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environment news

The big-stakes fight to save pygmy hog, the world's tiniest wild pig

There are just few hundred pygmy hogs left in the wild today.
Updated on Jul 12, 2026 11:37 am IST

Heart surgeon ranks environmental toxins on a scale of 1 to 10

Read more to find out how much secondhand smoke ranks at, on a scale of one to 10!
Published on Jun 29, 2026 06:01 pm IST

This 23-year-old turned his terrace in Vasant Vihar into a thriving urban forest

Climate advocate and conversionist Aman Sharma’s recent reel has clocked over 91K views
Published on Jun 27, 2026 12:20 am IST

When climate justice meets the Constitution

Environment and climate change lawyer Sudhir Mishra speaks at the launch of his book in Delhi. (Credits: Raajeshh Kashyap/HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 08, 2026 05:10 pm IST

Remain vigilant against those who harm nature and water resources, says Yogi Adityanath

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath planting a sapling on the occasion of World Environment Day in Lucknow on Friday. (HT Photo)
Published on Jun 06, 2026 08:50 am IST

World Environment Day: Chandigarh MC sensitises councillors on new waste rules, pushes for 4-way segregation

Officials underlined that strict adherence to segregation norms is central to improving waste processing efficiency and reducing landfill burden. (HT File)
Published on Jun 06, 2026 06:48 am IST

GB Nagar plants 121K saplings on World Environment Day as UP govt targets 50 million

MP Dr Mahesh Sharma and Noida residents planting a sapling in the green belt of Sector 35. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on Jun 06, 2026 04:38 am IST

Plant saplings to save environment for future generations: Rajnath

Defence minister Rajnath Singh planting a sapling in Lucknow on the occasion of World Environment Day. (HT photo)
Published on Jun 06, 2026 03:48 am IST

Sustainable homes are a long-term responsibility

Environment day
Published on Jun 08, 2026 08:22 pm IST

World Environment Day 2026: 6 lucky plants for your home as per Vastu

World Environment Day 2026: 6 lucky plants for your home as per Vastu
Updated on Jun 05, 2026 01:46 pm IST

Making Delhi dust-free is our environmental duty

In urban areas, trees, shrubs, landscaped grass act as a natural air filter, mitigating the urban heat island effect, and absorb toxic greenhouse gases. Nature offers some of the most powerful and cost-effective solutions available to us. (PTI)
Published on Jun 04, 2026 09:21 pm IST

Lawyers, ex-civil servants flag CJI's ‘unfair’ remarks on environmental activism

Chief Justice Surya Kant speaks during the launch of the "Fragmentation to Fusion: Empowering Justice via United Digital Platform Integration" at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Cultural & Information Centre, in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
Updated on May 23, 2026 07:25 pm IST

David Attenborough is deeply passionate in real life as well: Victoria Bobin

David Attenborough is known for working on television series, books, lectures and documentary films focusing on Planet Earth,
Published on May 22, 2026 03:27 pm IST

India’s hottest district shuts at 10 am as mercury touches 48 degrees Celsius

Silence and empty streets at Banda’s Babulal Chauraha amid scorching temperatures. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on May 22, 2026 11:59 pm IST

Leopard found dead in Odisha's Balasore, probably got trapped in a net

The incident happened in the Kathagochi Reserve Forest in Nilgiri Forest Range's Mitrapur section.
Published on May 13, 2026 01:56 pm IST

Core zone, visitor cap in Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary’s 10-year plan

biodiversity (Pic: Sanya Panwar)
Published on May 13, 2026 11:37 am IST

We ❤️ women, but not in the House

The power of their vote. Women queue up during the 2024 parliamentary elections in Nadia, West Bengal.
Published on Apr 27, 2026 08:00 am IST

Not rescue but revolution: Inside Kranti’s radical classroom

Courtesy: @wearekranti/Instagram
Published on Apr 20, 2026 08:01 am IST

India pulls back offer to host COP 2028. Why is it a wise choice

Despite India’s strides in renewables and the government’s efforts to reduce the current pain, the most vulnerable are still suffering.
Updated on Apr 13, 2026 11:59 am IST

Antarctic uncharted island discovered: Crew mistook it for a 'dirty iceberg'

Scientists discovered a hidden island in Antarctica.
Published on Apr 11, 2026 02:59 am IST

Kentucky mother rejects $26 million offer for AI data center on her farmland

A Kentucky family rejects a $26 million offer to protect their generations old land.
Published on Mar 25, 2026 04:39 am IST

Gurugram University holds international conference on environment protection, healthy lifestyles

Gurugram University holds international conference on environment protection, healthy lifestyles
Published on Mar 21, 2026 07:13 pm IST

‘Rules exist, lack of enforcement is the problem': Environment lawyer

Photo for representation
Updated on Mar 14, 2026 11:11 am IST

Centre moves to set up body to fast-track environmental nods

Their membership varies by states, it usually includes independent experts and retired forest officials.
Updated on Mar 10, 2026 07:00 am IST

Karma Lakelands’ Net Zero Vision 2030 featured as global case study at ICCMRO

Diki Bhutia, Director Sustainability, Karma Lakelands and Ashwani Khurana, Founder & Chief Eternal Optimist (CEO) Karma Lakelands
Updated on Feb 23, 2026 06:22 pm IST

Centre tells states, UTs to hold just one forest survey before mining

A joint check, experts argued, will not meet these standards, impinge on each department’s autonomy and will water down a crucial process baked into law to safeguard forests and green spaces. (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 29, 2025 07:25 am IST

Why has new definition of Aravalli hills triggered a protest? What activists say

Members of 'Aravalli Bachao Sanstha' stage a demonstration as part of the Save Aravalli movement, near the residence of Haryana minister Rao Narbir Singh, in Gurugram, on Saturday.
Published on Dec 22, 2025 12:00 am IST

Students, environmental groups rally against Bengaluru's costly tunnel road plan

Protestors argued that the costly tunnel project in Bengaluru threatens local ecology and exacerbates existing urban issues such as waterlogging.
Published on Nov 16, 2025 02:02 pm IST

Environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka dies at Bengaluru private hospital

Saalumarada Thimmakka was born on 30 June 1911 in Gubbi taluk in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district
Updated on Nov 14, 2025 05:29 pm IST

Jane Goodall’s last words to world revealed in Netflix interview: ‘Your life…'

British primatologist Jane Goodall has died at 91. In her final Netflix interview, she urged people to protect the planet. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Published on Oct 03, 2025 07:23 pm IST