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Govt declares all protected areas ‘plastic free zones’

Updated on Apr 28, 2018 08:49 am IST

Domestic waste discharged by slums along creek areas along the northern end of Mumbai.(HT File Photo)

Monsoon in India hurled almost 37,000 lightning bolts in a single day

Apart from India and Bangladesh, other hot spots for lightning include US, Australia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Malaysia and Congo.(HT/Photo for representation)

Updated on Apr 27, 2018 05:36 pm IST

Giant ‘horrendous’ looking mosquito found in China

The giant mosquito belongs to the world’s largest mosquito species called Holorusia mikado. (Photo for representative purposes only)(Shutterstock)

Updated on Apr 24, 2018 05:44 pm IST

Earth Day 2018: Meet Delhi’s eco-warriors who continue to fight for a greener, cleaner city

Participants of Run to Clean use biodegradable bags to collect and dispose garbage in bins, during one of their events in Connaught Place, last year.

Updated on Apr 22, 2018 01:05 pm IST

‘New draft coastal zone rules a cause of concern’

Policemen keep a close watch on the coastline of Mumbai City in Dadar area.(HT File Photo)

Updated on Apr 19, 2018 10:27 pm IST

India faces risk of shrinking reservoirs, could spark water crisis: Study

A man walks on dry reservoir bed next to Gunda Dam in Botad district, some 150 km from Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, on April 1, 2016. Report shows shrinking of Sardar Sarovar reservoir in Gujarat.(AFP File Photo)

Published on Apr 12, 2018 07:13 pm IST

Oceans will have more plastic than fish by 2050: Study

Coral reefs in Lizard Island, Australia.(AP Photo)

Updated on Apr 11, 2018 10:30 pm IST

Around 50 black kites die mysteriously in 24 hours in Bengal’s Siliguri

Veterinary doctors treat sick black kites at Bengal Safari veterinary hospital in Siliguri after around 50 birds were found dead overnight and several others were found in a sick condition.(AFP)

Updated on Apr 08, 2018 05:10 pm IST

Developing nations to study ways to dim sunshine, slow global warming

A cloud of smoke coming out from a chimney in a winter sky in Seclin, northern France.(AFP File Photo)

Updated on Apr 04, 2018 03:23 pm IST

Govt relaxes e-waste rules as deadline looms

The rules, notified in 2016, required manufacturers to take responsibility for retrieving and recycling a portion of their output, a provision called extended producer responsibility.(File Photo)

Updated on Mar 27, 2018 10:04 am IST

Arctic Ocean winter ice, the size of Egypt or Colombia, nears a record low

Blue sky begins to break through the clouds over Arctic Ocean ice.(File Photo)

Updated on Mar 24, 2018 09:58 am IST

India proposes more stringent emission norms for brick kilns to check pollution in Indo-Gangetic plain

A labourer transports bricks on a cart in a brick kiln on the outskirts of Jalandhar. Brick kilns are found clustered around big metros like Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kanpur and Patna feeding a construction boom(AFP)

Updated on Mar 23, 2018 04:58 pm IST

Weather and climate disasters cost countries $320 billion in 2017, the most expensive year recorded

File photo of an aerial view of the flood-affected districts of lower Assam.(PTI photo)

Updated on Mar 23, 2018 01:00 pm IST

Plastic dumped in Pacific Ocean bigger than France, Germany, Spain combined, shows study

Plastic trash is seen strewn across a beach at Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean on February 2.(AFP Photo)

Updated on Mar 22, 2018 10:59 pm IST

Monsoon likely to be unaffected by El Nino weather phenomenon this year

India defines average, or normal, rainfall as between 96% and 104% of a 50-year average of 89 cm for the entire four-month season. El Nino, a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific that typically occurs every few years, is linked to crop damage, fires and flash floods.(File Photo)

Published on Mar 22, 2018 09:44 pm IST

Global carbon emissions rose to historic high in 2017

Carbon dioxide emissions are the primary cause of global average temperature rise, which countries are seeking to curb to avoid the most devastating effects of climate change.(Sakib Ali/HT File Photo)

