The WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin 2018 shows that global concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane Read More …
Category: Environment
Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere break another record, UN report shows
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 …
TRAFFIC advisory to enforcement agencies to curb trafficking and sacrifice of owls
The wildlife trade monitoring network, TRAFFIC India has issued an advisory to wildlife enforcement agencies Read More …
Supreme Court bans 15-year-old petrol & 10-year-old diesel vehicles in NCR
The Supreme Court on October 29, 2018 prohibited the plying of 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old Read More …
Startup shows how crop residue can generate useful products
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, October 16 : Crop residue burning has Read More …
New centre to help farmers become climate resilient
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, October 16 : The Department of Science and Read More …
Sikkim wins UN FAO Future Policy for Gold Award
Sikkim has won this year’s UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Future Policy for Gold Award Read More …
Central Government notified minimum environmental flows for River Ganga
The Central Government on October 10, 2018 notified the minimum environmental flows for River Ganga Read More …
Global warming impacts on India will be huge: IPCC
By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, October 8 : The latest Read More …
world’s largest ever bird—Vorombe titan
After decades of conflicting evidence scientists at international conservation charity ZSL’s (Zoological Society of London) Read More …
Nepal to be the first country in the world to double its tiger population
On National Conservation Day, celebrated on September 20, 2018, Nepal announced that there are now Read More …
Linking weather extremes with climate change in real-time
Feature By Raghu Murtugudde Mumbai, September 13 : Every time an extreme weather event like Read More …
‘Pondicherry shark’ spotted third time near Kakinada
An endangered species ‘Pondicherry shark’ was spotted near Kumbhabhishekam landing point in Kakinada by the field Read More …
Union Environment Minister Releases India’s National Redd+ Strategy
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on August 30, 2018 Read More …
India’s first biofuel powered flight undertakes maiden voyage
A historic flight powered by indigenously produced aviation biofuel based on patented technology of CSIR-IIP Read More …
Scientists develop promising multi-flowering pea varieties
By Dr. Aditi Jain (Twitter handle:@AditiJain1987) New Delhi, August 21 : Legumes, a source of Read More …