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    A Nobel Peace Prize for Greta Thunberg? In the age of climate change and coronavirus, it is possible

    environment
    Updated on Sep 17, 2020 08:55 IST
    FILE PHOTO: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg holds a poster reading "School strike for Climate" as she protests in front of the Swedish Parliament Riksdagen, in Stockholm, Sweden, September 4, 2020.

    680 projects in wildlife rich and protected areas were cleared in past 5 years

    Jharkhand, July 03 (ANI): Deserted view of Jharia mining area during second day of coal strike against the privatization of coal mines, in Dhanbad on Friday. (ANI Photo)
    environment
    Published on Sep 17, 2020 04:17 IST

    These scientists are studying why California keeps burning

    TOPSHOT - A firefighter watches the Bobcat Fire burning on hillsides near Monrovia Canyon Park in Monrovia, California on September 15, 2020. - A major fire that has been raging outside Los Angeles for more than a week threatened to engulf a historic observatory and billion-dollar broadcast towers on September 15 as firefighters struggled to contain the flames. The so-called Bobcat Fire was within 500 feet (150 meters) from the 116-year-old Mt. Wilson Observatory, the US Forest Service said in a tweet, while fire officials said crews were in place "ready to receive the fire." (Representational)
    environment
    Updated on Sep 16, 2020 16:19 IST

    Global emissions of greenhouse gases plummet during lockdown, but for how long?

    Global emissions of greenhouse gases plummeted during the lockdowns but they’re already heading back up to pre-corona levels.
    environment
    Updated on Sep 16, 2020 11:33 IST

    Pest attack on Mumbai’s mangrove forests unusually early this year: Forest department

    Mumbai’s died up mangrove forests.
    environment
    Updated on Jan 6, 2021 01:38 IST

    World Ozone Day 2020: How we can do our part for preserving it

    World Ozone Day 2020: Significance of International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
    environment
    Updated on Sep 16, 2020 07:49 IST

    ‘Soil pollution from Kanjur landfill killing fish less than 500m from flamingo sanctuary’

    Hundreds of dead fish were floating in and along the edges of the creek on Tuesday.
    environment
    Updated on Sep 16, 2020 06:22 IST

    Covid-19 waste: Maharashtra pollution body asks BMC to enhance abatement measures

    MPCB said black smoke was being generated from burning a voluminous amount of personal protective equipment (PPE) kits daily but the unit was not violating emission norms for nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
    environment
    Published on Sep 15, 2020 03:55 IST

    Fishermen leader moves Bombay HC, complains about lack of action to stop banned purse seine nets, high-density LED lights

    In his petition, Akhil Maharashtra Macchimar Kruti Samittee chairman Damodar Tandel said no action has been taken to stop the banned activities reported mostly off the coast of Ratnagiri despite repeated complaints.
    environment
    Published on Sep 12, 2020 09:19 IST

    Coral patch being reclaimed at Haji Ali, allege Mumbai residents

    A view of the completed reclamation at Mahalaxmi Bay.
    environment
    Published on Sep 12, 2020 07:55 IST

    Oil exploration in forests to become cheaper, easier

    The environment ministry is also considering allowing flexibility in prescribing scales of maps for exploration so that exploration projects can be cleared faster.
    environment
    Published on Sep 12, 2020 04:43 IST

    Uttarakhand forest department to use GIS to check for encroachments

    In the last two surveys conducted by the Forest Survey of India over a period of four years from 2015 to 2019, Uttarakhand has not reported an increase of even 1% forest cover.
    environment
    Published on Sep 10, 2020 11:18 IST

    New landslide zones activated on Char Dham road: Experts

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the width of the highway shall not exceed the 5.5 metres that the Union road transport and highways ministry specified in 2018 for under-construction roads in mountainous terrain.
    environment
    Updated on Sep 10, 2020 06:25 IST

    Humans pushing 1 in 3 freshwater species to extinction

    The size of wetlands in India has shrunk to only 0.03% area of the total geographic area. In
    environment
    Updated on Sep 10, 2020 06:35 IST

    Increased warming closing in on limit agreed upon, says UN report

    The report comes on the heels of a weekend of weather gone wild around the U.S.: Scorching heat, record California wildfires and two more Atlantic storms that set records for earliest 16th and 17th named storms. (Representational Image)
    environment
    Updated on Sep 9, 2020 17:59 IST

