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    The survival of a specie hinges on a pregnant white rhino named Victoria

    environment
    Updated on May 18, 2018 04:45 IST
    Southern white rhino Victoria at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California.

    IMD apps need an update; so does India’s storm warning system

    Since its launch in 2013, the Android-based IMD Weather app has been downloaded less than 5,000 times.
    environment
    Updated on May 17, 2018 16:02 IST

    This National Geographic cover will make you think hard about plastic pollution

    This National Geographic cover has gone viral for all the right reasons (Vaughn Wallace / Twitter)
    environment
    Updated on May 17, 2018 10:57 IST

    Heavy rains, thunderstorm likely today: What the Met’s colour-coded alerts mean

    High tension wires in Agra which collapsed in the dust storm on May 2.
    environment
    Updated on May 8, 2018 04:20 IST

    First organised census for Indus dolphins to be carried out in India

    The first official census ever shall be carried out on Indus dolphins.
    environment
    Updated on May 3, 2018 10:33 IST

    How Beijing got rid of pollution tag with astute planning

    Beijing has managed to bring down its pollution levels with some micro planning.
    environment
    Updated on May 2, 2018 05:13 IST

    Air pollution killed 7 million worldwide: WHO data

    A man wearing a respiratory protection mask walks toward an office building during the smog after a red alert was issued for heavy air pollution in Beijing's central business district, China.
    environment
    Updated on May 2, 2018 07:13 IST

    Australia pledges half a billion dollars to restore Great Barrier Reef

    This file photo taken on November 20, 2014 shows an aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of the Whitsunday Islands, along the central coast of Queensland.
    environment
    Updated on Apr 29, 2018 02:41 IST

    Govt declares all protected areas ‘plastic free zones’

    Domestic waste discharged by slums along creek areas along the northern end of Mumbai.
    environment
    Updated on Apr 28, 2018 03:19 IST

    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.
    environment
    Updated on Apr 27, 2018 12:06 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)
    environment
    Updated on Apr 24, 2018 12:14 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.
    environment
    Updated on Apr 22, 2018 07:35 IST

    ‘New draft coastal zone rules a cause of concern’

    Policemen keep a close watch on the coastline of Mumbai City in Dadar area.
    environment
    Updated on Apr 19, 2018 16:57 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.
    environment
    Published on Apr 12, 2018 13:43 IST

    Oceans will have more plastic than fish by 2050: Study

    Coral reefs in Lizard Island, Australia.
    environment
    Updated on Apr 11, 2018 17:00 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.
    environment
    Updated on Apr 8, 2018 11:40 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.
    environment
    Updated on Apr 4, 2018 09:53 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.
    environment
    Updated on Mar 27, 2018 04:34 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.
    environment
    Updated on Mar 24, 2018 04:28 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
    environment
    Updated on Mar 23, 2018 11:28 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.
    environment
    Updated on Mar 23, 2018 07:30 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.
    environment
    Updated on Mar 22, 2018 17:29 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.
    environment
    Published on Mar 22, 2018 16:14 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.
    environment
    Updated on Mar 22, 2018 11:21 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.
    environment
    Updated on Mar 20, 2018 13:52 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.
    environment
    Updated on Mar 16, 2018 08:39 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.
    environment
    Updated on Mar 12, 2018 04:30 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.
    environment
    Published on Mar 1, 2018 07:49 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.
    environment
    Updated on Mar 1, 2018 07:19 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.
    environment
    Updated on Feb 28, 2018 05:31 IST
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