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    Few major economies investing in nature-friendly Covid-19 recovery

    environment
    Published on Dec 17, 2020 11:41 IST
    Nearly a third of that is going to sectors that affect carbon emissions and biodiversity - energy, industry, waste management, transport and farming - but the researchers identified only $567 billion as green spending.

    At -6.4* C, Srinagar records year’s lowest temperature, 3rd lowest in decade

    Icicles are seen on tree branches, at Drung region of Tangmarg, about 50 kilometers from Srinagar.
    environment
    Updated on Dec 17, 2020 06:01 IST

    French President wants to add climate goals in constitution

    French President Emmanuel Macron announced a referendum to add the fight against climate change and the need to preserve the environment into the French Constitution.
    environment
    Updated on Dec 15, 2020 13:32 IST

    New Zealand PM defends climate change goals after emergency declaration

    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defended her country’s climate change policies, saying that comments by activist Greta Thunberg suggesting the country lacked ambition referred only to part of New Zealand’s goals on climate change.
    environment
    Updated on Dec 15, 2020 14:02 IST

    SC seeks affidavit from Centre on working to prevent air pollution

    The Supreme Court granted two days to the Central government to file an affidavit about the working of the new ordinance, which was brought to deal with air pollution in Delh-NCR and adjoining areas.
    environment
    Published on Dec 14, 2020 12:17 IST

    IBRD official lauds India’s efforts towards river rejuvenation and cleanliness

    he International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has lauded India’s efforts towards river rejuvenation and cleanliness, according to an official statement.
    environment
    Published on Dec 14, 2020 11:24 IST

    Germany agrees to amend energy law to boost renewables

    environment
    Published on Dec 14, 2020 11:04 IST

    UN secretary urges world leaders to declare states of ‘climate emergency’

    United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres.
    environment
    Updated on Dec 12, 2020 14:47 IST

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

    Local residents offer prayers to the wild elephant killed by a speeding train near Guwahati on Friday morning.
    environment
    Updated on Dec 11, 2020 11:42 IST

    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.
    environment
    Published on Dec 10, 2020 11:09 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
    environment
    Published on Dec 9, 2020 15:14 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.
    environment
    Updated on Dec 9, 2020 10:51 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.
    environment
    Updated on Dec 9, 2020 08:50 IST

    Maharashtra scraps jetty project to protect turtle nesting beach in Ratnagiri

    The Guhagar beach is an Olive Ridley turtle breeding area.
    environment
    Published on Dec 8, 2020 10:36 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.
    environment
    Published on Dec 7, 2020 03:01 IST

    Why bird feeding should stop

    Bird feeding must be phased out, just like petting zoos are mostly done.
    environment
    Published on Dec 7, 2020 01:34 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.
    environment
    Updated on Dec 6, 2020 12:17 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.
    environment
    Updated on Dec 6, 2020 09:44 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.
    environment
    Updated on Dec 5, 2020 09:16 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.
    environment
    Updated on Dec 5, 2020 03:47 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.
    environment
    Published on Nov 25, 2020 07:49 IST

    Scientists study cause of endangered whale calf’s death

    Biologists performed a necropsy on the North Atlantic right whale calf. (Representational Image)
    environment
    Updated on Nov 23, 2020 13:22 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.
    environment
    Updated on Nov 23, 2020 18:50 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.
    environment
    Updated on Nov 20, 2020 03:55 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.
    environment
    Published on Nov 18, 2020 04:11 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.
    environment
    Updated on Nov 17, 2020 21:52 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
    environment
    Published on Nov 13, 2020 15:01 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)
    environment
    Updated on Nov 9, 2020 05:27 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.
    environment
    Updated on Nov 2, 2020 11:31 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.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 28, 2020 13:38 IST
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