    Air pollution: Low ozone layer found over Brahmaputra river valley

    The study has found a relatively low concentration of Ozone over Guwahati compared to the other urban locations in India. (Representational Image)
    environment
    Updated on Sep 7, 2020 02:56 IST

    Vegetation in Bering Sea island shows ice at lowest levels in 5,500 years: Report

    A frozen beach on the Bering Sea coast is seen near the last stretch mushers must pass before the finish line of the Iditarod dog sled race in Nome, Alaska.
    environment
    Updated on Sep 3, 2020 04:25 IST

    Lucknow University begins survey of UP’s state bird sarus

    The sarus is found mainly in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah, Mainpuri and Shahjahanpur districts. But their population is on the decline due to the use of pesticides and the birds being preyed upon.
    environment
    Updated on Sep 3, 2020 03:42 IST

    King Cobra sighted at altitude of over 2,100 m in Uttarakhand’s Mukteshwar

    A King Cobra was spotted at Mukteshwar, Uttarakhand. Mukteshwar is at 2,171 metres altitude.
    environment
    Published on Sep 3, 2020 02:43 IST

    Vijay Cavale: Bengaluru’s favourite bird man did not believe in making Nature a commodity

    Vijay Cavale in the field.
    environment
    Updated on Sep 2, 2020 08:36 IST

    Criminal networks exploiting legitimate pollution management businesses: Interpol

    The study said that plastic waste containers have been piling up in South-East Asian ports and sometimes it is re-exported illegally to neighbouring areas.
    environment
    Updated on Aug 29, 2020 05:33 IST

    Polluted air linked to increase in blood pressure: Study

    The study found that for every 15 micrograms per cubic metres exposure in PM 2.5, there was an increase in 3.3 mm Hg in systolic BP.
    environment
    Updated on Aug 29, 2020 04:44 IST

    Economic slowdown, Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan makes it difficult to comply with air pollution norms: Power ministry

    Power ministry officials said nearly 300 thermal power plants out of 441 are to award bids for flue gas desulphurization. One of the issues is that FGD is manufactured in China and hence has to be imported from there..
    environment
    Updated on Aug 29, 2020 11:28 IST

    Sustainability: Coconut and palm oil industries at loggerheads over environmental impact

    A study published in respected scientific journal ‘Current Biology’ in July highlighted the impact on native animal species because of coconut oil production deforestation.
    environment
    Updated on Aug 29, 2020 03:16 IST

    Scientists calculate Earth’s Ice Age temperatures, and how low did it go

    During the Ice Age, which lasted from about 115,000 to 11,000 years ago, large mammals well adapted to a cold climate such as the mammoths, mastodons, woolly rhinos and saber-toothed cats roamed the landscape. (Representational Image)
    environment
    Updated on Aug 27, 2020 07:32 IST

    Plantation norms for highway projects relaxed

    Increasingly, acquiring large stretches of non-forest land is posing a problem for projects that are required to conduct compensatory afforestation against the diversion of forest land.
    environment
    Updated on Aug 27, 2020 10:50 IST

    Misuse of Mineral Foundation funds: HC asks Goa to respond in two weeks

    Various mining-affected villages have filed proposals for improvement of their village assets, including water resources and agricultural fields, and have sought funds from the DMFs’ kitty to alleviate their woes.
    environment
    Updated on Aug 26, 2020 11:27 IST

    Platypus to be given more protection to save from extinction in Australia

    The platypus is listed as endangered in South Australia.
    environment
    Updated on Aug 24, 2020 15:00 IST

    Since 1994, Earth lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice

    Describing the loss as “staggering”, scientists warn that the sea level rise could reach a metre by the end of the century.
    environment
    Updated on Aug 24, 2020 07:46 IST

    Climate Change: Report urges action on tidal flooding, beach erosion due to environmental damage

    The report said the region has more than 50 miles (80 kilometers) of seawalls and other hard coastal barriers that would cost more than $88 million to repair, but aren’t adequate for the risks posed by climate change. (Representational Image)
    environment
    Updated on Aug 21, 2020 08:44 IST
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