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At Risk: The Himalayas are warming at a rate faster than the global average. File

Warming leads to water crisis in Himalayas: study

Climate change is driving glaciers in the Himalayas to melt more rapidly than at any point in the last 10,000 years, and could soon cause water supply

Eurasian oystercatcher

Rare migrant birds back to Kerala's Kadalundi?

A tigress and her cubs at the Ranthambhore National Park. File

India recorded 95 tiger deaths in 2018, 41 outside reserves

Shiv Sahay Singh NTCA chief says many animals venture into habitations, which increases the possibility of human-animal conflicts and results in deaths

Signs of life: The Marker Wadden, artificial islands located in the Markermeer lake in The Netherlands. The Markermeer is one of Europe's largest freshwater lakes.

Dutch engineers build artificial islands to bring wildlife back

AFP The archipelago of five islets was created under an ambitious project, and it has already attracted greylag goose, common tern, and several species of waders

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Lakhpat Singh Rawat

Cover | India’s new-age shikaris

Divya Gandhi Raza Kazmi A trophy hunter, a school teacher and a businessman are routinely invited to shoot man-eaters. It’s time the forest department looked beyond the gun to tackle human-wildlife conflict

Dirk Gratzel. Photo: AP

How one man sets on a path to shrink his carbon footprint

AP Growing number of people are looking for ways to cut their personal emissions

Shifting to plant-based plastics could have less positive effects than expected, says study.

Bioplastics not an eco-friendly alternative to plastic: study

PTI It may drive cropland expansion, which will further increase greenhouse gas emissions

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The male tiger sighted on camera traps kept in Kawal sanctuary core area, as part of phase-3 monitoring prescribed by the National Tiger Conservation Authority.

In numbers: Tiger deaths in India

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Warming leads to water crisis in Himalayas: study

In numbers: Tiger deaths in India

Officials suspect gas from ISRO plant killed monkeys

Plastic ban in Araku from Jan. 1

Pilikula Biological Park gets new attractions

Rare migrant birds back to Kerala's Kadalundi?

NTCA seeks penal action over death of T1

The National Tiger Conservation Authority has sought action against Odisha officials after concluding that the death of a tiger brought from Madhya

India recorded 95 tiger deaths in 2018, 41 outside reserves

NTCA chief says many animals venture into habitations, which increases the possibility of human-animal conflicts and results in deaths

Climate talks deliver ‘rule book’

It is designed to achieve the Paris summit goals of limiting temperature rise to below 2°Celsius

Dutch engineers build artificial islands to bring wildlife back

The archipelago of five islets was created under an ambitious project, and it has already attracted greylag goose, common tern, and several species of waders

The Indian bustard: on its last legs?

Several threats — including power lines — are sealing the fate of these charismatic birds

COP24: Nations agree on global climate pact rules

Before the talks started, many expected the deal would not be as robust as needed.

COP24: U.N. climate talks deadlocked over carbon credit issue

United Nations’ climate talks to agree on the rules of the 2015 Paris Agreement became deadlocked late on Saturday over the monitoring of carbon

Making India’s polluters pay

Indian plastic packaging manufacturers have made a small start towards recycling plastic. But unless they step up efforts in the coming years, they are unlikely to make a dent on the pollution problem

U.N. climate talks in Poland run into overtime

Marathon talks clouded by political divisions; sticking points remain but some say deal within reach.

Ecotism

That sinking feeling: shrinking coral reef cover in Lakshadweep

The coral reef cover in Lakshadweep has shrunk by as much as 40% in just 18 years

Scientists create bee vaccine to fight off ‘insect apocalypse’

The insects are vital as they help fertilise three out of four crops around the world

The plastic question: Making the right choice is harder than it looks

If you have to choose between organic fruits wrapped in plastic foil and fruits grown using pesticides, what is your choice?

Odisha’s Ganjam district hopes artificial nests will recover its ‘twitter’

Efforts on to become the 'most house sparrow friendly' district of Odisha

Odisha takes the lead in house sparrow conservation

Artificial nests given to villagers in many blocks

Fashion giants commit to cut carbon emissions

43 firms agree to prioritise use of ‘climate-friendly’ materials

How one man sets on a path to cut his carbon footprint

Growing number of people are looking for ways to cut their personal emissions

A rare blitz for trees

Under ‘bioblitz’, participants record trees within an area

SC directs Centre to declare area around national parks as eco-sensitive

Court asks Centre to make the declaration at the earliest

The blues of the green: How can biofuel be used

Close on the heels of the experiment done by a SpiceJet flight using biofuel, we take a look at the scope and potential of this green fuel

India plans deep dive for seabed minerals

“We are exploring Mars, we are exploring the moon, why don't we explore our own oceans?”

Bioplastics not an eco-friendly alternative to plastic: study

It may drive cropland expansion, which will further increase greenhouse gas emissions

Tiger cub of Choti Tara dies of electrocution in Tadoba buffer zone

The cub had come out of the sanctuary's core area to mark its own territory

Auroville shows the way in eco-friendly lifestyle

The international township promotes use of alternatives to plastics and innovative recycling or upcycling of non-biodegradable material

Caring for the treasured jumbos

The month began on a sad note for Sri Lanka’s wildlife enthusiasts, when an 11-year-old tusker was shot dead in Udawalawe National Park, about 160 km

The life of Andaman’s sea kraits

The team encountered 805 yellow-lipped sea kraits and 39 blue-lipped sea kraits on the surveys.

Are drugs discharged into the Yamuna toxic to aquatic life?

Discharge of drug-containing effluents can cause drug resistance

Malaysia torches 2.8 tonnes of African pangolin scales

Malaysia on December 6 torched nearly three tonnes of seized scales of endangered pangolins worth $9 million in a bid to deter illegal wildlife

Extinction warning for Australia's 'rat kangaroo'

Feral cats, land-clearing and wildfires pointed out as the reason for the decline

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384 tigers killed in last 10 years

As many as 384 tigers have been killed by poachers in India in the last 10 years, according to the reply to a question under the Right to

Expired dart fired on tigress Avni, says probe panel

The probe panel also faulted the planning and conduct of the operation that resulted in the tigress being shot and killed.

Watch: Amur Falcons and their Nagaland halt

Every year Amur falcons take a long journey covering many countries, including China, Mongolia, Russia and India, to reach Somalia. A few thousands

Why a trophy hunter, a school teacher and a businessman are hired to shoot man-eaters

Is it time the forest department looked beyond the gun to tackle human-wildlife conflict?

Tourists bring a wave of trash to beaches

Bulk of plastic litter is from tourism and fishing, and Gopalpur is the worst hit: study

‘Air pollution cause of 1 in 8 deaths’

Study says 26% of global premature death and disease burden by air pollution occurs in India

15-year-old schoolgirl pleads next generation’s case at climate talks

Greta Thunberg held solo protest outside the Swedish Parliament in August

'India third largest contributor to carbon emission'

India, the third-highest contributor, is projected to see emissions rise by 6.3% from 2017.

Keep the exotics out of our waters

Dr Sanjay Molur of Zoo Outreach Organisation talks about why we should bring back native species of plants and aquatic life in our water bodies

Accounting methods of climate fund questioned

Only 12% of pledges have materialised: Ministry paper

Karnataka zoos to host project on animal population management

Zoos in Karnataka, particularly the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens in Mysuru and the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) in Bengaluru, will be

A rare fly-in for bird and nature lovers

The two-day Coringa Birds Festival promises joy, biodiversity conservation and protection

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