WASHINGTON: Countries in Asia, including India, may face severe water shortage by 2050 due to rising economic activity, growing populations and climate change, MIT scientists have warned. There is a " ...More

Here are some disturbing things we have learned since December, when the nations of the world reached a landmark agreement in Paris to lower greenhouse gas emissions. In January, scientists report ...More

Paris: Melting ice from Antarctica could raise oceans by a metre before 2100 at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, doubling previous forecasts for sea level rise, according to a study released ...More

Paris: Melting ice from Antarctica could raise oceans by a metre before 2100 at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, doubling previous forecasts for sea level rise, according to a study release ...More

HYDERABAD: Responding to recent incidents involving animal cruelty in India, the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), has sought stronger animal protection laws. In a letter to the minister of env ...More

KEIBUL LAMJAO, March 29 - Manipur Forest department and wildlife experts along with local volunteers have started a fresh Census on Tuesday to find the latest number of the endangered brow antlered de ...More

KEIBUL LAMJAO, March 29 - Manipur Forest department and wildlife experts along with local volunteers have started a fresh Census on Tuesday to find the latest number of the endangered brow antlered de ...More

World Meteorological Organisation says unprecedented rate of change sends a powerful message to world leaders to implement the Paris deal to cut emissions Releasing its Status of the Global Climate r ...More

Washington: The goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit global warming to less than two degrees Celsius set in December last year in Paris are almost impossible to achieve, accordin ...More

NEW DELHI: The Environment ministry today released the new Bio-medical WasteManagement Rules, 2016 which will bring in a wider and more comprehensive regime for bio waste management. "The new bio- ...More

Indigenous species are being edged out, putting aquatic biodiversity in peril Farmed illegally and revered as sacred, the invasive North African catfish is proliferating in waterbodies across Kerala, ...More

Mumbai: While climate change is real and rising levels of manmade pollution continues to pose serious threats to marine life, the beaching of dead dolphins and whales every fortnight on the city's sea ...More

Warning that half of Indian population would face water scarcity by 2030, S. Subbiah, Vice-Chancellor of Algappa University, has called for adoption of modern technology and intelligent planning for j ...More

Dehradun: People's interest in birdwatching is growing by leaps and bounds in India and Uttarakhand is being recognised as a birding haven. This became evident with the results of the recently held Gr ...More

New Delhi: When it comes to the conservation of ecology in India, much needs to be done at the policy level—starting from defining “forest”. The government wants to bring 33% of the country under the ...More

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Forests and more greenery should be developed in the catchment areas of the Ganga river to rid it of pollution, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javad ...More

We’ve just celebrated yet another World Forestry Day on March 21. But, how many more years will we take to match the conservation efforts of Bhutan? One of my first assignments as a reporter was to a ...More

Promoting water saving technologies in paddy and shifting to pulses and oilseeds can make a big difference The UN has selected “water and jobs” as the central theme for this year’s World Water Day, w ...More

RAIPUR: Listed among one of the most polluted cities in the country, Chhattisgarh capital has witnessed significant fall in pollution level in 2015 as measured on scale of sulfur-dioxide (SO2), nitrog ...More

We’ve just celebrated yet another World Forestry Day on March 21. But, how many more years will we take to match the conservation efforts of Bhutan? One of my first assignments as a reporter was to a ...More