Delhi govt will have to act on pollution: Prakash Javadekar

NEW DELHI: In the wake of alarming air quality and mounting piles of garbage in Delhi, environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said the state government will have to work in this regard and assured his ministry's complete support.He also announced...

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Ex-techie educates kids about tigers and conservation

MANGALURU: A former techie from Chennai who is now a homemaker here is all set to create awareness among children about tigers and conservation.Maithily Arulraja, now a part-time content writer, plans to screen 'Truth about Tigers' which triggered her...

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Sunderbans sea level to rise 3-8 mm per year: World Bank report

BALI ISLAND (Sunderbans): The water level in the Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, is rising at an "alarming" level, endangering the habitation, a World Bank report has suggested.The report stated that the sea level could witness an estimated...

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Leopard trapped in Jalpaiguri, released in forest

JALPAIGURI (WB): A full grown female leopard at Binnaguri tea garden here was captured and released in a forest on Monday, forest department officials said.Divisional forest officer (Jalpaiguri) Sunita Ghatak said the animal was caught last night in...

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US to submit plans to fight global warming; most others delay

OSLO/WASHINGTON: The United States will submit plans for slowing global warming to the United Nations early this week but most governments will miss an informal March 31 deadline, complicating work on a global climate deal due in December.The US submission,...

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Taj Corridor now an animal graveyard, garbage dump

AGRA: The Taj Corridor, a vast wasteland situated along the Yamuna river and lying between two world heritage monuments, the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort, has now been reduced to a dumping ground for garbage and an unofficial burial ground for animals.Foreign...

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Extreme winter not a result of climate change: Study

WASHINGTON: Contrary to popular belief, cold snaps like the ones that hit the eastern United States in the past winter are not a consequence of climate change, says a new study.The results, published in the Journal of Climate, showed that global warming...

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Environmental laws being reviewed to give more teeth: Prakash Javadekar

HYDERABAD: The Centre is reviewing all environmental laws with an aim to give them more teeth and hand severe punishment in cases of encroachment and violation, Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday.Speaking to PTI here, Javadekar...

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Four leopards die in Tripura zoo

AGARTALA: Four common leopards have died in Tripura's Sepahijala wildlife zoo and sanctuary since Monday due to Felina babesiosis, a tick-borne malaria-like illness, an official said here on Friday."All the four common leopards died in the zoo. We have...

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Norway joins race of rich nations to submit their action plans for a global climate deal

NEW DELHI: Joining race of rich nations including Switzerland and European Union (EU) countries in submitting their respective 'climate action plans' well in time, Norway on Friday submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the...

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Study sounds SOS on river pollution

NEW DELHI: At a time when the country's national river Ganga has caught the attention of policymakers, a new report of India's key pollution watchdog -Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) -has noted that the number of polluted river stretches in the...

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Activists protest against Yamuna pollution

AGRA/MATHURA: Activists gathered along the banks of the Yamuna here to demand an early clean up of the river that is the lifeline to millions in northern India.Dozens of people offered special prayers on the river bank and sought the cleaning of the...

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HC seeks Centre's action plan to curb air pollution in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Observing that air pollution in the national capital was "terrible", Delhi High Court today directed the Centre as well as an amicus curiae to prepare an action plan with suggestions to address the issue.A bench of justices B D Ahmed and Sanjeev...

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Development of country while protecting environment possible: Javadekar

MUMBAI: Union minister of state for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar today said the Centre will strive to implement the developmental projects in the country without damaging the environment.Sharing the government's plan for balanced growth...

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Time running out for wild elephants say experts

KASANE (Botswana) : African elephants could be extinct in the wild within a few decades, experts warned at a major conservation summit in Botswana that highlighted an alarming decline in numbers due to poaching for ivory.The Africa Elephant Summit, held...

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India should prepare to face extreme weather, warn scientists

BENGALURU: Around the same time as Cyclone Pam flattened the tiny Pacific island nation of Vanuatu early this month, untimely rains and hailstorms lashed Maharashtra in India destroying at least 5.5 million hectares of winter crops.That was a big jolt...

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Climate change puts Britain at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

LONDON: Climate change could accelerate the emergence of vector-borne diseases such as chikungunya, dengue fever, and West Nile virus in Britain, says a new study.The findings detailed in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases indicate that vector-borne...

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Time running out for wild elephants: experts

BOTSWANA: African elephants could be extinct in the wild within a few decades, experts warned on Monday at a major conservation summit in Botswana that highlighted an alarming decline in numbers due to poaching.The Africa Elephant Summit, held at a tourist...

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Campaign to protect Gangetic dolphins

KOLKATA: To protect the endangered Gangetic river dolphins here and in nearby districts, a three-day campaign is being run on a cruise.The 'River for Life' campaign by WWF was kicked off here yesterday on a cruise from the Millennium Park under which...

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Rs 25-cr farm house, Rs 5-crore City Park blown up to clear green belt

INDORE: In one of the biggest action against illegal construction, Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) on Friday blew up Khambati Farm House and City Park following a go ahead from Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court. These structures were constructed...

