PETA India seeks changes in Wild Life Bill to prevent people, religious bodies from owning elephants
New Delhi: According to one report, while there are 2,675 captive elephants in India, only 1,251 ownership certificates have been issued by different states, PETA India said
BY PTI / Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
Arunachal’s Monpas look up to e-platforms for preserving hand-made paper
Umsaw (Meghalaya): The 'Mon Shugu' or the paper of the Monpas is sourced from the bark of a shrub called the 'Shugu Sheng', which literally translates to a paper plant
BY PTI / Sunday, 4 December, 2022
How to rejuvenate a forest? Women in an Odisha village show the way
Koraput (Odisha): The women first imposed a strict fine of Rs 500 on anyone cutting wood and created an environment where the person was reprimanded in public for cutting wood
BY PTI / Sunday, 4 December, 2022
MoU delay holds up translocation of South African cheetahs to India; 12 big cats in quarantine since July
Bhopal: Wildlife experts said fitness of the South African cheetahs is a matter of concern given that they will have to be watchful of robust leopards in KNP
BY PTI / Sunday, 4 December, 2022
Man’s resolve to recharge groundwater pays off, 3,500 water bodies dug in 7 months
Dehradun: Connecting the campaign with filial sentiments struck a chord with people as they began to join the campaign in larger numbers
BY PTI / Sunday, 27 November, 2022
Why are shallow earthquakes more destructive? The disaster in Java is a devastating example
The author writes that Cianjur earthquake had a greater impact because it ruptured within a few kilometres (10km) of the city of Cianjur, where the shaking was classified as “severe”
BY The Conversation / Thursday, 24 November, 2022
Countrywide campaign next year for eco-friendly lifestyle: environment minister
New Delhi: Mission Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) is a pro-people and pro-planet effort that seeks to shift the world from mindless consumption to mindful utilisation of natural resources
BY PTI / Thursday, 24 November, 2022
Zorba, India’s first dog on anti-poacher duty, dies in Guwahati
Guwahati: He served mostly in the Kaziranga National Park from 2012 till his retirement and assisted authorities to nab people involved in rhino poaching
BY PTI / Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
UN awards Assam’s Purnima Devi Barman with highest environmental honour ‘Champions of the Earth’
Guwahati: A Green Oscar winner, Barman created an all-women conservationist group called the 'Hargila army’ to ensure survival of the Greater Adjutant Stork
BY PTI / Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
Seventh NE Green Summit ends with call for community partnership to protect environment
Umsaw (Meghalaya): MoU on green initiatives in the region was signed between the army's 'Eco Task Force' and summit organiser Vibgyor NE Foundation
BY PTI / Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
COP27 approves landmark ‘loss & damage’ fund, Indian climate experts welcome deal
New Delhi: Developed nations, particularly the US, had opposed this new fund over fears that it would hold them legally liable for massive damages caused by climate change
BY PTI / Sunday, 20 November, 2022
Climate summit: India flags concerns over rich nations’ efforts to extend scope of mitigation to agriculture
New Delhi: India made it clear that the world is facing a climate crisis today because of the excessive historic cumulative emissions by the developed nations
BY PTI / Friday, 18 November, 2022