Updated on Mar 22, 2018 04:51 pm IST

Govt extends deadline for adhering to bio-medical waste disposal rules to next year

The government is nudging hospitals across the country to comply with norms of bio medical waste management rules.(HT PHOTO)

Updated on Mar 20, 2018 07:22 pm IST

Govt’s draft forest policy focuses on commercial use, climate change mitigation

The Centre has released the draft of a new forest policy that seeks to replace a 30-year-old policy. The new policy gives emphasis on commercial use of forest produce, climate change mitigation and prevention of forest fires.(HT File Photo for representational purpose only)

Updated on Mar 16, 2018 02:09 pm IST

Centre’s clean air plan goes beyond Delhi, urban India and outdoor pollution

Foreign tourists at the Lotus Temple on a smoggy morning in New Delhi. A Global Burden of Disease report published last year estimated that 1.1 million deaths in India were linked to PM 2.5 air pollution in 2015.(Burhaan Kinu/HT File Photo)

Updated on Mar 12, 2018 10:00 am IST

Experts predict dip in rains, but uncertain of effects of global warming on monsoon

The dip in rains, as per the study, is due to the combined effect of the decrease in low pressure activity in the Bay of Bengal by 60% and a 10% increase in northern states over land.(AFP File Photo)

Published on Mar 01, 2018 01:19 pm IST

Antarctica: A laboratory for climate change, and hope for a warming planet

This handout picture released by Greenpeace on January 24, 2018 shows glacier front and icebergs at Joinville Island, facing the Antarctic Sound at the opening of the Weddell Sea during a submarine-based scientific research.(AFP)

Updated on Mar 01, 2018 12:49 pm IST

Video of Rhino calf crying next to mother killed by poachers triggers grief, anger

The rhino calf was crying next to her mother’s dead body, at the Pilanesberg national park in South Africa.(Video screengrab)

Updated on Feb 28, 2018 11:01 am IST

‘Wacky’ weather: Warmer Arctic, wintery blast in Europe may be linked to global warming, say scientists

The frozen shore of the Elbe is pictured at sunrise in front of a backdrop of the old town of Dresden, Germany.(AFP Photo)

Updated on Feb 27, 2018 04:29 pm IST

Srinagar air quality worse than Delhi’s on some days, use of coal to blame: Study

Harsh winters force Kashmiris to use conventional fuel like coal to warm homes and water. This leads to spike in pollution during winter months.(HT file photo)

Updated on Feb 23, 2018 02:29 pm IST

Land degradation cost India 2.5% of its GDP in 2014-15

About 30% of India’s geographic area is undergoing degradation, according to the Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas of India of the Space Applications Centre of ISRO(Representative image)

Published on Feb 19, 2018 11:21 pm IST

India emerges as hotspot of pangolin trafficking to China, Southeast Asia

Almost 650 pangolins have been trafficked from India every year since 2009 according to a report by TRAFFIC India.(AFP FILE)

Published on Feb 19, 2018 01:49 pm IST

Centre notifies draft rules for use of ₹50k crore afforestation funds

The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act was passed in 2016, creating national and state-level fund.(HT File Photo)

Published on Feb 18, 2018 08:01 pm IST

148,000 Borneo orangutans have died since 1999, fewer apes survive: Study

An orangutan hold its baby at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center in the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island.(Reuters File Photo)

Updated on Feb 16, 2018 03:23 pm IST

21 dolphins die after dozens wash ashore on coast of Baja California Sur in Mexico

Marine experts believe an attack by a group of bottlenose dolphins provoked the mass beaching.(AP File Photo/Representative image)

Published on Feb 14, 2018 09:24 am IST

Sea levels to be 2 feet higher by end of this century: Data shows effect of warming oceans

A banner hangs from the Pont d'Alma bridge with the message,

Updated on Feb 13, 2018 01:31 pm IST

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