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Environment Ministry dithered on decision to close LG Polymers plant in Vishakapatnam

Documents show Section 5 of Environment Protection Act cited for plant closure.

Sustainable model Society

A green initiative takes off in Palwancha town of Telangana

Iridescent Emerald

Naturalist Yuvan Aves discusses the ecology and the threat faced by moths

K Jeshi Naturalist Yuvan Aves discusses the ecology and the threat faced by these beautiful winged creatures as he shares stunning pictures of them during National Moth Week

Rohan’s illustration of a Cat Ba langur

Animals spell out COVID-19 precautions and protest draft EIA 2020 in Pune-based artist’s work

Gowri S Pune-based wildlife illustrator Rohan Dahotre’s works sport detailing in technique and purpose in content

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The extinct Lyall’s wren.

Sunday Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning

Berty Ashley ‘If you want to see an endangered species, get up and look in the mirror’

Music to the ears

K Jeshi Do you hear more bird song now? The quiet of the lockdown during breeding season means they can communicate with mates further away

‘Captive breeding of white tigers leads to genetic defects’

Swathi Vadlamudi Experts say it compromises their immunity responses

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Environment Ministry dithered on decision to close LG Polymers plant in Vishakapatnam

Sustainable model Society

A green initiative takes off in Palwancha town of Telangana

Single use, dangerous misuse: on the war against plastic during COVID-19

Art

Animals spell out COVID-19 precautions and protest draft EIA 2020 in Pune-based artist’s work

Naturalist Yuvan Aves discusses ecology and the threat faced by moths

The Hindu Explains | What are the key changes in the Environment Impact Assessment Notification 2020?

EIA draft translated into 3 languages instead of 22

It is open for public comments till August 11.

How Ponnus, a native mango tree, was saved

Conservationists’ efforts bear fruit, as they succeed in saving this rare, indigenous mango tree from the axe

Kibber’s snow leopards

Today, they are social media hits and the foundation for a thriving winter tourism industry

This Vizag-based startup is setting the tone for eco-friendly celebrations this year

Vizag start-up roots for eco-friendly celebrations by promoting seed rakhis and ganesh idols

Watch | Polar bears could go extinct by 2100

A video on climate change starving polar bears into extinction

Ramesh-led House panel to discuss draft Environment Impact Assessment

The Cong. leader had written to Javadekar detailing his five main objections to the draft

The Indian Rat Snake is a well-behaved reptile

The Indian Rat Snake that emerges during the monsoon, is non-venomous and will not attack unless cornered

Record 212 environmental activists killed in 2019, says watchdog

Latin America accounted for more than two-thirds of all victims last year, with Colombia the deadliest country of all, with 64 killings.

Three billion animals affected by Australia bushfires: WWF

‘It’s one of the worst wildlife disasters’

Working with India to make clean power accessible, says U.K. Minister

The Green Growth Equity Fund is focusing on upgrading infrastructure for cleaner energy, Lord Ahmad said

We started sustainability way before customers even asked: Justin Lyles, Dell

Justin Lyles, Vice President of Advanced Design at Dell Technologies, talks about the future of the American tech brand’s XPS line

At 2,967 tigers, India’s capacity at peak

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar releases updated report on India’s Tiger Survey.

Indian climate activist Archana Soreng named by UN chief to new advisory group

‘Our ancestors have been protecting the forest and nature over the ages. Now onus on us to be the front runners in combating the climate crisis’, says Archana Soreng

France to ban heated terraces in anti-pollution drive

While a handful of French cities have already banned heated terraces, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has refused, saying businesses stand to lose a huge chunk of their revenues.

Depleting mangrove cover poses problems to Visakhapatnam

Finding a sustainable solution is key to revive the ecosystem, says forest official

Climb or die — Himalayan plants on steep trek to survive climate change

Fragile per-glacial ecosystems have seen a depletion in several species, says a Botanical Survey of India study

COVID-19 and the plastic comeback

Fanning the fear of infection, companies are trying to sneak single-use plastics back into the economy. This might yet be the worst fallout of the pandemic

Number of fires more than doubles in Brazil’s Pantanal

Officials said it was the largest number of fires in a six-month period in the last two decades.

NGT directs Indian Oil’s Panipat refinery to pay ₹25 crore

The green panel noted the report filed by a committee which said there was no progress towards restoration of the environment by the refinery

How young Asian elephants learn to bend their trunks left or right

The first-of-its-kind study of wild elephant calves found that laterality develops even at three months of age.

Of mice and SARS-CoV-2

Human-relevant systems are needed to understand COVID-19

Meet the ‘tiny bug slayer’, ancient relative of dinosaurs and pterosaurs

The fossil’s tiny body size may help explain the origin of flight in pterosaurs

Chetan Sharma on his latest animation film Mangroves - Shorekeepers of Mumbai

The Mumbai-based film-maker talks about the role of animation films in addressing social and environmental issues, and how to make it engaging for children

Reducing your plastic footprint

With COVID-19 also contributing to a rise in single use plastic waste, eco-warriors discuss why smaller changes can muster a larger collective impact in the long term

Why the loud yellow Indian Bullfrog is a survivor

The Indian Bullfrog makes its presence felt in the rainy season

My eco-friendly bamboo lunchbox from Manipur

A team of craftsmen in Manipur is using the lockdown to create and sell tiffin carriers carved out of bamboo, that have since gone viral

Award for Coimbatore scientist for research on sacred groves

Coimbatore-based Kannan Warrier gets Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education’s National Award of Excellence

Locust attacks posing serious threat to food security in parts of East Africa, India: WMO

Large and aggressive swarms of these crop-devouring short-horned insects recently invaded over two dozen districts of desert areas in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.

Climate change on track to wipe out polar bears by 2100

In some regions they are already caught in a vicious downward spiral, with shrinking sea-ice cutting short the time bears have for hunting seals, scientists reported in Nature Climate Change.

No strangers in the wild: Janaki Lenin on her latest book, Every Creature Has a Story

Did you know rodents practise monogamy or that plants fight off predators? Author-journalist Janaki Lenin explores the human-animal connect in her latest book, Every Creature Has a Story

A booster diet stirs Kaziranga’s flood-hit ‘road rhino’

Stranded on a highway, the animal gets sweetened vitamins in grass bundles and an antibiotic eye spray.

Mobile app KURMA helps save turtles in India

Collaborative citizen science initiative provides database, helps identify species and lists rescue centres

Previously unknown faults at the foot of the Himalaya discovered

These could cause earthquakes in the densely populated Nepal region

Sunday Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning

Mistakes are the portals of discovery: James Joyce

Meet the postman who walked through forests and tunnels to deliver posts

D Sivan, the revered postman went viral last week when the news of his retirement earlier in March resurfaced on social media

Draft EIA 2020 gives licence for violations: Brinda Karat

The CPI(M) leader urges Environment Minister to withdraw the notification.

Is it time to upgrade the science behind the lion census?

For over two decades, wildlife experts have been proposing newer methods to arrive at lion population sizes

Watch | What is EIA and why is India's new EIA draft problematic?

A video on India's new draft of Environmental Impact Assessment and its problematic change in rules

The Greater Coucal is not your average cuckoo

The Greater Coucal takes care of its own young, unlike the majority of its family members

Watch | Australia’s koalas likely to become extinct by 2050

A video on koalas that may become extinct in Australia's New South Wales

Indigenous bugs help tackle invasive pest

Entomologists raise hopes of fruit growers troubled by the woolly whitefly

How to make space for snakes

On World Snake Day let’s shed our fears and myths and try and understand this species better

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