Drive launched to keep Olive Ridley turtle habitation free, 9 fishermen held
Kendrapara/Berhampur: The mass nesting of the turtles, a schedule-1 animal under wildlife protection act for its highly threatened status, takes place in late Feb or early March
BY PTI / Sunday, 6 November, 2022
3 things a climate scientist wants world leaders to know ahead of COP27
The author says that research last month revealed the climate crisis is undermining public health through, for instance, greater spread of infectious diseases, air pollution and food shortages
BY The Conversation / Saturday, 5 November, 2022
7-month fishing ban near Olive Ridley nesting sites
Kendrapara: The prohibition is clamped every year from 1 November - 31 May to ensure the turtles don't get entangled in fishing nets or come under the propellers of trawlers,
BY PTI / Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
Cheetahs to be moved to bigger enclosure in Kuno park soon: Task force member
Bhopal: The eight cheetahs named Freddy, Alton, Savannah, Sasha, Obaan, Asha, Cibili and Saisa, are currently housed in six enclosures and are being fed buffalo meat
BY PTI / Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
The ‘tiger widows’ of Sundarbans: Caught between the jungle and the rising sea
Sundarbans: According to a data, 30 tiger attacks took place in 2019, 78 in 2020 and 60 in 2021
BY PTI / Sunday, 30 October, 2022
Two beaches from Lakshadweep enter the coveted list of Blue Beaches
New Delhi: In order to qualify for this prestigious certification, a total of 33 stringent environmental, educational, safety-related and access-related criteria must be met and maintained
BY NTN / Thursday, 27 October, 2022
Famine should not exist in 2022, yet Somalia faces its worst yet. Wealthy countries, pay your dues
The author states that though Somalis produce a tiny amount of greenhouse gas emissions, they are experiencing some of the worst impacts of climate change, as the current drought and hunger crisis so clearly demonstrates
BY The Conversation / Saturday, 22 October, 2022
Assam and USAID agree on TOFI afforestation programme
Guwahati: As the climate crisis intensifies, it is ever more important that we protect India's forests and the communities who depend on them, USAID Deputy Mission Director in India Karen Klimowski
BY PTI / Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
Tripura to use GPS-enabled collars to track elephant movement
Agartala: At least 50 incidents of man-elephant conflict were recorded in the state since 2019
BY PTI / Sunday, 16 October, 2022
Pethia dikhuensis : New fish species discovered in Dikhu River, Mokokchung
Mokokchung: After a year-long wait for DNA analysis, Pethia dikhuensis has been finally confirmed as a new species
BY NTN Correspondent / Saturday, 15 October, 2022
Global warming puts Arabica coffee at risk, and we’re barrelling towards a crucial threshold
The authors say that if we do not manage to keep global warming below 2℃ this century we could see crashes in Arabica productivity, interruptions to supply, and price hikes on our daily cup
BY The Conversation / Friday, 14 October, 2022
69% decline in wildlife populations worldwide since 1970: WWF report
New Delhi: The report said the main drivers of wildlife population decline are habitat degradation and loss, exploitation, introduction of invasive species, pollution, climate change and disease
BY PTI / Thursday, 13 October, 2022
