Panel reviewing green laws gets one-month extension

NEW DELHI: A high level committee, which has been reviewing green laws to suggest appropriate amendments to bring them in sync with the government's development goals, has got another month to finalize its report. The move comes even as the Centre is...

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Kolkata most polluted metro; India has highest PAH level: Study

PANAJI: Kolkata is the most polluted metropolis in the country with its pollution levels recorded highest among eight tropical Asian countries, according to study.The study, on distribution and identification of source of persistent organic pollutants...

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DU professor discovers 7 frog species

NEW DELHI: The frogman of India, Delhi University professor S D Biju, has another feather in his cap. Biju and his team have discovered seven new species of golden-backed frogs (Genus hylarana) from the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka global biodiversity hotspot....

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Land, water management resources are need of the hour: Javadekar

BHOPAL: Union minister for environment and forests Prakash Javadekar on Thursday stressed on the importance of land and water management resources and called for new perspectives to protect the environment."Land and water management resources are the...

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Growth should not be at the cost of environment: Jairam Ramesh

CHENNAI: While India venerates and respects its biodiversity on one hand, the other hand it treats it with neglect and disdain by destroying it, said former environment minister Jairam Ramesh. Speaking at the silver jubilee celebrations of the CP Ramasami...

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Global meet on climate change in Kerala in February

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Tackling climate change, disaster management are among the issues set to be discussed at an international conference to be held here in February next year.Nearly 500 scientists and policy makers, including 200 from abroad, would attend...

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'Salt invasion in Indo-Gangetic basin has led to more health problems'

LONDON: Large areas of rich irrigated and fertile land in the Indo-Gangetic basin is being lost daily to salt damage, confirms the UN.Crop yield losses on salt-affected lands for wheat, rice, sugarcane and cotton grown on salt-affected lands could be...

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Chimps plan for a good early breakfast

WASHINGTON: Chimpanzees plan ahead, and sometimes take dangerous risks, to get a good breakfast, scientists say.Researchers found that chimpanzees will find a place to sleep en route to breakfast sites and risk travel in the dark when predators are active...

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Butterfly survey in Periyar Tiger Reserve records 246 species

THEKKADY: A recent butterfly survey carried out in the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Kerala has come out with quite interesting information as the volunteers recorded 246 species of butterflies - 95 % of 32 butterfly species endemic to the Western Ghats.A...

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Earth's largest shark, Megalodon, disappeared 2.6 million years ago

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Oct 26, 2014, 07.31PM IST Most Megalodon fossils date back to the middle Miocene Epoch (15.9 million to 11.6 million years ago) and the Pliocene Epoch (5.3 million to 2.6 million years ago)....

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What led to extinction of the giant shark

LONDON: By analysing dozens of Megalodon fossils, researchers estimated that the ancient shark, the largest to ever live, is likely to have gone extinct about 2.6 million years ago.While researchers are still not clear as to why these giant, 60-foot-long...

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Earth's largest shark, Megalodon, disappeared 2.6 million years ago

NEW YORK: An ancient shark, the largest to ever live, likely went extinct about 2.6 million years ago, scientists have found.While researchers do not know why giant, 60-foot-long Megalodon sharks went extinct, scientists now have a better estimate for...

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Over 10,000 migratory birds arrive in Odisha

The author has posted comments on this articleIANS | Oct 24, 2014, 06.07PM IST About 3,000 birds have been sighted in Mangalajodi, a wetland located near the lake.  Page 1 of 4 BHUBANESWAR: Over 10,000 migratory birds from Siberia,...

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Ocean circulation a major factor in climate change

WASHINGTON: It isn't just the atmosphere, but the circulation of the oceans plays an equally important role in regulating the Earth's climate, new research shows.The study revealed that the cooling of Earth and continental ice build-up in the Northern...

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FIRs filed on Bengal villagers electrocuting elephants

The author has posted comments on this articleIANS | Oct 23, 2014, 06.00PM IST  patrolling team of foresters early in the week recovered the carcasses of a tusker from Upper Kalabari in the Daina range and of a cow...

