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Currently, 35% of the sewage generated in the city is not being treated and a large part of it ends up in the Yamuna. file photo: V.V. Krishnan

Pathogens listed as critical by WHO found in river Yamuna

Sewage was the main source of their entry into the river, according to a research paper

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Forest department official of the Athagarh division prepares bamboo seed balls which will be scattered into different reserve forests to enrich food stock for wild elephants.

Odisha turns to seed-bombs to fight a jumbo problem

Satyasundar Barik

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As floodwaters recede, hunters kill rhino in Kaziranga

Special Correspondent The horn of the rhinoceros, second to fall to poachers this year, was sawed off

Flying colours Castor mating

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Bring the butterflies home

Soma Basu If butterflies inspire you, here is how you can woo them to your frontyard or the mini-gardens in your backyard and balconies

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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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Common Evening Brown butterfly photographed in over 60 variations

The animals we cannot hear

Pathogens listed as critical by WHO found in river Yamuna

Odisha turns to seed-bombs to fight a jumbo problem

As floodwaters recede, hunters kill rhino in Kaziranga

NGT directs UPPCB to recover ₹1.90 cr. form industrial unit in Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand, Maharashtra had highest leopard poaching in India: TRAFFIC study

‘Wildlife smugglers target the species lured by high profits and low risk of detection.’

Opposition MPs resist attempts to stall discussion on EIA draft

BJP MPs objected to debate at meting of parliamentary panel on S&T.

Unauthorised extraction of groundwater for commercial use criminal offence: NGT

The tribunal said that if anyone is found extracting groundwater, it is per se a criminal offence.

India’s ‘Recycle Man’ makes bricks from discarded face masks

Binish Desai, India’s ‘Recycle Man’, makes bricks from discarded face masks

Let’s bring the butterflies home

If butterflies inspire you, here is how you can woo them to your frontyard or the mini-gardens in your backyard and balconies

A virtual photo expo in the time of pandemic

It presents myriad shades of emotions, architectural splendour and the nature

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

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

A green initiative takes off in Palwancha town of Telangana

Akshay Gunteti of Green Worms shares details of their waste management plan in small towns and villages

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

Reversing policies aimed to eliminate single-use plastics will do us more harm than good

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

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

Naturalist Yuvan Aves discusses ecology and the threat faced by moths

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

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

Will environment regulation be weakened?

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

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