Hotter summer likely in 2023; above normal temperature in most parts of North, East, Central India: IMD
New Delhi
BY PTI / Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
US federal agency to fund feasibility study to capture methane in India
Washington: The project will prevent the direct release of methane, a harmful greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere
BY PTI / Friday, 10 March, 2023
Over 6.37 lakh Olive Ridley turtles lay eggs in Odisha’s Rushikulya river mouth
Berhampur: Last year 5,50,317 turtles had laid eggs, while in 2018 over 4.82 lakh had laid eggs in the rookery
BY PTI / Sunday, 5 March, 2023
Reintroducing top predators to the wild is risky but necessary – here’s how we can ensure they survive
The author says that the most successful species to survive in new environment were maned wolves, pumas and ocelots while lions, brown hyenas, cheetahs, Iberian lynx and grey wolves were least able to survive
BY The Conversation / Sunday, 19 February, 2023
MP’s Kuno National Park gets 12 cheetahs from South Africa; animal count rises to 20
Sheopur (MP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi had released eight felines from Namibia into the KNP on September 17 last year.
BY PTI / Saturday, 18 February, 2023
Fragility of Himalayas, population increase, infrastructure, root of crises like Joshimath: IUCN
New Delhi: Although Joshimath is built on a fragile mountain slope in a region prone to landslides, its sinking is being attributed to large-scale development projects being undertaken there
BY PTI / Saturday, 11 February, 2023
Birds’ paradise Yaya Tso proposed to be Ladakh’s first biodiversity heritage site
Leh/Jammu: The proposed Yaya Tso site will have an approximate area of 60 square kilometers, which will also include the lake's watershed
BY PTI / Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
Uncontrolled construction brought Joshimath on brink of sinking, say experts; demand Himalayas to be declared as eco-sensitive zones
New Delhi: The experts asked the government to consider taking long-term measures to address the problem, saying a similar situation may arise in Nainital, Mussoorie and other areas of Garhwal
BY PTI / Sunday, 29 January, 2023
Bengaluru:18 non-indigenous animals recovered in checked-in baggage from Bangkok, 139 more in follow up searches
Bengaluru: The recovered animals include extremely rare and threatened species like the Yellow and Green Anaconda, Yellow Headed Amazon Parrot, Nile Monitor, Red Foot Tortoise, Iguanas, etc
BY NTN / Saturday, 28 January, 2023
India inks pact with S Africa to bring cheetahs; 12 to arrive in February
New Delhi: The South African environment department in a statement on Thursday said the plan is to send 12 cheetahs every year for a decade
BY PTI / Friday, 27 January, 2023
Creating a buzz: Madhya Pradesh to raise honey bee armies to ward off marauding elephants
Bhopal: Intoxicated on mahua flowers, wild elephants wander into the border districts and leave a trail of destruction before they are driven away or return to neighbouring Chhattisgarh
BY PTI / Sunday, 22 January, 2023
India’s G-20 presidency an opportunity for developing countries to mainstream climate change agenda: Environmentalists
Kolkata: The troika comprises Indonesia, India and Brazil, the first time that three developing and emerging economies are part of the core group of the G-20 bloc
BY PTI / Saturday, 21 January, 2023