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Chinese airline completes cooking oil fuel flight

SHANGHAI: A Chinese airline on Saturday completed the country's first commercial flight using biofuel, made from waste cooking oil, as the government seeks to promote greater environmental sustainability.A Hainan Airlines flight from commercial hub Shanghai...

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95 industrial units in Bengal shut down on NGT's orders

KOLKATA: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has shut down 95 industrial units in the state in accordance with a National Green Tribunal judgement, an official said on Friday."The National Green Tribunal in November last year had said in...

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House sparrows flying away from cities

INDORE: Loss of nesting sites and absence of food, particularly insects, are leading to fast reduction in the number of house sparrows (passer domesticus), most commonly spotted bird, in cities and urban areas. In last few years, the bird has gone completely...

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Arctic sea ice is smallest size on record this winter

OSLO: Arctic sea ice this year is the smallest in winter since satellite records began in 1979, in a new sign of long-term climate change, US data showed on Thursday.The ice floating on the Arctic Ocean around the North Pole reached its maximum annual...

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Singapore introduces commercial solar tariff to reduce fossil fuel reliance

SINGAPORE: Singapore is taking steps to reduce its almost total reliance on fossil fuels in power generation by offering commercial customers the city-state's first dual solar and conventional electricity contract.Singapore generates 95 per cent of its...

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Air pollution level in Delhi exceeds WHO limits

NEW DELHI: The level of air pollution in Delhi exceeds the limits prescribed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), government said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.The air quality monitoring data for Delhi provided by Central Pollution Control Board indicates...

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Mining operations to resume in Goa

NEW DELHI: Mining operations in Goa are set to resume after the environment ministry decided to revoke its 2012 order that kept in abeyance environment clearances (ECs) granted to all the mining leases in the state.But the Centre will ask the Goa government...

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Rare black spotted turtles seized along India-Bangladesh border

KOLKATA: The Border Security Force (BSF), on Wednesday, seized 97 rare Asian black spotted turtles close to the India-Bangladesh border. The turtles, being smuggled into Bangladesh near the Kalanchi Border Outpost in the Gaighata police station area...

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World Bank, UK to help poor nations hit by natural disasters

SENDAI: Some good news for the developing countries. The World Bank and the UK government has jointly launched a new competitive challenge fund that would help poor nations -- those hit by disasters like floods, cyclones, droughts and earthquakes --...

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Climate change, migration burdening urban areas in Bay of Bengal

KOLKATA: Rising urban population following forced migration from rural areas is a result of climate change and poses a burden upon urban risk-reduction efforts, aver experts from Bay of Bengal countries.Participating in a sub-regional workshop here last...

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Two zoo elephants to be unchained & kept in special enclosure

INDORE: Following the directions of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, a pair of elephants who had been chained at the city zoo for nearly a decade would be set free and shifted to an open enclosure there soon."Due to their aggressive nature, male tusker...

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World Bank, UK to help poor nations hit by natural disasters

SENDAI: Some good news for the developing countries. The World Bank and the UK government has jointly launched a new competitive challenge fund that would help poor nations -- those hit by disasters like floods, cyclones, droughts and earthquakes --...

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Two zoo elephants to be unchained & kept in special enclosure

INDORE: Following the directions of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, a pair of elephants who had been chained at the city zoo for nearly a decade would be set free and shifted to an open enclosure there soon."Due to their aggressive nature, male tusker...

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Green India Mission converged with MGNREGA to reclaim forest

NEW DELHI: The government has merged National Mission for a Green India, which aims afforestation at 10 million hectares of land over the next decade, with MGNREGA to increase and improve the country's forest cover.Modern technology like remote sensing...

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Webcast of turtles? mass nesting

BERHAMPUR: You can watch the Olive Ridley turtles mass nesting on the sandy shores near the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district at home without going having to go the site, which is about 50 km from here.The wildlife wing of the forest department...

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Legislature, executive, judiciary voice concern on climate change

NEW DELHI: Legislators, the executive and the judiciary today came on single platform to voice "serious global" concerns posed by climate change and pitched for carrying on "development without destruction" of environment to achieve sustainable growth.Vice...

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Climate change to drastically alter face of Bengal Bay: Experts

KOLKATA: The Bay of Bengal region will undergo a dire and drastic transformation unless urgent action is taken to deal with the disastrous effects of global warming, climate change experts have warned. The observation was made in the city by S Parasuraman,...

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Forest, ecology, wildlife clearances through single portal now

NAGPUR: In order to bring more transparency and accountability in the forest, environment and wildlife clearance process, the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) is rolling out from March 15 a portal for 'online submission &...

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Wetlands of Madhavaram going dry

Once fragile and beautiful, the diminishing freshwater habitat of Madhavaram poses a threat to the groundwater needs of the city while raising the risk of monsoon flooding.Biodiversity in and around Retteri Lake (also known as Madhavaram Tank) is fast...

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