Environment

Coldest place on Earth has reached lowest possible temperature on the planet

In July 1983, Russia's Vostok Station recorded 89 degrees Celsius and this remains the lowest recorded temperature in a weather station.

Jun 27, 2018

Elephant killed by speeding train in animal reserve forest in Uttarakhand

Despite the rules clearly stating that trains are supposed to slow down while passing through an animal reserve forest, 150 elephants have been killed by speeding trains between 1987 and 2010.

Jun 26, 2018

India boosts grant to Global Environment Facility to tackle environmental issues

Increasing its contribution by $3 million, India will now provide $15 million over the next four years to provide grants for environmental projects to the international partnership, as announced at the recent GEF Council meeting.

Jun 26, 2018

Protests to save 16,500 trees gather pace in Delhi

Green activists say that they want something on the lines of the Delhi gang-rape protests in December 2012, which brought the NCR together, to save the trees.

Jun 25, 2018

China's ban on plastic waste import has led to a massive global trash pile-up

Now that China is not recycling this plastic, neighbouring countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and South Korea are getting inundated with plastic waste.

Jun 25, 2018

Villagers put forest on fire after leopard kills boy; blaze goes out of control

Angry villagers burn forest after a boy was killed by a leopard in Uttarakhand's Bageshwar district. Forest officials are now struggling to control the blaze that is close to the Bageshwar District Headquarters.

Jun 24, 2018

Maharashtra bans plastic: Rs 25,000 fine plus jail term for repeat offenders

Three months after the government issued a circular, the plastic ban comes into effect in the state. Single-use plastics are being replaced with cloth and paper products.

Jun 23, 2018

Out of control iguana invasion in South Florida

South Florida's growing iguana population is causing officials to look at ways to manage the non-native species.

Jun 23, 2018

Singing the same song for 1000 years, the American swamp sparrows way

American swamp sparrows may have sung the same songs for centuries and passed them on through generations by learning, according to new research.

Jun 23, 2018

Ground below Antarctica found to be rising rapidly- What happens next?

Scientists have now found that the Antarctic bedrock is rising up by about 41 mm every year because of the thinning ice above it.

Jun 22, 2018

Summer Solstice 2018: Longest day of the year - why it happens, what you need to know

Axial tilt makes regions near the Tropic of Cancer get a lot more sunlight than the rest of the planet. As you get further north, the summer solstice will last longer and longer.

Jun 21, 2018

Construction workers continue to fix Delaware Aqueduct leak to save NYC from water deficiency

The hard-hat workers are working day and night to make sure the water in the Delaware Aqueduct doesn't get wasted because of the leakage in the old tunnel. The work commenced in 2013 and is expected to complete by 2020.

Jun 21, 2018

Following Kochi's lead, Bengaluru airport to switch to total solar power by 2020

Kempegowda International Airport will run on 100 percent solar energy by 2020 with plans to produce close to 12MW of power from an on-field solar plant. Airport authorities also plan to switch to LED in a bid to save electricity.

Jun 21, 2018

Wild animals are working more at night just to keep away from humans

Researchers have documented what they are calling a powerful and widespread process through which mammals alter their activities near humans. Humans are literally creating an increasingly nocturnal world around themselves.

Jun 21, 2018

Missed planting trees this World Environment Day? You may not regret after reading this

When environment is the topic of discussion, planting trees is the first thing being talked about. But do you know more than enough plants do not do any good but only bad?

Jun 20, 2018