Category: Environment

A Supreme Court Bench led by Justice Madan B. Lokur on December 11, 2018 directed the Union Ministry of Environment, forest and Climate Change to declare 10 km area around 21 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries across the country as Read More …

By S Suresh Ramanan (Twitter handle: @sureshramanan01) Jammu, December 10 : India’s national bird, Peafowl, has been a part of mythical stories and is also considered sacred. Over centuries, they have been playing an important role in agricultural ecosystems by aiding Read More …

By Dr T V Venkateswaran (Twitter handle: @TVVen)   New Delhi, December 7 : The sun has been acting weird for the past decade. The sunspot activity has been at its minimum since 1800 and the weakening of the Sun’s activity Read More …

By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, December 6 : One in every eight deaths in India is attributable to air pollution in India, making it a leading risk factor for death in the country. This makes air Read More …

By Kollegala Sharma (Twitter handle: @kollegala) Mysuru, December 4 : Plant scientists have sounded an alarm over a new weed that has been spotted in parts of Karnataka. The plant, identified as Ethuliagracilis Delile, is growing wildly as a weed in several Read More …

The World Bank has unveiled 200 billion US Dollars in climate action investment for 2021 to 2025, adding that this amounts to a doubling of its current five-year funding. The move coincides with a UNFCCC COP-24 climate summit in Katowice, Read More …

By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma)   New Delhi, November 27 : The frequency and intensity of extreme weather events in India appears to be going up, as projected by various scientific assessments on climate change. But it may not Read More …

According to a recent publication by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) titled ‘Faunal Diversity of Biogeographic Zones: Islands of India’, 11,009 faunal species are found on the Andman and Nicobar Islands. It has for the first time come up with Read More …

Umashankar Mishra (Twitter handle: @usm_1984) New Delhi, November 26 : Indian scientists have discovered the presence of a sub-species of hog deer (Axis porcinus annamiticus) in India. This endangered sub-species was earlier believed to be confined to the eastern part Read More …

The WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin 2018 shows that global concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide have been increasing steadily over the past years. In addition, the report notes a resurgence of a potent greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting Read More …

United Nation Environment has awarded Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India with Asia Environment Enforcement Awards, 2018 for excellent work done by the Bureau in combating transboundary environmental crime. Congratulating the Read More …

The Union Government has delegated powers to local bodies to ensure compliance of environmental conditions for buildings, construction and area development projects measuring between 20,000 and 50,000 square metres. According to a notification of the Union Environment Ministry, local bodies Read More …

By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, November 15 : Over-extraction of groundwater is a major environmental challenge in many parts of India. It is not only leading to rapid decline in groundwater reserves but also contributing to India’s Read More …

Feature By Raghu Murtugudde   Mumbai, November 14: India’s economic growth is expected to continue in the coming decades, bringing with it increased per capita GDP and improved standards of living. India’s population is also projected to reach 1.6 billion Read More …