The Central Government has approved the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2018 on December 28, Read More …
Category: Environment
Cabinet approves, ‘No Development Zone of 20 meters for All Islands’
Bahuda rookery is being developed as a possible olive ridley mass nesting site
The Odisha Government is developing another olive ridley mass nesting site in the state at the Read More …
Government Launches Asiatic Lion Conservation Project
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India launches the “Asiatic Read More …
Total 95 tiger died in 2018, of this 41 outside tiger reserves
As per the National Tiger Conservation Authority’s (NTCA), during 2018 (till December 15, 2018) 95 Read More …
UNFCCC COP 24 outcomes in Katowice, Poland
The 24th Session of the of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Read More …
‘Declare 10 km area around 21 national parks as eco-sensitive zones’: SC
A Supreme Court Bench led by Justice Madan B. Lokur on December 11, 2018 directed Read More …
Researchers quantify damage caused by pea-fowls to farmers
By S Suresh Ramanan (Twitter handle: @sureshramanan01) Jammu, December 10 : India’s national bird, Peafowl, has Read More …
Mini ice age ruled out
By Dr T V Venkateswaran (Twitter handle: @TVVen) New Delhi, December 7 : The sun Read More …
Air pollution killing more people than tobacco: study
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, December 6 : One in every Read More …
New invasive weed spotted in Karnataka
By Kollegala Sharma (Twitter handle: @kollegala) Mysuru, December 4 : Plant scientists have sounded an alarm Read More …
World Bank unveils USD 200 bn in climate action investment for 2021-25
The World Bank has unveiled 200 billion US Dollars in climate action investment for 2021 Read More …
New study questions Kerala flood link with climate change
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, November 27 : The frequency and Read More …
Andman and Nicobar home to more than 10% of the country’s fauna species
According to a recent publication by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) titled ‘Faunal Diversity Read More …
Genetic study reveals presence of rare sub-species of Hog Deer
Umashankar Mishra (Twitter handle: @usm_1984) New Delhi, November 26 : Indian scientists have discovered the Read More …
Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere break another record, UN report shows
The WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin 2018 shows that global concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane Read More …
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau gets Asia Environment Enforcement Awards, 2018
United Nation Environment has awarded Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Read More …
Sri Lankan Frogmouth first time sighted in Kerala’s Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
A rare bird species, the Sri Lankan Frogmouth, Batrachostomus moniliger was sighted first time in Read More …
Govt delegates powers to local bodies for giving environmental clearance
The Union Government has delegated powers to local bodies to ensure compliance of environmental conditions Read More …
Double whammy of groundwater in India – declining reserves and rising carbon emissions
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, November 15 : Over-extraction of groundwater is Read More …
Balancing food demand and climate goals
Feature By Raghu Murtugudde Mumbai, November 14: India’s economic growth is expected to continue Read More …
Indian landmass is warming, confirms past climate records captured in depths of the earth
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, November 11 : Scientists are literally Read More …
NMCG’S Bal Ganga Mela 2018
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in partnership with HCL Foundation and German development agency Read More …
Greater flamingoes spotted at Hope Island after 25 years
First time after 1993, a flock of five greater flamingoes was spotted along the coast Read More …
Use your phone camera for real-time pollution check
By Jyoti Singh (Twitter: @ashajyoti11) New Delhi, November 5 : When the air quality in Read More …
Wind turbines are impacting ecology in Western Ghats
Sarada superba lizard on site. (credit: Abi Vanak) By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) Read More …