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Over 10,000 migratory birds arrive in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: Over 10,000 migratory birds from Siberia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and across the Himalayas have arrived at Odisha's Chilika Lake for their winter sojourn, an official said on Friday.The first batch of birds arrived earlier this month. The...

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Migratory birds arrive in Chilika lake

BERHAMPUR: Migratory birds have started arriving at the Chilika. They were spotted at Mangalajodi and Nalabana Island, the designated bird sanctuary inside the 1,100 sq km lake. "They were also seen in other parts of the lake," said divisional forest...

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FIRs filed on Bengal villagers electrocuting elephants

KOLKATA: The West Bengal forest department has lodged police complaints against some villagers in north Bengal for allegedly electrocuting two elephants, an official said on Thursday.A patrolling team of foresters early in the week recovered the carcasses...

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Insects have more efficient social networks!

NEW DELHI: Insects like honeybees and ants live in groups that constantly communicate with each other and scientists are seeking a better understanding of their networks to improve the existing information processing.In fact, communication networks in...

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SmartCity Kochi gets environmental nod

KOCHI: SmartCity Kochi, Kerala's ambitious information technology business township project, has received environmental clearance for the entire project covering 246 acres even as the construction of its first IT building is nearing completion."For the...

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Plea to overcome rifts during climate talks as heat busts record

PARIS: Fresh UN climate talks opened in Bonn on Monday with a plea for nations to overcome rifts as scientists reported record global temperatures for a month of September.In an appeal to negotiators at the six-day meeting, UN climate chief Christiana...

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Heavy rain will reduce man-animal conflict in TN, forest officials say

The author has posted comments on this articleJ Arockiaraj, TNN | Oct 20, 2014, 05.57PM IST There were several incidents of wild animals straying into agricultural fields in Tamil Nadu in the last three years due poor monsoon. Page 1 of...

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After Jamni tigress, male Gabbar radio-collared in Tadoba

Nagpur: Two days after scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, radio-collared a tigress at Jamni in Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) at Chandrapur on Saturday, a male tiger 'Gabbar' was also tagged with a radio-collar on Sunday.On...

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Heavy rain will reduce man-animal conflict in Tamil Nadu, forest officials say

MADURAI: Forest officials in Tamil Nadu are upbeat about the continuing heavy rain in the state as it will support wildlife and reduce man-animal conflict.A drought-like condition had been prevailing in several in forest areas in the state in the last...

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Endangered northern white rhino dies in Africa

PRAGUE: A Czech zoo says a 34-year-old northern white rhinoceros has died in Kenya, further reducing the world's dwindling population of the critically endangered animal.Suni was born at the zoo in Dvur Kralove in June 1980. The zoo says Suni was found...

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Two jumbos electrocuted in North Bengal

SILIGURI: Within a day of recovery of a rhino carcass at Gorumara National Park, two adult jumbos — a tusker and a female — were electrocuted in a north Bengal forest on Saturday.At around 3.30 am on Saturday, a patrolling team of foresters found bodies...

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India-born scientist Rajaram awarded World Food Prize

WASHINGTON: India-born Mexican scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been presented with the prestigious World Food Prize 2014 for his agricultural research that led to a remarkable increase in world wheat production building on the successes of the Green Revolution."It...

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Want to put environment ministry on autopilot: Javadekar

NEW DELHI: Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said Friday that he wanted to put the environment ministry in "autopilot" with transparent, policy-based decision making and acknowledged that the previous UPA...

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Argentine biologist strives to save camelid species

The author has posted comments on this articleIANS | Oct 16, 2014, 01.42PM IST Page 1 of 4 BUENOS AIRES: An Argentine biologist has combined respect for nature and traditions with scientific rigour in her efforts to save the "emblematic" vicuna,...

