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UN climate talks: A heartfelt appeal from a 12-yr-old amid US plans for pullout

Updated on Nov 18, 2017 12:24 pm IST

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier and COP23 president, Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama, with teenager Timothy Naulusala after his speech at the 23rd UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn.(Reuters)

After elephants, lions in line of fire as Trump rolls back ban on hunting trophies

This handout photo of a Zimbabwean lion called

Updated on Nov 17, 2017 11:30 am IST

Smog-filled India, Pakistan may turn into dangerously unhealthy snow globes: US scientific body

A Pakistani vendor carries balloons on a street amid heavy smog in Lahore. NOAA released satellite pictures and explained the reasons behind such a polluting atmosphere in major parts of north India and Pakistan.(AFP File Photo)

Updated on Nov 16, 2017 04:22 pm IST

Positive climate policies by China, India to offset weak US action: Study

Participants look at a screen showing a world map with climate anomalies during the world climate change conference in 2015.(Reuters file photo)

Updated on Nov 15, 2017 05:57 pm IST

Four out of 10 whales beached in Indonesia die of injuries and exhaustion | Pictures

Indonesian officers from Nature Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and environmental activists trying to refloat stranded sperm whales in Aceh Besar.(AFP Photo)

Updated on Nov 14, 2017 02:50 pm IST

‘Time is running out’: World scientists give humanity second warning on worsening threats to planet

People wear masks as they walk along a road amid heavy smog in New Delhi on November 9, 2017. The poor air quality triggered several emergency measures in India’s national capital.(AFP Photo)

Updated on Nov 13, 2017 10:04 pm IST

India becoming world’s top sulphur dioxide emitter, says US study

Smoke billows from the coal-based Badarpur Thermal Station in New Delhi. A study says India is becoming the world’s top sulphur dioxide emitter.(AFP)

Updated on Nov 10, 2017 12:39 pm IST

2 degrees and more: Here’s how far the world is from meeting its Paris climate deal goal

Demonstrators roll a giant globe through a street as they take part in a so-called Climate March against fossil-based energy like coal in Bonn, western Germany.(AFP Photo)

Updated on Nov 10, 2017 12:11 pm IST

Nasa images show crop burning surged before toxic smog hit Delhi-NCR

Vehicles drive through heavy smog in Delhi on November 8.(REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 10, 2017 10:20 am IST

Why north India chokes on bad air as south breathes easy

According to the Central Pollution Control Board, individual stations in Delhi and the National Capital Region recorded Air Quality Index (AQI) as high as 446 at 9.30am. Out of 19 monitoring stations in NCR, 12 recorded severe air quality.(Sanchit Khanna/HT photo)

Updated on Nov 07, 2017 01:02 pm IST

Filmmakers and journalists awarded at ‘Asia’s largest’ green film festival

The 9th edition of the CMS VATAVARAN International Film festival is being held at Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, near Rajghat in Delhi. Over 100 environment focussed films are being screened over 4 days.(Courtesy CMS VATAVARAN)

Published on Nov 05, 2017 04:05 pm IST

Environment minister sets the tone for India’s stand at Bonn climate talks

India’s Environment minister, Harsh Vardhan, described the principles that guide India’s stand at climate negotiations at a conference on Saturday.((PTI File Photo))

Published on Nov 05, 2017 03:07 pm IST

Earth’s rising fever, more floods and fires: Bad news about environment gets worse

Firefighters work to extinguish flames from a forest fire in Cabanoes near Lousa, in Portugal, on October 16, 2017.(Reuters Photo)

Updated on Nov 03, 2017 12:55 pm IST

If your paint label doesn’t say ‘lead less than 90 ppm,’ don’t buy it

Exposure to lead has been linked to low IQ among children and damage to the central nervous system.(Shutterstock)

Published on Nov 02, 2017 05:54 pm IST

Carbon dioxide levels hit record high in 2016: Here’s what it means for India

Thick smog envelops the area near India Gate in New Delhi on October 31.(HT PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 31, 2017 08:24 pm IST

Indoor pollution killed over 1.24 lakh across India in 2015, says Lancet report

Thick smog near India Gate after Diwali celebrations in New Delhi.(Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 31, 2017 09:10 am IST

Only Gujarat met toilet-building target under Swachh Bharat: report

A defunct toilet at a primary school in Ghazipur, in Bihar’s Nawada district.((Ruchir Kumar/HT Photo))

Published on Oct 29, 2017 03:09 pm IST

Country’s first project leopard coming up in Rajasthan in December

On an experimental basis the ‘Project Leopard’ will be launched in three wildlife sanctuaries of Rajasthan from December.(HT File Photo)

Updated on Oct 27, 2017 01:05 pm IST

Govt tightens standards for sewage treatment plants to fight water pollution

A sewage treatment plant in Nodia in the national capital region.(Ht Photo)

Published on Oct 24, 2017 12:50 pm IST

How an award-winning photographer captured cruelty of rhino horn trade in one photo

Photographer Brent Stirton’s image of a bullet-ridden rhino, with its horn cut off, speaks of the horrors of poaching.(Credit: Brent Stirton, Wildlife Photographer of the Year)

Updated on Oct 23, 2017 05:26 pm IST

Where can you check your air quality this Diwali?

With improved real time monitoring on the ground Delhi residents can track air quality in their neighbourhood on an hourly basis.(Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 20, 2017 12:58 pm IST

Government effort to develop pollution-free crackers a non-starter

(File photo for representation))

Published on Oct 18, 2017 02:02 pm IST

This photo of a snake peeping out of frogs’ mouth will give you the creeps

The photo of the snake peeping out of the gaping mouth of a frog is going viral (representational image. HT Filephoto/ SD Biju)

Updated on Oct 18, 2017 02:03 pm IST

Graded action plan to come into force on October 17

The graded action plan lays down emergency provisions that are enacted for different levels of air pollution in Delhi NCR.(HT Photo)

Published on Oct 16, 2017 12:58 pm IST

Centre proposes nixing recharge requirement for industries extracting groundwater

If current trends for groundwater exploitation continue almost 60% of India’s aquifers will be in a critical condition within 20 years, according to the World Bank.(PTI photo)

Published on Oct 16, 2017 11:49 am IST

No independent experts in national coastal zone management authority

Regulation of India’s coasts is governed by the coastal management rules 2011, but they are poorly implemented environmentalists say.(HT File))

Updated on Oct 12, 2017 12:01 pm IST

As SC ban on sale sparks debate, firecrackers emit toxins 200 to 2,000 times above safe limits

A woman employee drying up crackers at a factory in Sivakasi district in Tamil Nadu. The firecrackers business may be hit by crores due the ban on its sale in Delhi National Capital Region till October 31.(PTI Photo)

Updated on Oct 11, 2017 09:27 am IST

‘Go home’: Thousands protest across Australia against Adani’s coal mine project

A protester holds a sign as he participates in a national Day of Action against Adani's planned coal mine at Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia.(Reuters Photo)

Updated on Oct 07, 2017 01:54 pm IST

MP lost 17 tigers in 2017: NTCA

India hosts the largest tiger population in the world but they face persistent poaching threats.(Reuters File Photo))

Published on Oct 06, 2017 06:49 pm IST

India’s renewable energy capacity to double by 2022, report says

Solar power will be among the biggest contributors to enhanced green power in the country.((HT photo/Praful Gangurde))

Published on Oct 04, 2017 05:48 pm IST

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