Uttarakhand High Court declares animals 'legal entities'

A two-bench panel of the Uttarakhand High Court said that the animals are legal persons and that they are entitled to justice.

Jul 5, 2018

Monsoon hits India 17 days early, Delhi to receive rainfall till July 3

The Indian Meteorological Department announced that the monsoon has covered India 17 days ahead of usual, NCR region to receive rainfall till July 3 followed by a dry spell.

Jun 30, 2018

Eco friendly Andhra: South Central Railways installs bottle crushers at stations

South Central Railways installed machines for crushing and recycling plastic bottles at Kachiguda, Secunderabad, Nizamabad and Vijayawada stations with a capacity for 5,000 bottles per day.

Jun 29, 2018

Ganga River water level goes alarmingly low in Varanasi

Water crisis triggered in parts of Varanasi as the level of water in the Ganga drops dangerously low.

Jun 28, 2018

You may not find Florida on the map soon: Here's the reason

Florida is expected to disappear in the coming years because of rising sea levels.

Jun 28, 2018

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