NEW DELHI: Although deforestation continues unabated in tropical forests, a new study has revealed some unexpected good news: tree cover on agricultural land is increasing across the globe, capturing ...More

As floods ravage eastern and northern India, agriculture in 115 districts across 15 states is "highly vulnerable" to climate change, according to a study published in the Indian Academy of Science jou ...More

The Union environment, forests and climate changeministry has set up five inter-ministerial groups that shall project the changes in schemes, programmes and laws required for India to achieve its gree ...More

One of the world's last surviving groups of woolly mammoths likely died of thirst as the salty seas rose around these iconic Ice Age creatures 5,600 years ago, researchers say. The study also warn ...More

In a unique study showing how different regions of the planet may react to global warming differently, researchers have shown that people in the Himalayas will have to contend with flooding, while tho ...More

New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) The government today said it has not received any request for the "immediate" transfer of Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh. "No request for immediate transfer of ...More

Under fire for hunting down two rogue elephants in the last month, West Bengal forest department has defended itself by saying they have saved not only human lives but also 8-10 jumbos. “Last year ...More

KOLKATA: Under fire for hunting down two rogue elephants in the last month, West Bengal forest department has defended itself by saying they have saved not only human lives but also 8-10 jumbos. "Las ...More

As floods ravage eastern and northern India, agriculture in 115 districts across 15 states is “highly vulnerable” to climate change, according to a May 2016 study, published in Indian Academy of Scien ...More

After a city-based NGO highlighted the high level of pollution in Powai Lake, which supplies water to Aarey Milk Colony and industries in the area, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Clim ...More

Miami: Global heat, greenhouse gases and sea levels all climbed to record highs last year, making 2015 the worst in modern times across a range of key environmental indicators, international scientist ...More

Some fish may cope with the changing chemistry of the oceans linked to global warming by permanently setting their body defenses to night-time levels, the time of day when they find sea water least ho ...More

Some fish may cope with the changing chemistry of the oceans linked to global warming by permanently setting their body defences to night-time levels, the time of day when they find sea water least ho ...More

NEW DELHI, Aug 1 - Following unending spate of rhino poaching, the Centre has accorded sanction for creation of the Special Rhino Protection Force at Kaziranga National Park. At least 94 rhinos were ...More

Nagpur: Nagpurians can expect some relief from pollution as, after months of dilly-dallying, Mahagenco has finally agreed to install pollution control equipment for newKoradi units. The company was fo ...More

Some fish may cope with the changing chemistry of the oceans linked to global warming by permanently setting their body defenses to night-time levels, the time of day when they find sea water least ho ...More

Many of the world's biggest and iconic animals such as the Bengal tiger could be extinct by the end of the century if drastic conservation measures are not taken, a new study has warned. The threa ...More

OSLO Some fish may cope with the changing chemistry of the oceans linked to global warming by permanently setting their body defences to night-time levels, the time of day when they find sea water lea ...More

Wildlife lovers are being asked to spend 15 minutes in a wood this week to chart the spread of the speckled wood (Parargeaegeria), Britain’s most successful butterfly. The speckled wood is one of a h ...More

ChittaranjanTembhekarMUMBAI: The growing risk of climate change in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) due to ever-increasing carbon emissions and fast-depleting agricultural and forest land can be c ...More