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Quick action called for to save river dolphins

Centre for direct incentives to locals for preserving Tigers

In a first of its kind tiger conservation efforts, the Centre is mulling to give direct incentives to local communities to encourage them preserve the

Future vision: Landing birds ‘seek edges’

In a major advance in understanding how human eyesight works, scientists have shown that the birds’ amazing flight and landing precision relies on

Adaptation to climate change will cost $75-100 billion: study

The costs of adaptation to climate change in developing countries will be in the order of $75-100 billion a year for the period 2010-50, according to

Atmospheric acid nourishes world's oceans

Scientists at the University of Leeds in the UK have proved that acid in the atmosphere breaks down large particles of iron found in dust into small

Salvaging the Ganges

The Indian Government has decided that no untreated municipal sewage and industrial effluents will be allowed to enter the Ganges by 2020. During its 2,525-km long journey, municipal sewage from 52 cities and about 48 towns, and industrial effluents and polluting wastes from several other sources are discharged into the river

Rich, poor nations divided over climate solutions

China accused rich countries today of slowing progress at the UN climate talks, contending they are spending their energy trying to dismantle the

Tiger crisis in Madhya Pradesh is due to State-sponsored “game hunting”

With Union Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh announcing 2010 as the year of the tiger, some ghosts about the depletion and

EU sees progress in Bangkok climate talks

Work for a new climate treaty is inching forward at talks held in Bangkok this week, a European Union diplomat said Monday. Anders Turesson, the head

Appeals trial in 1999 oil pollution disaster opens in Paris

French oil giant Total and five other defendants went on trial again Monday in a Paris appeals court for a 1999 ecological disaster caused by the

Uttarakhand CM appeals for rupees 10,000 crore for Ganga's maintenance and development

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal today said that the state has sought rupees 10,000 crore annually for development-related projects and for

River dolphin is India’s national aquatic animal

To save dolphins from extinction, the Union government has declared them as the national aquatic animal. The dolphins found in the Ganga are a rare

PM chairs Ganga River Basin Authority meet

The newly formed Ganga River Basin Authority today met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, to discuss several measures regarding

India will be a ‘deal-maker’, says Jairam Ramesh

Seeking a fair and equitable agreement at the key climate talks at Copenhagen, India has insisted that it would be a deal-maker and “not a

Laurie Baker Centre: Perpetuating a legacy

Laurie Baker represented a unique tradition of architecture that blended man and nature. He emphasised local materials and traditional concepts in constructing dwellings, demonstrating a strong commitment to mass, affordable housing. Now a Centre started in his name in Thiruvananthapuram wants to take his work forward.

‘We’ll walk out of Copenhagen summit if West insists on binding emissions’

Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday asserted that “India will walk out” of the Copenhagen Climate Change summit to be

Has Chennai taken the bite out of the mosquito?

Going by the official claim, intensive fogging and spraying operations by the Chennai Corporation have reduced the mosquito density in the city from 80 to the sub-40 level per ten man-hours. Not everyone buys it.

Climate fury: Ketsana batters the Philippines

Officials say the death toll in the massive flooding in the Philippine capital and surrounding areas has climbed to 240 people, with 37 others

When snakes fight

Male rat snakes struggle for territorial control - rare images

Climate talks start with Copenhagen clock ticking

United Nations climate change talks kicked off in Bangkok on Monday with reminders that time is quickly running out for finalising a new climate deal

Bundy-on-Tap : Australian town bans bottled water

Bundanoon on Saturday became the first town in Australia, and possibly the world, to ban the sale of bottled water. The 2,500 residents voted in July

‘Green revolution turned soil infertile’

Farmers are being advised to revert to traditional practices in farming to make it sustainable in future

Philippines, ADB switch to efficient light bulbs

The Philippine government and the Asian Development Bank launched a campaign Saturday to replace power-hungry incandescent light bulbs with more

Climate talks resume in Bangkok with deal in doubt

Two years ago, governments from around the world came together on the island of Bali and agreed to urgently rein in the heat-trapping gases blamed for

Wind turbine generator manufacturing facility inaugurated

A more amicable tariff for renewable energy would be part of the government’s initiative on expansion of wind energy, said Union Minister of State for

Eco-lightbulbs changed my life and my bills

In total, lighting accounted for 28% of my home’s energy use and more than half the electricity bill. I was producing around 1.5 tonnes of CO2 every year just with my lights. This had to change. I had always known that swapping incandescent bulbs for more energy—efficient compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) would be one of the easiest ways to cut my carbon footprint.

Humanity goes into debt with nature

Humanity went into debt on Friday, having used up all that the earth’s natural systems can produce this year, according to data from Global Footprint

‘India cannot accept emission reduction targets’

India on Thursday made it clear that it cannot accept any emission reduction targets in the climate change negotiations heading for a climax in

Oil spill could devastate Orissa coast, says Greenpeace

The Orissa coast faces devastation if the large amount of oil now inside a capsized ship off the Paradip port spills out of the wreck, international

Climate change is one of the most complex problems facing humankind today: Hamid Ansari

Equity and burden sharing are central to the debate on climate change, Vice-President Hamid Ansari said on Thursday, pointing out that while India was

Sinking Indian deltas put millions at risk

Twenty-four of the thirty-three deltas in the world are sinking, and many of these are in India. This alarming finding comes from a study of the

Time grows short for climate deal

The man from the middle of the Indian Ocean, from one of the tiniest of nations, told his fellow Presidents he knew “you are not really listening.”

Fly-tipping by corporate west poisoning planet’s poor

Trafigura is just another case of global fly-tipping. It’s all too easy for firms to protect profit and pass risk to the poor world.

Obama: U.S. determined to act on climate change

United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared that his country is a serious partner in combating global warming, telling world peers “we

Wrong to blame India, says Jairam Ramesh

Blamed for the deadlock in climate change talks along with China, India has said it will be a “deal-maker” and not a “deal-breaker.” Ahead of the

Japan PM for a 25 per cent cut in greenhouse emissions by 2020

Ahead of his first visit overseas after taking oath as Japanese Prime Minister, Yukio Hatoyama sets his agenda for the upcoming UN Climate Meet very high: a reduction of greenhouse emissions by 25 per cent by the year 2020. It is the highest promised by an developed country.

Sinking Indian deltas put millions at risk

Twenty-four of the thirty-three deltas in the world are sinking, and many of these are in India. This alarming finding comes from a study of the

Govt reconstitutes tiger conservation body

The government has reconstituted the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) with prominent wildlife activist and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi as one of

Festive season brings along toxic threat to Yamuna

The already highly polluted Yamuna faces a fresh threat of toxic elements during the Navaratri festival when religious articles are immersed in the

Quake-hit Sichuan to rehabilitate panda's habitat

China's southwest quake-hit Sichuan Province will invest 600 million yuan (about 88 million U.S. dollars) to rehabilitate a 107,000-hectare habitat

ICRISAT signs Copenhagen Communique on climate change

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has signed the Copenhagen Communique on climate change, joining a host

Task force to submit report on biodiversity on Sept. 26

The Task Force on Western Ghats will submit the biodiversity study report, compiled by it over the last one year, to the Government on September 26,

U.S. seeks to bring China, India on board on climate change

The White House today emphasised on the need to have countries like India and China on board on climate change, which it said is crucial for success

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