Climate tipping points could lock in unstoppable changes to the planet – how close are they?
The author writes that the degradation and drought in the Amazon and the instability of the Antarctic glaciers are signs that show that some climate tipping points are already approaching
BY The Conversation / Saturday, 8 October, 2022
200 environmental activists killed globally in 2021: Report
Mexico City: Global Witness said that their data on killings is likely to be an underestimate as many murders go unreported, particularly in rural areas and in particular countries
BY PTI / Thursday, 29 September, 2022
Pradeep Sangwan: Man on a mission to clean up litter from Himalayas
Chandigarh: We collect about 1.5 tonnes of non-biodegradable waste on a daily basis in all five facilities, which otherwise would have been landfilled or burned in open air, says Sawan
BY PTI / Sunday, 25 September, 2022
Odisha’s Govindpur declares itself ‘Birds Village’
Sambalpur: More than 2 lakh birds of about 100 different species migrate to Hirakud Reservoir every year for breeding and stay for six months
BY PTI / Sunday, 25 September, 2022
World Rhino Day: ‘Five Rhino Species Forever’
Kohima: This day is all about spreading awareness about the amazing animal and its vulnerabilities and learning what we can do to protect them
BY NTN / Thursday, 22 September, 2022
NCC and UNEP to synergise and collate efforts for promoting clean water bodies
New Delhi: Following the growing support and success of the campaign, the UNEP decided to join hands with the NCC, with the aim to leverage the youth organisation’s strengths
BY PIB Delhi / Thursday, 22 September, 2022
Green nod for strategically-crucial Great Nicobar Island mega project, around 8.5 lakh trees to be felled
New Delhi: The project involves development of a military-civil, dual-use airport; international container trans-shipment terminal; a gas, diesel, and solar-based power plant, and a township
BY PTI / Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
Have to be realistic about losses, not easy to bring back animal from extinction: Cheetah expert
New Delhi: Succes may potentially come in 20 years or more, says Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) founder Dr Laurie Marker. The CCF has closely assisted Indian authorities in re-introducing cheetahs in the country
BY PTI / Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
Climate change and health: Sundarbans women battle health problems amidst rising sea level, water salinity
Sundarbans (WB): The ecologically fragile Sundarbans region in West Bengal, which holds a vast mangrove forest, is said to be one of the worst affected regions in India due to climate change
BY PTI / Sunday, 18 September, 2022
Cheetahs at KNP: Villagers fear land acquisition, human-animal conflict
Sheopur (MP): " We are already affected financially because of the relocation of 25 villages for the Kuno Park over the last 15 years," said Radheshyam Yadav, a tea and snacks vendor, to PTI
BY PTI / Sunday, 18 September, 2022
A dam built in the Amazon created thousands of ‘forest islands’ but they are too small to sustain most species
The dam created one of the largest reservoirs in South America which stretches for almost 100km northwards through largely undisturbed rainforest. As this is a relatively hilly part of the Amazon basin, more than 3,500 islands formed as the
BY The Conversation / Sunday, 18 September, 2022
Cheetah reintroduction: 8 cheetahs make transcontinental flight to new home in India; 3 released in Kuno National Park by PM Modi
New Delhi: Cheetahs are being introduced in India under Project Cheetah – the world's first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation project – in an effort to help in the restoration of open forest and grassland ecosystems
BY PIB Delhi and PTI / Saturday, 17 September, 2022
