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    Scientists study cause of endangered whale calf’s death

    environment
    Updated on Nov 23, 2020 13:22 IST
    Biologists performed a necropsy on the North Atlantic right whale calf. (Representational Image)

    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

    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.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 28, 2020 09:16 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.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 27, 2020 12:35 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.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 23, 2020 11:00 IST

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

    Representational image
    environment
    Updated on Oct 22, 2020 12:04 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.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 18, 2020 16:49 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.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 18, 2020 10:53 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.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 18, 2020 06:37 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’.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 17, 2020 17:18 IST

    The IMF has a blueprint for helping the climate without hurting economic growth

    For decades, the need to cut emissions has been dogged by questions that essentially boil down to: how much will it cost, and is it worth it?
    environment
    Updated on Oct 17, 2020 14:00 IST

    Early harvest, labour unavailability due to pandemic led to more farm fires this time, say officials

    According to the Punjab Pollution Control Board, the state has recorded 4,585 farm fires this season so far compared to 1,631 such incidents during the corresponding period last year.
    environment
    Published on Oct 17, 2020 13:31 IST

    Smog returns to Indian capital as agriculture fires start

    The Air Quality Index in New Delhi rose past 270.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 16, 2020 14:00 IST

    ‘Pollution watchdogs late this year again’: Environmentalists

    Vehicular pollution, power plants, haphazard and unregulated construction, demolition activities, burning of waste through the year among other activities, contribute massively to the escalating level of harmful gases and particulate pollution in the atmosphere.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 16, 2020 13:10 IST

    China’s Jiaxin to sell Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine for $60 in cases of emergency

    People work in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 16, 2020 08:46 IST

    Amur falcons, the longest flying migratory birds, begin to arrive in Manipur

    Tamenglong forest skyline in Manipur covered with groups of Amur falcons arriving for their annual inter-continental journey.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 15, 2020 09:22 IST

    Delhi records worst air quality since February; wind direction shift may bring relief

    The city recorded a 24-hour average AQI of 261. It was 216 on Sunday and 221 on Saturday. (Representational Image)
    environment
    Updated on Oct 13, 2020 12:15 IST

    Climate change spurs doubling of disasters since 2000: UN

    The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said 7,348 major disaster events had occurred between 2000 and 2019.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 13, 2020 05:32 IST

    World bank still investing billions in fossil fuels, study shows

    The World Bank said in a statement that it stopped financing upstream investments in oil and gas in 2019.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 12, 2020 13:47 IST

    Not-so-green New Zealand has a dirty river problem

    For a government that is leading in the polls and has been widely praised for its handling of the biggest global health crisis in decades, nitrate levels in rivers may seem like a marginal campaign issue. (Representational Image)
    environment
    Updated on Oct 12, 2020 13:01 IST

    Covid-19: Rajasthan CM urges people not to use firecrackers this Diwali

    The chief minister said the people should celebrate Diwali with self-discipline.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 10, 2020 17:29 IST

    Delhi’s air quality continues to remain under ‘poor’ category

    The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) on Wednesday had forecasted deterioration of air quality in the national capital with increasing magnitude till October 10.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 10, 2020 13:17 IST

    Gurugram, Faridabad to have pollution control rooms functioning round the clock

    Gurugram, Haryana pictured at night.
    environment
    Updated on Oct 10, 2020 13:07 IST
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