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Speeding train kills elephant near Guwahati; 3rd incident this year

Updated on Dec 11, 2020 05:12 pm IST

Local residents offer prayers to the wild elephant killed by a speeding train near Guwahati on Friday morning.(Sourced)

Maharashtra appoints panel to phase out unsustainable fishing

There are 456 fishing villages in seven districts—Mumbai city, Mumbai suburban, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg.(AFP File)

Published on Dec 10, 2020 04:39 pm IST

A year after crash, Israel unveils new plan for moon landing

SpaceIL, the nonprofit Israeli initiative announced on Wednesday that it is launching the Beresheet 2 project will aim to send three spacecraft, an orbiter and two landers, to the moon(Twitter)

Published on Dec 09, 2020 08:44 pm IST

Low carbon recovery from Covid-19 slowdown can solve climate crisis: Report

2020 is currently on track to be one of the warmest on record, with wildfires, droughts, storms and glacier melt only intensifying.(Representational Image)

Updated on Dec 09, 2020 04:21 pm IST

France’s Macron says nuclear will remain key energy source

France has said it will cut its reliance on nuclear energy to 50% from 75% by 2035 and has yet to make a final decision on whether to build next-generation EPR nuclear reactors.(Unsplash)

Updated on Dec 09, 2020 02:20 pm IST

Maharashtra scraps jetty project to protect turtle nesting beach in Ratnagiri

The Guhagar beach is an Olive Ridley turtle breeding area.(Sourced)

Published on Dec 08, 2020 04:06 pm IST

1,014 participate in 2nd edition of The Salim Ali Nature Quiz

The last round of the quiz had questions based on Salim Ali, renowned ornithologist, also known as the Birdman of India, after whom the event is named.(Sunil Ghosh/HT file photo. Representative image)

Published on Dec 07, 2020 08:31 am IST

Why bird feeding should stop

Bird feeding must be phased out, just like petting zoos are mostly done.(Sonu Mehta/HT file photo)

Published on Dec 07, 2020 07:04 am IST

Conservation outlook of Western Ghats grim, says new IUCN report

According to IUCN 2020 report, the conservation outlook of the mountain chain of the Western Ghats, one of the worlds eight hottest hot spots of biological diversity, is of significant concern. Representational image.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Dec 06, 2020 05:47 pm IST

MP on verge of losing Lesser Floricans, state wants breeding center

An expert said that crop pattern change and the increase of Nilgai (Blue bull) population are the major reasons behind the decrease in numbers of the endangered Lesser Florican.

Updated on Dec 06, 2020 03:14 pm IST

Maharashtra expands protected wildlife area beyond 10000 sq km

All non-government members of the State wildlife board unanimously welcomed the decision to declare Kanhargaon a sanctuary.(Photo Courtesy- Maharashtra Forest Department)

Updated on Dec 05, 2020 02:46 pm IST

Impose green tax on tourism in Goa to fund climate change fight: Expert panel

The report has noted that Goa and its surrounding region has witnessed warming trends much faster than the rest of the country.(REUTERS photo)

Updated on Dec 05, 2020 09:17 am IST

Sri Lanka digs moat around Ampara landfill to keep out hungry elephants

Sri Lankan government is digging trenches around the facility to deter the animals. Villagers who have had an uneasy coexistence with the wild herds, say the situation is only getting worse.(AP Photo | Representational image)

Published on Nov 25, 2020 01:19 pm IST

Scientists study cause of endangered whale calf’s death

Biologists performed a necropsy on the North Atlantic right whale calf. (Representational Image)(Pixabay)

Updated on Nov 23, 2020 06:52 pm IST

Maharashtra: Panje tidal water blockade lifted, strengthens demand for bird sanctuary

The area had been going dry over the past few months as the free flow of tidal water had been restricted by the sluice gates on one side and artificial bunds on the other.(Source: NatConnect Foundation)

Updated on Nov 24, 2020 12:20 am IST

Biomedical waste incineration plant to shift out of Mumbai by Feb 2022

Mumbai residents complained that the black smoke emitted by the waste incineration plant was polluting the area & affecting health of locals.(HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 20, 2020 09:25 am IST

Maharashtra: Uran to get its first mangrove park by June 2021

Previous violation at Belpada near JNPT special economic zone. The area, along with other eco-sensitive zones in Uran, has faced the problem of debris dumping that has threatened mangrove patches in the Raigad district.(HT Photo)

Published on Nov 18, 2020 09:41 am IST

Dead whales wash up in France

The dead fin whales in the past six weeks have been malnourished and shown evidence of haemorrhaging in the cardiac and respiratory systems.(REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 18, 2020 03:22 am IST

‘On steroids’: Hurricanes are becoming turbocharged and harder to predict

About 56% of all US storm-related fatalities since 1900 have come from just three storms(AFP)

Published on Nov 13, 2020 08:31 pm IST

In India, polluted air spells trouble for virus patients

A thick quilt of smog lingered over the Indian capital and its suburbs on Friday. (Representational Image)(Unsplash)

Updated on Nov 09, 2020 10:57 am IST

Farm fire share in Delhi’s pollution but opposition parties are in denial: Gopal Rai

According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ air quality monitor, SAFAR, the share of stubble burning in Delhi’s pollution rose to 40 per cent on Sunday, the maximum so far this season.(Pixabay)

Updated on Nov 02, 2020 05:01 pm IST

Anti-firecracker campaign to be launched in Delhi from November 3: Gopal Rai

The minister said only ‘green’ firecrackers can be manufactured, sold and used in Delhi this Diwali as per a Supreme Court order issued in 2018.(Pixabay)

Updated on Oct 28, 2020 07:08 pm IST

Indian outfit wins UN award for efforts to combat climate change amid Covid-19

The Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) is among the winners of the 2020 UN Global Climate Action Award.(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 28, 2020 02:46 pm IST

Japan’s new climate pledge faces a massive hurdle

New Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday confirmed that the world’s fifth largest emitter and third biggest economy will become the latest country to set a goal in line with the Paris Agreement to limit global warming.(Pixabay)

Updated on Oct 27, 2020 06:05 pm IST

Japan set to target zero emissions by 2050 in policy shift

Japan previously said it would aim to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050 and achieve net-zero emissions sometime in the latter half of the century.(Pixabay)

Updated on Oct 23, 2020 04:30 pm IST

Himalayas poised for a series of big earthquakes, may extend to Delhi, Chandigarh: Study

Representational image(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 22, 2020 05:34 pm IST

Give China a cheer for making polluters pay

A long-awaited national carbon market that is finally set to begin trading this year will be less demanding and more limited than initially anticipated.(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 18, 2020 10:19 pm IST

Share of stubble burning in Delhi’s pollution likely to increase

The city recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 275 at 8:30 am.(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 18, 2020 04:23 pm IST

Tigress found dead in Bandhavgarh with 1 cub, 3 missing

The Tigress was spotted with her four cubs a few days ago and authorities are worried about the three missing cubs.(HT Photo/File/Representative)

Updated on Oct 18, 2020 12:07 pm IST

Noida’s air quality ‘very poor’; roads sprinkled with water, cleaned by machines to check pollution

According to the index, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.(Pixabay)

Updated on Oct 17, 2020 10:48 pm IST

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