Planet racing towards 2°C temperature rise: UN report

The report issued on September 27 by the UN's intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) may sound similar to the one issued five years ago - after all, it says that humanity is causing climate change, though with more certainty. But on two key...

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Solar power rises across country

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has just said that humans are the largest contributors to climate change. Developing nations have for long been accused of emitting greenhouse gases, and with this, pressure on India to reduce emissions is...

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Three deer poachers held in Sunderbans

KOLKATA: Three deer poachers were arrested from the Sunderbans on Saturday. Foresters also rescued an injured deer from the spot, a creek close to the Thakuran river under Ramganga range. But, the deer later died.The accused - Manoranjan Baidya (50),...

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Science fair to ban experiments on animals from 2014

NEW DELHI: IRIS Science Fair, one of India's largest student science competition, will not allow any kind of experimentation on animals from 2014 as its organizers have decided to put a ban on their use.The decision to amend the rules of the competition...

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Microscopic life discovered in oceanic crust

WASHINGTON: A team of researchers has discovered an entire ecosystems teeming with microbes in the bottom of the deep ocean.A team of researchers led by Dr. Beth Orcutt of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences used the JOIDES Resolution, a sophisticated...

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India, US to set up joint working group on climate change

WASHINGTON: Recognising climate change as a "defining challenge", India and US have announced the establishment of a joint working group to develop and enhance action-oriented cooperation in this key sector.In a joint statement after the summit meeting...

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Centre blames Goa state govt for illegal mining

NEW DELHI: The Union ministry of mines on Thursday washed its hands of the perpetuation of illegal iron ore mining in Goa and informed the Supreme Court that permission for extraction of the mineral was subject to compliance of environment and forest...

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Greenpeace to appeal jailing of its activists

MOSCOW: Environmental group Greenpeace says it will appeal against the rulings of a Russian court that led to the jailing of its activists for a protest near an oil platform in the Arctic. On Thursday, the court in the city of Murmansk jailed 22 members...

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In new report, climate experts to warn of sea peril

STOCKHOLM: UN experts are expected to warn on Friday that global warming will hoist sea levels higher than was projected six years ago, threatening millions of lives.In a report touching on a high-stakes, contentious issue, the Intergovernmental Panel...

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Young conservators tap kids' power

BANGALORE: Meet Chandrakanth Radican, a young conservator from Jejuri in Pune district, who spreads awareness among school children about community conservation of birds in both urban and rural areas.He believes that any conservation activity won't attain...

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Greenpeace activists 'not pirates' but broke law: Putin

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that 30 Greenpeace activists arrested in Russia over their open-sea protest in the Arctic were not "pirates" but they did break the law. "I do not know the details of what has happened but it's...

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In new report, climate experts to warn of sea peril

STOCKHOLM: UN experts are expected to warn on Friday that global warming will hoist sea levels higher than was projected six years ago, threatening millions of lives.In a report touching on a high-stakes, contentious issue, the Intergovernmental Panel...

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Estuarine crocodile hacked to death in Odisha forest

KENDRAPARA, Odisha: In the latest bout of man-animal conflict, an 8-foot-long estuarine crocodile was hacked to death in Mahakalpada forest range in Odisha's Kendrapara district.Forest officials spotted the body of the slain crocodile near a water body...

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Delhi, UP police should prevent waste-dumping into Yamuna: NGT

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday asked Delhi and Uttar Pradesh police to deploy adequate staff to prevent dumping of waste and debris into Yamuna river.A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also directed departments...

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Bring states with rhinos under one conservation plan: WWF

GUWAHATI: Expressing concern over spurt in rhino poaching in Assam, WWF-India has said that adoption of National Rhino Conservation Plan (NRCP) has become imperative for the protection of the species."After decades of conservation success, which resulted...

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US sets limits for power plants' carbon emissions

WASHINGTON: The US government has announced a system to limit carbon emissions from new US power plants, marking the first time Washington attempting to control the proliferation of greenhouse gases."The science tells us that climate change is real,...

