Science & Health

WHO report on polluted Indian cities misleading: Govt

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said India will release its own report on the most polluted cities in U.S. and Europe.

May 18, 2016

Mystery behind vast mounds spanning South Americas wetlands solved

Regularly-shaped mounds covering a vast landscape are made by earthworm excrement.

May 11, 2016

Himachal Pradesh govt to beautify Dharamsala to boost tourism

The hill state government is developing a scheme with the help of the Asian Development Bank to give Dharamsala a facelift.

May 5, 2016

Diesel car ban could affect BPO business, govt tells SC; Nasscom estimates $1 billion loss

Nasscom said the ban could lead to loss of jobs, investment and a huge reputational risk for not only the entire sector but for India.

May 5, 2016

After Uttarakhand, forest fire in Himachal Pradesh reaches residential school

Meanwhile, the forest fires in Uttarakhand are expected to be brought under control in the next two days, said the union environment minister.

May 3, 2016

Leonardo DiCaprio delivers passionate speech to combat climate change

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, in his capacity as United Nations Messenger of Peace addressed world leaders gathered at the UN on 22 April to sign a deal to slow climate change.

Apr 23, 2016

Fracking: Condamine River erupts in flames due to methane gas build-up

A video posted by New South Wales Greens party MP Jeremy Buckingham appears to show the Condamine River erupting in flames as a result of methane gas build-up, believed to be caused by nearby fracking. Several gas fracking mines are located in the vicinity of the southern Queensland river in Australia, and gas was reported to be leaking into the water as early as 2012.

Apr 23, 2016

170 countries to create history by signing the Paris climate accord

As top emitters of green house gases, China and the U.S. are expected to ratify and accede to the Paris agreement this year.

Apr 22, 2016

Mahindra & Mahindra becomes first Indian company to join global energy productivity campaign

M&M chairman Anand Mahindra will join world leaders at the climate-change agreement at the United Nations on Friday.

Apr 22, 2016

Faces of Chernobyl: Remembering the tragedy

30 years on, survivors of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster remember how the accident occurred.

Apr 21, 2016

India will sign Paris climate agreement with 149 countries in New York

Consensus on the document took close to four months as developing nations were still negotiating changes in the agreement.

Apr 20, 2016

Greenpeace activists fit gas masks to famous London statues to protest against air pollution

Eight activists of the pro-environment organisation were arrested.

Apr 18, 2016

China: River turns red due to pollution

The Zhongting River has turned red due to high concentration of iron ion and industrial waste, the state-run Xinhua said.

Apr 15, 2016

India may send tigers to Cambodia as part of new resolution

Indian Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursday India was "willing to cooperate with any country, which does not have or has lost its tiger population."

Apr 15, 2016

Fire rages at Mumbai's largest dumping ground Deonar for the third day

The fire at the oldest and largest dumping ground in Mumbai broke out Saturday.

Mar 21, 2016