Bridging the gap
Pressured by a highly active civil society, the Kerala state government is actually giving power to the people. The decentralisation theory has …
Defiling the sacred
How the environment --- sacred to Hindus --- is bearing the brunt of pollution in the name of religion
The lake colony
Call them the "lakers". Some 10,000 of them. Parts of the Dal (land and water) belong to them. And when they feel the need to make a …
Dolphins return
Andaman Trunk Road ignores SC order, affects Jarawas' lives
Pollution of Hinduisim
Simply put it is an amazing gap between theory and practice. Yet it is one of the main reasons why India's environment is as degraded as it is …
Over half of world’s mangroves face collapse due to human actions and climate change
Mangrove ecosystems play crucial role in sequestering carbon, providing livelihoods and protecting populations from hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons
The first-ever IUCN assessment of the Himalayan Wolf is out. And it is grim
Species listed as ‘Vulnerable’, with just 2,275-3,792 mature individuals in the wild
African raptor population declines 88% in 40 years, many crossing IUCN threshold: Report
Evidence indicates two-thirds of 42 examined species to be globally threatened
Chileans reject proposed constitution promising rights to nature, indigenous people
Only 6 of Chile’s 346 electoral districts voted in favour of the new constitution
World Nature Conservation Day: These 5 communities of India preserve ecology in their own distinct ways
The main aim behind observing the day is to protect various natural resources
10 Most Critically Endangered Animals in the world
These 10 species are the most likely to go extinct in the next few years
Africa’s vultures dwindling, says study
Raptors diminishing across continent due to a number of reasons
Last call
Will the song of the sarus be heard when the wetlands of Uttar Pradesh are drained?
World Food Day 2023: Water crisis threatens $58 trillion in economic value, food security, says WWF report
Degradation of rivers, lakes, wetlands and aquifers threatens their economic value and their irreplaceable role in sustaining not only food …
European Parliament passes nature restoration law with 336 votes in favour, 300 against
The final text will now be negotiated. The aim is to reach a deal before EU Parliament elections in 2024
Tropical waters have turned green in colour, courtesy climate change: Study
The green hue comes from chlorophyll, a pigment that helps microscopic plant-like phytoplankton make food; change in ocean colour indicates …
New physics: Latest results from Cern further boost tantalising evidence
The standard model is the most successful scientific theory ever written down, and yet, we know it must be incomplete
Days after IUCN event, Macron proposes killing of 110,000 wild birds in France
Birders say draft decrees issued by Emmanuel Macron to kill thousands of birds in France done to elicit hunting lobbies’ support ahead of …
Time to reset our relationship with nature: UN ahead of 5th Environment Assembly
Addressing environmental crises will also help reach sustainable goals such as poverty-alleviation, food and water security and good health, says …
Study shows how Arctic sea ice loss accelerates permafrost thaw
Research finds that Arctic permafrost thawed in the past as well when there was no sea ice, leading to global temperature rise
Conservation of nature post-privatisation
The book Nature Conservation in the New Economy sheds light on how not to stray away from the idea of justice when dealing with a rapidly …
CITES CoP 2019: Giraffes accorded protection from trade for the first time
The giraffe has been placed in Appendix II of CITES, which places prohibitions on uncontrolled trade in a species
Fishing in truobled water
Does India need to import exotic fish species, when the experience with them has not been particularly good? Besides, the country already boasts …
Satellite Maps Forests
Jhum farming destroys forest cover in northeast India