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MoEF now sets eyes on marine biodiversity |
Neha Lalchandani,TNN |
The Economic Times , Friday, March 11, 2011 |
NEW DELHI: Marine biodiversity is now set to become the latest buzz word at the MoEF . Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that marine biodiversity had been consistently ignored in ...More
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UN alarmed at huge decline in bee numbers |
AFP |
The Economic Times , Friday, March 11, 2011 |
GENEVA: The UN on Thursday expressed alarm at a huge decline in bee colonies under a multiple onslaught of pests and pollution, urging an international effort to save the pollinators that are vital ...More
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US Navy needs to prepare for climate change: Study |
AP |
The Economic Times , Friday, March 11, 2011 |
WASHINGTON: The US Navy and Coast Guard need to prepare for more missions in the Arctic, and plan for potential damage to bases from rising sea levels, as global warming increases, the National Rese ...More
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UN alarmed at huge decline in bee numbers |
AFP |
Times of India , Friday, March 11, 2011 |
GENEVA: The UN on Thursday expressed alarm at a huge decline in bee colonies under a multiple onslaught of pests and pollution, urging an international effort to save the pollinators that are vita ...More
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MoEF now sets eyes on marine biodiversity |
Neha Lalchandani, TNN |
Times of India , Friday, March 11, 2011 |
NEW DELHI: Marine biodiversity is now set to become the latest buzz word at the MoEF. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that marine biodiversity had been consistently ignored in I ...More
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MoEF now sets eyes on marine biodiversity |
Neha Lalchandani |
The Times of India , Thursday, March 10, 2011 |
NEW DELHI: Marine biodiversity is now set to become the latest buzz word at the MoEF. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that marine biodiversity had been consistently ignored in Ind ...More
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Soot on Tibetan snow causes rainfall over India, China |
Washington, (IANS) |
The Deccan Herald , Saturday, March 05, 2011 |
Soot falling on the snow covered Tibetan Plateau causes more rainfall over India and China, says a new study.
Soot precipitates the plateau's glacier to melt sooner than usual each year, causing f ...More
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Conference on youth and environment |
Staff Reporter |
The Hindu , Saturday, March 05, 2011 |
COIMBATORE: BV Academy will organise a conference on youth and environment (Enviro 2011) on March 11 at the GRD Auditorium at PSG College of Arts and Science.
Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman, Interg ...More
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Has the Earth's sixth mass extinction already arrived? |
University of California Berkeley |
The Hindu , Thursday, March 03, 2011 |
With the steep decline in populations of many animal species, from frogs and fish to tigers, some scientists have warned that Earth is on the brink of a mass extinction like those that occurred only ...More
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Coal cess to fund forest protection schemes |
Special Correspondent |
The Hindu , Wednesday, March 02, 2011 |
NEW DELHI: The cess slapped on coal in last year's Union Budget will help pay for schemes to protect and regenerate forests and clean up polluted sites announced in this year's Budget.
Finance Minist ...More
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Australian farmers key to climate change fight: Adviser |
REUTERS |
Times of India , Wednesday, March 02, 2011 |
CANBERRA: Australian farmers could be major winners from plans to put a price on carbon emissions, particularly as other countries also move to curb greenhouse gas pollution, the nation's top climate ...More
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Coal cess to fund forest protection schemes |
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The Hindu , Tuesday, March 01, 2011 |
Rs. 200 crore each allocated to Green India Mission and environmental remediation programmes
The cess slapped on coal in last year's budget will help pay for schemes to protect and regenerate forest ...More
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Scientists find way to predict climate for 60 yrs |
Snehal Rebello |
The Hindustan Times , Friday, February 25, 2011 |
By March end, scientists will be able to predict the state’s climate for the next 60 years.
A year after the state government announced its decision to prepare a district-level action plan for climat ...More
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Rs 46k-cr grant for Green Mission |
Chetan Chauhan |
The Hindustan Times , Thursday, February 24, 2011 |
The Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change on Tuesday approved Rs. 46,000 crore National Mission for Green India aimed at increasing forest cover by five million hectares by 2020 and providing fin ...More
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PM's council approves Green India Mission |
New Delhi, (IANS) |
The Deccan Herald , Thursday, February 24, 2011 |
The National Mission for a Green India, part of the country's plans to fight the climate change, has been approved by the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change, the environment ministry said We ...More
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