Environment

Sewage discharge, garbage dumping: Pallikarani wetland likely to lose Ramsar status

The Pallikaranai marshland which has been recognised as a Ramsar site in 2022 is in the league of losing the status due to pollution in the marshland.

Sep 9, 2023

Children in Africa at high risk of impacts of climate change: Unicef

Children in Africa are among the most at risk of the impacts of climate change, with only 2.4 per cent of the global climate funding targeting the youngest, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has said in a new report launched in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

Sep 2, 2023

10-Week-Old Lion Cubs Get Names At Australia Zoo From Over 360,000 Votes

Naming competition: 10-week-old lion cubs get interesting names at Australia zoo from over 360,000 votes

Australia's Werribee Open Range Zoo announced on Friday that three 10-week-old African lion cubs got names after over 360,000 participants cast their votes in an online naming competition.

Aug 18, 2023

Rains Claim 17 Lives, Property Over Rs 3,000 Crore Damaged: Himachal CM

Torrential rains expose the fragility of Himachal Pradesh; Shimla worst affected, death toll 74

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the estimated damage caused by two devastating spells of rain in the past week was around Rs 10,000 crore and it will take the state an year to recover from the tragedy.

Aug 18, 2023

Healing Himalays: This man from Haryana goes on trek in truck just to clean and heal mountains

To ensure that the magnetism of the Himalayan ranges remains intact, he set up 'Healing Himalayas' in 2016, an organisation devoted to cleaning out the trash from the picturesque wonder.

Aug 17, 2023

Artificially dimming the Sun may not help prevent Antarctic ice melt: Study

Geoengineering has emerged as the latest option to cool the climate. But artificially "dimming the sun" does not work without decarbonisation and entails high risks, according to a new study.

Aug 14, 2023

Yet Another Jolt To 'Project Cheetah', 9th Big Cat Dead In Kuno

One missing African cheetah from Kuno National Park rescued, other found dead

A South African female cheetah -- Nirva, who has been missing from the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh since July 21, was captured on Sunday. The other cheetah was found dead on August 2.

Aug 14, 2023

Yet another jolt to 'project cheetah', 9th big cat dead in Kuno National Park

The ambitious 'Project Cheetah' suffered yet another jolt as one more big cat translocated from South Africa was reported dead at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP) on Wednesday.

Aug 2, 2023

Blue Whale Washes Ashore In Andhra Pradesh

Blue Whale washes ashore in Srikakulam district of AP

A giant fish, said to be a Blue Whale, has washed ashore off Bay of Bengal in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district.

Jul 28, 2023

People stack baskets for flood control in Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia

Millions affected by heavy rains, climate induced disasters; Indian infra reviewed, attention required

Experts warn that there is an urgent need to identify critical infrastructure and make it climate resilient in order to be better prepared in future.

Jul 28, 2023

Vultures, Haryana, Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre

Ban on two drugs to save vultures agreed to by experts: Centre to Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court was informed on Tuesday that a ban on two veterinary drugs used for the treatment of livestock have been agreed by the experts because of their adverse impact on vultures.

Jul 26, 2023

Odisha police seizes leopard, deer skins

The special task force (STF) of Odisha police has seized three leopard skins and three deer skins in Kalahandi district, police said on Saturday.

Jul 22, 2023

Monsoon mirror: Torrential rains wreak havoc in North India, cause loss of lives, devastation [state wise details]

Apart from damage to infrastructure and water-logging, the rains also put normal life out of gear with several schools shut until July 11

Jul 10, 2023

Pilibhit Tiger Reserve on alert over poaching threat

Field patrolling has been increased in the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR), following an alert issued by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) about possible poacher intrusion in 11 tiger reserves across the country, including Pilibhit and Amangarh Tiger Reserves in Uttar Pradesh.

Jul 10, 2023

Lioness Gives Birth To Cub In Etawah Lion Safari

Lioness 'Sona' gives birth to cub in Etawah Lion safari

Lioness Sona has given birth to a cub in this district taking the number of Asiatic lions at the Safari to 18.

Jul 10, 2023

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Environment

Sewage discharge, garbage dumping: Pallikarani wetland likely to lose Ramsar status

Children in Africa at high risk of impacts of climate change: Unicef

Naming competition: 10-week-old lion cubs get interesting names at Australia zoo from over 360,000 votes

Torrential rains expose the fragility of Himachal Pradesh; Shimla worst affected, death toll 74

Healing Himalays: This man from Haryana goes on trek in truck just to clean and heal mountains

Artificially dimming the Sun may not help prevent Antarctic ice melt: Study

One missing African cheetah from Kuno National Park rescued, other found dead

Yet another jolt to 'project cheetah', 9th big cat dead in Kuno National Park

Blue Whale washes ashore in Srikakulam district of AP

Millions affected by heavy rains, climate induced disasters; Indian infra reviewed, attention required

Ban on two drugs to save vultures agreed to by experts: Centre to Delhi HC

Odisha police seizes leopard, deer skins

Monsoon mirror: Torrential rains wreak havoc in North India, cause loss of lives, devastation [state wise details]

Pilibhit Tiger Reserve on alert over poaching threat

Lioness 'Sona' gives birth to cub in Etawah Lion safari

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

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