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Garden department issues notice to four for chopping trees

NAGPUR: The garden department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has issued a show cause notice to three residents of Pandey Layout and one resident of Sneh Nagar for indiscriminate trimming and chopping of trees in the concerned areas.Over the last...

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Arctic sea ice shrinks to 6th lowest level, but rebounds from 2012

WASHINGTON: The amount of ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank this summer to the sixth lowest level, but that is much higher than last year's record low.The ice cap at the North Pole melts in the summer and grows in winter; its general shrinking trend is...

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Eco-friendly devotees keep Tapi clean this year

SURAT: A day after Ganesha visarjan, there was a pleasant surprise for environment activists as well as civic authorities.Unlike previous years, when the sight of hundreds of idols were scattered in Tapi pained the devotees and caused pollution, the...

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France to cut fossil fuels by 30% by 2030: Hollande

PARIS: France will reduce use of fossil fuels by 30 percent by 2030 as part of a strategy to halve overall energy use by 2050, President Francois Hollande announced on Friday."I propose that we set a goal of reducing consumption of fossil energy by 30...

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India won't toe US line on hydrofluorocarbon issue; puts up joint front with Brazil, China and South Africa

NEW DELHI: United States and other industrialized nations may want India to toe their line in phasing out hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) - climate damaging refrigerant gas - but it won't be easy for them to push New Delhi to divert from its stated position.India...

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Madhya Pradesh on global poaching map

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh is a crucial link in the international poaching corridor straddling Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal and Tibet. But even as tiger hides from the state's reserves are being seized even in faraway Nepal, the MP forest department...

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Obama's climate plans to get airing in Congress

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama's plans to curb the gases blamed for global warming are heading to their first test, a House hearing in which administration officials make their case before skeptical lawmakers.The energy panel meeting Wednesday comes...

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West Bengal to get world's first mangrove zoo

KOLKATA: The world's first mangrove zoo, a specialized facility housing the fauna of the Sunderbans, is to open in West Bengal soon, an official said on Wednesday.Dubbed a satellite facility of Kolkata's Alipore Zoological Gardens, the unique zoo will...

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Kalpakkam nuclear power plant units cannot function without green nod: PIL

CHENNAI: The Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam has been operating its two units for about three decades without environmental clearance and hence the units cannot be allowed to run unless they fulfil mandatory requirements, a PIL has said.The...

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Nandankanan zoo yet to start white-backed vulture breeding

BHUBANESWAR: The breeding of white-backed vulture has seen no progress in the past one and a half years despite the opening of a breeding centre at Nandankanan zoo.The authorities cited difficulties in getting stock of such vultures to start breeding....

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Cub sightings to raise tiger count in Sunderbans

KOLKATA: There's big news for wildlife lovers.With a sudden spurt in cub sightings in the Sunderbans, officials say there could actually be more tigers in the mangroves than what the latest camera trap study revealed — 103.The successive sightings of...

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Glass facades harm environment

MUMBAI: Environmentalists say that till the time upcoming buildings extensively use glass, they cannot be "green". "Glass throws back heat into the atmosphere causing warming. Structures with glass facades use air-conditioning round the clock, using...

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Non-compliance of order on Aravalli: National Green Tribunal seeks Centre's reply

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has sought responses of the Centre and Haryana government on a plea alleging non-compliance of its order and directions regarding non-forest activity in the Aravalli hills region of the state.A bench headed by NGT...

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173 hospitals in state implementing biomedical waste management system: Punjab govt

CHANDIGARH: Punjab government is taking all necessary measures to implement biomedical waste management and handling system as 173 hospitals working under Punjab Health Systems Corporation have implemented it in the state, a government spokesman said...

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Climate debate hots up even as globe cools

Ever since data released earlier this year showed that in the past 15 years, global average temperatures had not risen as fast they had earlier, there has been much hue and cry. Climate change sceptics naturally seized upon this to declare that they...

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MP seeks pair of white tigers from Odisha

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has written to his Odisha counterpart, Naveen Patnaik, seeking a pair of white tigers from Nandankanan zoo for the zoo-cum-rescue centre that is coming up at Mukundpur, near Govindgarh, in the...

