NEW DELHI: Noting that the Capital has been able to check pollution by using eco-friendly compressed natural gas (CNG) for its public transport system, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday ...More

With over 3,000 troops living and operating in Siachen, its environment and eco-system have deteriorated. Siachen Glacier in Ladakh has receded by about 800 m in the last 20 years and is facing thr ...More

NEW DELHI: The "multiple environmental crises that confront our country have created an alarming situation", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Tuesday, while asking state governments to curtail ...More

LONDON: Conservationists have warned that lions may become extinct in Kenya within the next 20 years unless urgent action is taken to save them. Kenya is annually losing an average of 100 of its 2 ...More

NEW DELHI: India's prime minister said on Tuesday the country must invest in its own environmentally friendly technologies, the latest in myriad pledges from one of the world's biggest polluters to fi ...More

JAMMU: Siachen Glacier in Ladakh has receded by about 800 m in the last 20 years and is facing threat of climate change caused by military activities in the region, claims a UN official. Considere ...More

BEIJING: With the glaciers on the Qinghai- Tibet Plateau receding at an alarming rate, North India could face the prospect of drought and water levels in major rivers like the Indus originating from T ...More

NEW DELHI: Concerned over environment clearance becoming a "source of corruption", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the matter needs to be addressed to make the process fair and hassle-fr ...More

NEW DELHI: The "multiple environmental crises that confront our country have created an alarming situation", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Tuesday, while asking state governments to curtail ...More

NEW DELHI: India's prime minister said on Tuesday the country must invest in its own environmentally friendly technologies, the latest in myriad pledges from one of the world's biggest polluters to fi ...More

JAMMU: Siachen Glacier in Ladakh has receded by about 800 m in the last 20 years and is facing threat of climate change caused by military activities in the region, claims a UN official. Considere ...More

LONDON: Conservationists have warned that lions may become extinct in Kenya within the next 20 years unless urgent action is taken to save them. Kenya is annually losing an average of 100 of its 2 ...More

Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday requested the Central Government to include the State in the National River Conservation Programme as most of the rivers in northern States originate from it. State Environ ...More

"The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is among the regions worst hit by global warming," said Qin Dahe of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). "Due to global warming, glaciers on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau a ...More

BEIJING: With the glaciers on the Qinghai- Tibet Plateau receding at an alarming rate, North India could face the prospect of drought and water levels in major rivers like the Indus originating from T ...More

NEW DELHI: Concerned over environment clearance becoming a "source of corruption", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the matter needs to be addressed to make the process fair and hassle-fr ...More

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday rubbished criticism from developed nations that India was not doing enough to combat global warming, saying it fully recognises the importance of th ...More

NEW DELHI: Describing the “multiple environmental crises” confronting the country as an alarming situation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday called for a deeper reflection on what this obliged ...More

Methane emission by plants in dry or drought prone areas could aggravate global warming more than previously suspected, says a new study. A University of Calgary (U-C) study warns that plants exp ...More

Aug. 18: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked people to seek new ways to reverse environmental degradation and resource depletion, which threatened the country’s economic security and well-being. Dr Si ...More