...More

Permafrost in southern Alaska and southern Siberia has started thawing Permafrost in the coldest northern Arctic will thaw enough to become a permanent source of carbon to the atmosphere this century ...More

Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) Secretary C K Mishra said Monday that Indian industry needs to cease the opportunities present upfront, be it for providing energy access, re ...More