World facing ‘catastrophic’ temperature rise this century: UN
Jan 15,2021: Global temperatures in 2020 were among the highest on record and rivalled 2016 as the hottest year ever.
The world is on ...
Manmade noise a ‘major global pollutant’: study
It is well known that human hubbub can have a negative impact on some animals, but a new study Wednesday says the noise we make ...
Norway sovereign wealth fund, world’s biggest, to dump oil and gas
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest thanks to petrodollars, will sell off stakes in oil and gas ...
Environment Ministry plugs loophole that allowed plastic waste import
The government has plugged a loophole that allowed the import of plastic waste into India for processing.
“…Solid plastic waste ...
Rajasthan govt declares 5555 villages as ‘drought-affected’
Jaipur , Mar 7 : The Rajasthan Government on Wednesday announced that 5555 villages of nine districts are deficient after being hit ...
Peru opens military base to protect Amazon from deforestation
Peru opened a military base in the Amazon on Tuesday in a bid to tackle illegal mining, the main culprit for deforestation in the ...
Nearly 50% of India currently facing drought: IIT Gandhinagar scientists
Nearly 50% of the country is currently facing drought with at least 16% falling in the “exceptional” or “extreme” category, ...
Tiny T-rex sheds light on prime dino predators
A tiny cousin of T-rex discovered in the United States could provide a key missing link in understanding how the apex predators ...
Giant tortoise thought extinct is found on Galapagos
Conservationists in the Galapagos Islands have found a giant tortoise from a species thought to have become extinct more than a ...
Aussie rodent becomes first ‘climate change extinction’
Australia officially declared a Great Barrier Reef rodent extinct on Tuesday, making it the first mammal believed to have been ...