The coastal States of India may not suffer from the massive algal bloom that has been reported from the Arabian Sea. Ocean-watchers had earlier reported that a bloom of the…

Conventions on General Principles: Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment , 1972 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 1989 Aarhus Convention on Access to information, Public…

The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal on Monday suspended the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) that was to come up in Theni and…

In a first in the country, the Uttarakhand High Court declared that the rivers Ganga and Yamuna were “living persons.” On March 15, New Zealand river Whanganui became the first…

Fewer winter migratory water birds from central and north Asia were sighted at the Ropar Wetland in Punjab this season, apparently because of increasing human interference. Findings: Asian Waterbird Census…

With the Uttarakhand forest department focusing on tiger conservation, the State is soon to get two new tiger reserves, work towards which is under way. The Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary, which…

The Bhitarkanika National Park officials have rescued an endangered barn owl a scheduled animal under the Wildlife Act, from a place of worship at a village in Odisha’s Kendrapara district.…

The house sparrow that was declared the ‘State Bird of Delhi’ in 2012 is edging towards extinction due to the lack of an emotional connect. Factors: “Common sparrows are going…

A recent study published in Carbon Balance and Management, unearthed the amazing ability of Amazon forest in absorbing the carbon emitted nine amazon nations. The forests, which act as carbon…

The twice-a-year algal bloom phenomenon that extends from the Gulf of Oman to India is attributed to climate change. The Irish call it the sea ghost, the Taiwanese refer to…