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Top 50 of world's largest companies emit 73% of greenhouse gases

NEW DELHI: Fifty of the 500 largest listed companies in the world produce 73% of the total greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted by these entities.The finding is the part of the CDP - an international NGO which works with market forces including 722 institutional...

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Western Ghats threatened by 'drinking water' project

NEW DELHI: Western Ghats may be in danger again. This time from a "drinking water" supply project. Yettinahole diversion project located in the ecologically sensitive zone as per the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel involves 8 dams inside the forests,...

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Diclofenac not the sole cause of vulture deaths, say experts

NAGPUR: Use of diclofenac in animals has been reported to have led to a sharp decline in the vulture population in the Indian subcontinent and their numbers declined by 95% in the last decade. But experts deny that the painkiller drug is not the sole...

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Automakers bet on alternative-fuel cars for future

FRANKFURT: Judging by the slew of electric and hybrid vehicles being rolled out at the Frankfurt Auto Show, it might seem carmakers are tapping a large and eager market.But in fact almost no one buys such cars yet.More and more automakers are coming...

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Delhi has lost 21 lakes since 1997-98: Intach

NEW DELHI: A decade-and-a-half is a long time when it comes to the rapidly changing face of a city. But is it long enough to make as many as 21 lakes disappear from the city's map? Delhi seems to have lost half of its lakes since 1997-98. Natural heritage...

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Development not at cost of environment: J&K minister

SRINAGAR: Highlighting the need to strike a balance between conservation of environment and development of tourism infrastructure, Jammu and Kashmir tourism minister G A Mir has cautioned that development should not happen at the cost of environment...

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Climate change will upset vital ocean chemical cycles

LONDON: Rising ocean temperatures will upset natural cycles of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and phosphorous, a new study has warned.Plankton plays an important role in the ocean's carbon cycle by removing half of all CO2 from the atmosphere during photosynthesis...

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South Africa selling white rhinos to save them

CAPE TOWN: In an effort to curb rhino poaching, the South African government is taking a different approach - selling them.The Kruger National Park (KNP) has sold 170 white rhinos to private ranches over the last two years, Xinhua quoted the country's...

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National Green Tribunal stays cutting of trees in Aravalli hills

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has ordered an interim stay on cutting of trees in Manger village in Aravalli hills on a plea for withdrawing permission granted by authorities for non-forestry activities there.A bench headed by Justice S N Hussain...

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Australia's new government vows to scrap carbon tax

CANBERRA: Australia's new government prepared to take control of the nation today, with Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott vowing to immediately scrap a hated tax on carbon polluters and implement a controversial plan to stop asylum seekers from reaching...

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New Zealand steps up efforts to save rare dolphin

WELLINGTON: New Zealand announced plans on Friday to restrict fishing in some regions to try to save the world's smallest and rarest dolphin from extinction.Experts estimate there are only 55 Maui's dolphins remaining. Unique to the South Pacific nation,...

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India, UK form green energy forum

NEW DELHI: India and the UK have formed a green energy forum to enhance and acclerate activities in clean energy."The launch of Indo-UK Green Energy Forum would enhance and accelerate Indo-UK activities in clean energy. It will help in introducing long-term...

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Climate change threatens Caribbean's water supply

SAN JUAN (PUERTO RICO): Experts are sounding a new alarm about the effects of climate change for parts of the Caribbean - the depletion of already strained drinking water throughout much of the region.Rising sea levels could contaminate supplies of fresh...

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New Zealand steps up efforts to save rare dolphin

WELLINGTON: New Zealand announced plans on Friday to restrict fishing in some regions to try to save the world's smallest and rarest dolphin from extinction.Experts estimate there are only 55 Maui's dolphins remaining. Unique to the South Pacific nation,...

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Another Kaziranga rhino killed

JORHAT/GUWAHATI: Barely five days after a rhino was killed on August 30, Kaziranga National Park lost another rhino to the poachers on Wednesday. The poachers killed the rhino in the Bagori forest range and decamped with its horn. The park officials,...

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