Miami, Jan 18: The year of 2016 has recorded the highest temperature since 1880, says a report published by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The findings of the report once agai ...More

THE SUPREME Court had in December last reserved its judgment on a clutch of petitions that challenged the central government’s notification allowing bulls to be used in Tamil Nadu’s Jallikattu. As ...More

United Nations : The world witnessed the hottest year on record in 2016, surpassing the exceptionally high temperatures of 2015, the UN weather agency said, highlighting new records in indicators of h ...More

Vast icy rock peaks tower above Argentina's Carlini research base in Antarctica. But scientists who have worked here for decades say the glaciers are less icy than they once were. For international e ...More

The world’s most seemingly-toxic lakes are under threat. And they are also home to one of our most familiar birds: the flamingo. All flamingo species have evolved to live in some of the planet’s most ...More

He discovers heaven in the wildlife and extends them a cover of overwhelming security by maintaining a strict vigil and surveillance under his Nelson eyes through an elaborate system of arrangements. ...More

Kozhikode: For Kerala, it is one of the most-intensive and ambitious avian conservation programme. The forest department has spent most of the Rs 58 lakh it received as central funds over the past two ...More

GURUGRAM: Thirteen days after four exotic tortoises — three Indian Star tortoises and one Red-footed tortoise — were rescued from a private resort in Sohna which allegedly ran a mini zoo, the district ...More

CHENNAI: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) have written to President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modiand en ...More

January 11(Reuters) – The rusty patched bumble bee, a prized but vanishing pollinator once familiar to much of North America, was listed on Tuesday as an endangered species, becoming the first wild be ...More

HYDERABAD: If you are planning to adopt a pedigree dog from a local pet shop make sure your pup is registered with the government. Days after the Union ministry of environment, forest & climate cha ...More

NEW DELHI: Dog breeders will have to register themselves with state animal welfare boards to be able to continue with their business, according to draft rules issued by the government. Breeders will a ...More

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has invited comments on the draft notification of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dog Breeding and Marketing Rules), 2016. The Ministry will be ...More

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has formulated rules to make dog breeders and their marketers accountable and to prevent infliction of any cruelty in this process. ...More

New Delhi: Environment minister Anil Madhav Dave on Tuesday unveiled draft rules for the prevention of cruelty to dogs, seeking to make dog breeders and sellers accountable. The Prevention of Cruelty ...More

The rusty patched bumble bee, a prized but vanishing pollinator once familiar to much of North America, was listed on Tuesday as an endangered species, becoming the first wild bee in the continental U ...More

MUMBAI: In a welcome move for dogs across the country, the ministry of environment, forest & climate change (MoEFCC) has published draft rules to regulate dog breeding. Humane Society International/In ...More

GURGAON: Four exotic tortoises were rescued from a resort in Sohna by the wildlife department after a Delhi-based animal activist filed a complaint with the Union government against the owner of the r ...More

Already struggling to cope with climate change, the giant Arctic carnivores also face a chemical poisoning risk 100 times above levels considered safe for adult bears, according to a study released la ...More

The 1,600-km stretch of the Western Ghats traversing the six western states in India is unique in many ways. However, people in these forests have lived in complete harmony with nature for many years ...More