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UP sugar mill polluting Ganga fined Rs 5 crore

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has cracked the whip on industries that have been polluting river Ganga. It has imposed a Rs 5 crore fine on Simbhaoli sugar mill and distillery unit and a fine of Rs 25 lakh on Gopalji dairy in Ghaziabad....

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5 Indian companies in global A list of green firms

NEW DELHI: At the time when the government is exploring various options to move on to a low-carbon growth path, five Indian companies have made it to the global list of firms that have shown leadership in adopting measures to cut their climate-damaging...

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Argentine biologist strives to save camelid species

BUENOS AIRES: An Argentine biologist has combined respect for nature and traditions with scientific rigour in her efforts to save the "emblematic" vicuna, a species of great value for the inhabitants of alpine areas of the Andes mountains.Bibiana Vila...

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Reduced Okhla eco-zone plan put up for comments

NEW DELHI: The environment ministry on Tuesday invited comments to a draft notification that proposes a reduced the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary (OBS) — 100 metres from the eastern, western and southern boundary and an area...

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Soaring birds tuck in wings to cope with turbulence

LONDON: Collapsible wings help soaring birds such as eagles, vultures and kites to fly in 'gusty' turbulent flight conditions that would keep a light aircraft grounded, suggests a new research."Our evidence suggests that wing-tucking (collapsing the...

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Hudhud strips Visakhapatnam of its green cover

HYDERABAD: The maddening velocity of Cyclone Hudhud, apart from destroying the properties of thousands of residents, almost entirely stripped Visakhapatnam of its green cover, sucked it dry of its rich wealth of birds and eroded its picturesque beaches....

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Why Himalayan glaciers are expanding instead of shrinking

WASHINGTON: Scientists' observations in the Karakoram region have revealed that the glaciers there were stable, and snowfall is increasing instead of decreasing.The researchers found that while precipitation is increasing across the Himalayas, most of...

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Students take first step to save Hooghly river

KOLKATA: Delhi Public School, Howrah, recently organized a campaign to keep the Hooghly clean.As part of the campaign, students of the junior section walked along the Foreshore ghat's pavement to sensitize the people around the area. They carried placards...

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Yamuna reduced to sewer canal again

VRINDAVAN/MATHURA: Thousands daily pack the ghats in Vrindavan, Mathura, Agra and Bateshwar for a holy dip in the Yamuna during this month of Kartik. But most come out with curses due to the stink from dead fish and froth of detergents in the polluted...

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Heritage trees to get 'health-card' in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In an ambitious project to protect grand old trees in public places, the Kerala Forest Research Institute has come out with a proposal to mark them with a "health-card".Under the project, the giant trees will be provided with a score-sheet...

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Burning garbage a health hazard for Gurgaon’s Sohna Road residents

GURGAON: Residents of Sohna Road have alleged that a number of private developers and contractors have been dumping and burning garbage in the open on a four-acre piece of land near the upscale Nirvana Country, posing a serious threat to public health.According...

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Tamil Nadu accounts for 1 in 4 tiger deaths this year

COIMBATORE: One in every four tiger deaths reported across the country this year has been from Tamil Nadu. The state has recorded 11 tiger deaths till date, including the one on October 5 at Masinagudi in Mudumalai. This is the second highest number...

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Activists allege illegal transfer of elephants in Kerala

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Oct 10, 2014, 06.51PM IST Animal rights activists have voiced concern over illegal transfer of ownership of captive elephants in the state. Page 1 of 4 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Animal rights...

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Tamil Nadu accounts for 1 in 4 tiger deaths this year

COIMBATORE: One in every four tiger deaths reported across the country this year has been from Tamil Nadu. The state has recorded 11 tiger deaths till date, including the one on October 5 at Masinagudi in Mudumalai. This is the second highest number...

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Activists allege illegal transfer of elephants in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Animal rights activists have voiced concern over illegal transfer of ownership of captive elephants in the state.Heritage Animal Task Force, a Kerala-based animal rights group has alleged that the ownership of elephants was transferred...

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