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    Coral patch being reclaimed at Haji Ali, allege Mumbai residents

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

    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

    Oval Maidan-sized green cover wiped out from Thane creek section over 10 years: Report

    environment
    Updated on Aug 21, 2020 04:36 IST

    Get out of climate ‘comfort zone’: Greta Thunberg is back and telling Angela Merkel to declare climate emergency

    Greta Thunberg, climate activist, pauses during a news conference on the roof of the House of World Cultures in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Angela Merkel and other political leaders must treat climate-related issues as an emergency, activist Greta Thunberg said on Thursday after meeting the German chancellor in Berlin.
    environment
    Updated on Aug 21, 2020 04:17 IST

    Scientists on Arctic mission set off on unplanned detour to North Pole

    The region above northern Greenland is usually covered in thick sea ice, sometimes built up over several years. (Representational Image)
    environment
    Updated on Aug 20, 2020 15:39 IST

    Villagers spend sleepless nights as river erosion worsens in north Bengal

    environment
    Updated on Aug 20, 2020 11:03 IST

    Urbanisation, agriculture, and climate crisis likely to take a heavier larger toll on some butterfly species

    A Female Lemon Emigrant feeding on a lantana flower, taking a momentary break on its long flight.
    environment
    Updated on Aug 19, 2020 09:47 IST

    Lockdown life, leftovers and reduced food wastage is a climate boon amid pandemic

    Pre-lockdown, an average of 24% had been wasted. (Representational Image)
    environment
    Updated on Aug 18, 2020 14:21 IST

    Climate Change: Why climate scientists believe natural gas won’t avert environment disaster

    Emissions globally need to fall by about 7.6% a year between now and 2030 to meet the 1.5C target, according to the U.N. Environment Programme. (Representational Image)
    environment
    Updated on Aug 18, 2020 13:40 IST

    Leonardo DiCaprio draws fans’ attention to climate crisis after Trump administration clears way for drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

    US President Donald Trump and actor Leonardo Di Caprio.
    environment
    Updated on Aug 18, 2020 12:53 IST

    From malaria, dengue to zika, how climate change could expose new epidemics

    Members of an environmental group hangs a banner that reads “CLIMATE CHANGE NOW” on the iconic Citgo sign near Boston's Fenway Park in Kenmore Square on Monday, Aug. 8, 2020 in Boston.
    environment
    Updated on Aug 16, 2020 07:53 IST
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