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Environment
Youths must be sensitised about environment: President
President Partibha Patil Wednesday said that the youths of India must be sensitised towards environm...
Sparrows disappearing from Assam
Sparrows are disappearing from many parts of the country, and specially in Assam.
`India`s growth at the cost of environment`
The making of global India is at the cost of the environment, authors Ashish Kothari and Aseem Shriv...
Fungi to save world from environmental catastrophe?
Scientists say they have found a "plastic-eating" fungi in the Amazon rainforest, which they claim c...
Sparrow decline indicates serious environmental change: Experts
House sparrows are an indicator of the environmental health of an area, and their disappearance coul...
Himachal greens upbeat over `environmental justice
Himachal Pradesh High Court fined a corporate house Rs.100 crore for violating the law and fraudulen...
Tiger conservation: Centre asks states to raise, deploy STPF
According to the latest tiger census report, the current tiger population is estimated at 1,706.
`Plastic waste in ocean can harm environment`
Tonnes of plastic waste that are shoved into the ocean could impact the environment, says a case stu...
Diversity `helped mammals’ survival over deep time
Diversity is the mammal’s best defense when it comes to adapting climatic changes.
No experiments on animals in colleges: Environment Ministry
The ministry of environment and forests has issued guidelines to stop experimentation on animals for...
Bits of plastic endangering sea creatures
The seas are littered with large quantities of microplastic particles -- plastics in small bits and ...
`US greenhouse gas output rose 3.2% in 2010`
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose 3.2 percent in 2010 from the previous year amid economic growth a...
Failure to tackle green issues could hurt growth: Ecologists
The Indian government`s failure to formulate effective policies to address environmental issues woul...
MOEF wrongly viewed as stumbling block: Jayanthi
Environment Ministry is "wrongly viewed" as a stumbling block for industrial and mining sectors, Un...
London, Northern Ireland police in racism inquiry
Britain`s largest police force said that it is dealing with 10 new race-related complaints.
MCI secretary Sangeeta Sharma sacked
The Medical Council of India (MCI) has sacked its secretary Sangeeta Sharma and relieved her of th...
Google patents environment-based ads
Google has been awarded a patent on technology that will serve up targeted advertising based on a sm...
Save Ganga activist agrees to end fast
Environmentalist G.D. Agarwal, 80, who is on a fast-unto-death since Jan 15 to save the Ganga river,...
Over thousand gurdwaras celebrate 2nd Sikh Environment Day
Over thousand gurdwaras across the world have celebrated the second annual Sikh Environment Day at t...
Senate rejects GOP environment, energy proposals
The Senate rejects Republican-backed attempts to overturn several of President Barack Obama`s enviro...
Edible bottles could replace plastic waste
Fancy a bottle that could be as edible and tasty as its contents and get rid of the plastic waste th...
Singapore ranked ‘unhealthiest country’ in Eco2 Index
The top five performing countries are Bolivia, Angola, Namibia, Paraguay, and Argentina.
NGOs to discuss massive green clearances to projects
Organised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the two-day event Feb 24-25 will see disc...
Natarajan bats for monitoring of industrial wastes
Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan favoured increasing penalty for violators.
`Electric cars cause more pollution than petrol ones`
Researchers Chris Cherry and Shuguang Ji analysed the emissions and environmental health impacts of ...
Growth should not be at cost of environment: PM
Ahead of a meeting with environment ministers of BASIC countries, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on...
`Develop mechanism for reliable environmental data`
The National Green Tribunal has directed the MoEF to develop a mechanism to have authentic data in i...
China to cut 40 percent emission by 2015
China also plans to invest nearly $540 billion in environment protection.
`100 countries back world environment agency`
More than a hundred countries now support a French proposal to create a "World Environment Organisat...
Chemistry research may help free environment of toxins
A researcher is studying materials that use light or darkness to purify air filled with toxins that ...
`Sikhs urged to mark March 14 as Sikh Environment Day`
Guru Har Rai was instrumental in developing Kiratpur Sahib on the banks of a tributary of the river ...
India ranks 125th in addressing pollution control
India ranks a lowly 125th in addressing pollution control and natural resource management challenges...
`Taj Mahal minaret has tilted 3.57 cm`
A minaret of the famed Taj Mahal has recorded a tilt of 3.57 cm in three decades but overall there ...
Britain ranks top risks posed by climate change
Coastlines, working patterns, and even the country`s most famous meal are under threat from climate ...
Global warming could be similar across ecosystems
The impact of global warming could be similar across ecosystems, regardless of local environmental c...
Beijing starts releasing key air pollution data
Beijing has started releasing hourly readings for key air quality data that are expected to better i...
Mechanism of ancient metabolism discovered
Scientists have discovered the mechanism of evolution of the primordial metabolism.
Malaysia to set up `environmental courts`
Calling environmental crime a threat to man`s existence, Malaysian authorities have decided to set u...
Multi-cr forest scam: Natarajan seeks details from
The Haryana cadre IFS officer was frequently transferred and suspended for exposing scam and he com...
2,500 elephants killed in 2011 for ivory
Around 2,500 elephants were slaughtered across the world for ivory this year, according to a report ...
Israel develops green pesticide
Israeli scientists have developed an inexpensive environment friendly pesticide.
`Anyone can move Green panel on environment’
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held that any citizen can approach it for protection of envi...
Chinese vehicles emitted 52 mn t of pollutants
Motor vehicles in China emitted over 52 million tonnes of pollutants in 2010, a report released by t...
India stands ground on equity, as Kyoto Protocol revived
Natarajan`s speech ensured that India`s main concern - the inclusion of the concept of equity in the...
Env clearance given to Tipaimukh project: PM
PM said that environmental clearance had been given to the proposed Tipaimukh dam project on the Riv...
Migratory birds declining, govt monitoring habitat
A study on the status of trans-Himalayan and Himalayan birds, including migratory ones, is being con...
Elephant population up by 2,000 in past 15 years
According to the 2007 census, there are 27,669 to 27,715 elephants in its various reserves and habit...
India earmarks least funds to save environment
India appears to have the dubious distinction of earmarking the least funds for protecting the envir...
Gulf boom is spoiling environment: Study
Manmade islands, booming populations, overfishing and heavy use of fossil fuels have wreaked havoc i...
Greenpeace launches Rainbow Warrior III
The ship carries state-of-the-art communications equipment, two fast boats and can carry a helicopte...
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