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Greenpiece: Animal celebs and big cats can be better used for education

Published on Jan 24, 2022 03:55 am IST

The celebrity tigress, Collarwali, lived and died in the grand landscape of Pench National Park, aged 16.(File photo)

‘Plantations meet ecological functions of natural forests’: Bhupender Yadav

Union minister for environment, forest & climate change, labour & employment Bhupender Yadav. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 24, 2022 05:31 am IST

More endangered turtles to be released with GPS tags in Bengal's Sundarbans

Ten batagur baskas - seven females and three males- were fitted with GPS device and released in a river in Sundarbans mangrove forest on January 19. (Representative image/HT File)

Published on Jan 21, 2022 06:49 pm IST

Code red: How Tonga's volcano-triggered tsunami rings alarm for climate risk

Workers clean an oil spill caused by abnormal waves, triggered by a massive underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga, off the coast of Lima, in Ventanilla, Peru.(REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 20, 2022 03:17 pm IST

2021 was among the seven hottest years on record, says UN body

Smoke billows from a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, on September 10, 2019. (REUTERS/File)

Published on Jan 19, 2022 03:12 pm IST

Sixth mass extinction event in progress, claims study; blames human activities

A new study has warned of new mass extinction event taking place on Earth.(Representative Photo/Twitter/@Space_Station)

Published on Jan 18, 2022 10:54 am IST

Ecological Issues Must Become Election Issues

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Published on Jan 17, 2022 03:48 pm IST

2021 was fifth-hottest year on record: List of extreme events and their impact

Climate change has led to increase in the levels of carbon dioxide and methane int he atmosphere.(AP Photo)

Published on Jan 11, 2022 07:09 am IST

Cabinet clears ₹12k-cr green energy corridor

The govt is pulling out all stops to ensure that this huge injection of electricity in the grid from infirm sources such as solar and wind doesn’t pose any threat to the national grid.

Updated on Jan 07, 2022 07:03 am IST

India plans to introduce 50 cheetahs in 5 years

India plans to introduce 50 cheetahs in 5 years.(iStock / Photo used for representational purpose)

Published on Jan 06, 2022 07:23 am IST

Crews box in Colorado wildfire as investigators seek cause

A fire burns near a home Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, north of Boulder, Colo. (Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera via AP)

Updated on Jan 05, 2022 10:59 am IST

Greenpiece: Let us shift to greener ways in the fight against Covid-19

That Covid has resulted in significant amounts of plastic waste is not new.(Satish Bate/HT Photo)

Published on Jan 03, 2022 06:18 am IST

Himalayan glaciers melting at 'exceptional rate' due to global warming: Study

The water released through that melting has raised sea levels across the world by between 0.92 millimetres (mm) and 1.38 mm, researchers said.(Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology | Representational image)

Published on Dec 20, 2021 06:51 pm IST

Bill in Lok Sabha seeks changes in wildlife protection act

A one-horned Rhino with its calf and a wild buffalo grazing at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, in Morigaon(ANI)

Published on Dec 18, 2021 12:33 am IST

Several states failed to utilise funds for air pollution control: Data

Utilisation of the <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>375.44 crores given in the past two years has been low by most states, according to the data, with 22 states under NCAP collectively utilising only 33.53% of the amount. (HT File)

Updated on Dec 18, 2021 04:51 am IST

Govt committed to ensure clean air, healthy life to all: Bhupender Yadav

“Chaired the first meeting of the Apex Committee of the National Clean Air Programme. India has been at the forefront of taking up policy approaches that give paramount importance to conserving ecology,” Union minister Bhupender Yadav tweeted.(Twitter/@byadavbjp)

Published on Dec 17, 2021 08:53 pm IST

SC asks air quality panel to seek 'permanent solution' to Delhi's pollution woes

The ban on construction activities will continue and schools will also continue to function through online mode for the time being. (REUTERS)

Published on Dec 16, 2021 01:23 pm IST

Siberian town recorded 38 degrees Celsius last year, UN agency confirms

A man digs a control line during the work on extinguishing a forest fire near the village of Magaras in the region of Yakutia, Russia July 17, 2021. (REUTERS)

Published on Dec 14, 2021 01:15 pm IST

Greenpiece: The mind matters in climate crisis

A man wades into the ocean at sunset,(AP file for representation)

Published on Dec 13, 2021 06:38 am IST

Delhi needs strict regional, local action to tackle air pollution, study finds

The study estimates the emission and PM2.5 concentration reduction potentials of different policy interventions across sectors such as transport, biomass and industries. (File photo)

Published on Dec 09, 2021 10:27 pm IST

‘Non-compliance to emission control measures at power plants put health at risk’

The operation of power plants in Delhiand the national capital region can be better regulated to meet power demand for the region without operating polluting non-compliant power plants during winter months. (File photo / AP)

Published on Dec 09, 2021 02:13 pm IST

Greenpiece: Rethinking smog and smog towers in Delhi

Tens of crore are being spent on ineffective boondoggles such as smog towers in Delhi.(Sanchit Khanna/HT file photo)

Published on Dec 06, 2021 05:43 am IST

'Can't just recycle our way out of plastic crisis,' say experts

Workers push a bundle of crushed plastic bottles at a recycling factory in Ahmedabad, India.(REUTERS File)

Published on Dec 05, 2021 04:18 pm IST

Need to save greenery amid new Covid variant

Being able to enjoy nature, even in semi-seclusion, is an important route to well-being.(HT Photo)

Published on Nov 29, 2021 12:35 am IST

UK report says crabs, lobsters feel pain, classifies them as 'sentient beings'

The UK government order is based on a report by the London School of Economics, which said that lobsters and crabs shouldn't be boiled alive.

Published on Nov 24, 2021 08:33 am IST

Southern states to receive more rain as govts assess damages

A view of a flooded area in Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. (AP)

Published on Nov 22, 2021 08:03 pm IST

Greenpiece: Lessons we can take from Baiga’s lifestyle

A Baiga eats primarily what grows on plants, with very little farmed food.(Pixabay | Representational image)

Published on Nov 22, 2021 03:09 am IST

Andhra floods: Death toll crosses 30; several villages destroyed

Residents wade through a flood-affected area in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh(PTI Photo)

Updated on Nov 21, 2021 10:55 pm IST

Weather conditions to turn hostile, to intensify winter air pollution in Bengal

Kolkata’s air quality was worse than Delhi for over a fortnight in November and December 2018. (File photo / AP)

Published on Nov 20, 2021 04:04 pm IST

The mysterious case of ‘missing’ tigers of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve

An official said the ranges are among the three major migratory routes for the big cats, indicating the tigers may have left the reserve and are untraceable. (ANI Photo/File/Representative use)

Updated on Nov 17, 2021 04:20 pm IST

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