Chennai, April 24 : The IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) here has predicted heavy rains for the next 2 days in 11 districts of Tamil Nadu and a ‘Yellow’ alert...

Patna, April 24 : A leopard that had strayed into a house in Bihar’s Bagaha district, was rescued by the wildlife department of Valmikinagar Tiger Reserve (VTR). The big cat...

Lakhimpur Kheri, April 24 : In a fourth such incident this month, an 18-year-old labourer was killed in a tiger attack in Uttar Pradesh’s Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. So far, 19...

By Praveen DwivediBhopal, April 24 : The death of another cheetah within a month has raised serious questions about the efficiency of officials at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP)....

Bhopal, April 24 : The second cheetah died at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) on Sunday, officials said. The latest cheetah fatality was identified as six-year-old male ‘Uday’, released...

Bhopal, April 23 : Another cheetah was reported to have died at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) on Sunday. The latest cheetah fatality was identified as six-year-old male ‘Uday’,...

Hyderabad, April 23 : Agriculture crops in some districts of Telangana were damaged due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms during the last two days. Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao on...

Seoul, April 23 : The state of South Australia (SA) has announced a ban on a popular type of fishing net to protect platypuses and turtles. The Department of Primary...

Kanpur, April 23 : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) will soon be able to tell people what exactly weather would feel like by issuing heat index, also called “real feel”,...

Srinagar, April 23 : After a weeklong wet spell, clear, sunny weather greeted Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. “Mainly dry weather with clear sky is likely in J&K during next...

Lucknow, April 23 : The Uttar Pradesh government has directed all departments concerned to be prepared to deal with the heat wave in summer. To ensure water supply in urban...

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), April 23 : A two-year-old tiger died under mysterious circumstances, a few minutes after it came out of forest area and entered a crop field in Uttar...

Chennai, April 22 : The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains in 15 districts in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. The RMC said...

Chandigarh, April 22 : CII IGBC Chandigarh Chapter on Saturday organised an interactive session on sustainable cooling for a low-carbon future to mark World Earth Day and as part of...

Kolkata, April 22 : In an attempt to track the movement of Royal Bengal tigers reportedly frequenting the forest zones in north Bengal, the state forest department has decided to...

New Delhi, April 22 : To celebrate Earth Day, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the United Kingdom on Saturday launched AIM4Forests, a five-year programme...

Jakarta, April 22 : A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Southeast Sulawesi province in Indonesia on Saturday, but did not trigger a tsunami, Indonesia’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency BMKG said....

Mumbai, April 22 : World Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22 to spread awareness about the importance of restoring nature and taking action to protect the planet...

Geneva, April 22 : Climate change continued its advance in 2022 as droughts, floods, and heatwaves affected communities on every continent and cost many billions of dollars, said the annual...

Bhopal, April 22 : Bhopal woke up to a cloudy morning on Saturday and the weather department has predicted thunderstorm and lightning in parts of Madhya Pradesh later in the...

New Delhi, April 21 : The Delhi High Court on Friday granted more time to the Central government to file its reply in a plea raising te issue of the...

Chandigarh, April 21 : The Haryana government is establishing six automated testing stations in the state to reduce air pollution and improve the overall sustainability of transportation, Chief Secretary Sanjeev...

New Delhi, April 21 : From mountain peaks to ocean depths, climate change continued its advance in 2022, the annual report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday....

Mumbai, April 21 : With mercury rising to 40 degrees Celsius in 13 of Maharashtra’s 36 districts and above 35 degrees in eight districts, all state board schools in the...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 21 : A day after what it seemed to be a major goof-up by a team comprising forest, police and the veterinarian to rescue a bear that fell...

Bhopal, April 21 : All the 19 cheetahs at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) will now be known by their new names as they have been given Indian names.The...

Srinagar, April 21 : After three days of moderate to heavy rainfall, weather started improving in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday as water level in all major and minor rivers...

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), April 21 : Wildlife in all three integral components of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) — Dudhwa national park, Kishanpur wildlife sanctuary, and Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary — are...

United Nations, April 21 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for accelerated climate action through global cooperation. “We need global acceleration through cooperation.And that means rising above disagreements, differences...

New Delhi, April 20 : Climate models have predicted that El Nino is on the horizon, which can lead to severe heat waves and droughts, in many countries, including India....

New Delhi, April 20 : After days of scorching heat, Delhi and its surrounding areas received much-needed relief with rain and hailstorms on Tuesday evening. While temperatures had soared to...

New Delhi, April 20 : In the largest EV asset financing deal in India, the Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) on Thursday sanctioned a loan of Rs 633 crore to...

Phnom Penh, April 20 : An Irrawaddy dolphin calf has been found dead after being entangled in illegal gillnets in Cambodia, marking the second death of the critically endangered species...

Beijing, April 20 : A strong cold front will sweep many parts of China in the coming days, bringing strong winds and low temperatures, the country’s national observatory said on...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 20 : In what appears to be the consequence of a major goof-up by a team comprising forest, police and the veterinarian to rescue a bear that fell...

Kolkata, April 20 : A joint team comprising officials from the West Bengal Forest Department, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the Global Tiger Forum (GTF) will soon conduct a...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 20 : Efforts are underway in the suburban town of Vellanadu in the state capital district to rescue a bear which fell in a well. According to the...

New Delhi, April 20 : Heatwaves in India are increasing in frequency, intensity and lethality, burdening public health, agriculture, and other socio-economic and cultural systems, says a study. The study,...

Srinagar, April 20 : Rain lashed Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Thursday that light to moderate rain at scattered places is...

Jammu, April 20 : The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to landslides at Hingni and Nachlana in Ramban, officials said on Thursday. “NH-44 blocked due...

Lucknow, April 20 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that all state government vehicles will be gradually replaced with EVs by 2030. To meet this target, departments have...

Lakhimpur Kheri, April 20 : The carcass of a wild female elephant has been found in the Dudhwa National Park (DNP). Field director, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, B.Prabhakar said that while...

Berlin, April 20 : The German government approved an amendment to the Buildings Energy Act, which will require newly installed heating systems to be powered by at least 65 per...

By Yashwant RajWashington, April 19 : It does not have the megaphone that enables other world bodies broadcast their small and big achievements, such as the UN and its star...

Patna, April 19 : Amid the strong heat wave, the district administration in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur decided to close the primary schools for three days, officials said on Wednesday. The meteorological...

Shimla, April 19 : President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday expressed concern over climate change impacting the ecology of the Himalayan region, including Himachal Pradesh. In her address, after presenting gold...

New Delhi, April 19 : The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on Wednesday said that it has advised the Environment Ministry not to certify biodegradability of plastics, since it has...

Chennai, April 19 : With mercury rising, the demand for power in Tamil Nadu has hit an all time high, state Power Minister V.Senthil Balaji said on Wednesday. The minister,...

New Delhi, April 19 : A new online guide was launched on Wednesday to help cities around the world reduce the impacts of light pollution on wildlife. The guide, ‘Curb...

Bangkok, April 19 : A severe heatwave has swept across much of Asia, causing deaths and school closures in India and record-breaking temperatures in China, media reports said on Tuesday....

Kochi, April 19 : In the wake of reports of the alarming level of E.coli contamination in the Vembanad lake in Kerala, the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) will...

Jakarta, April 19 : Mount Semeru in Indonesia’s East Java province erupted 16 times on Wednesday, spewing hot ash as far as 2 km from the crater to the southeast,...

Patna April 18 : Amid the heat wave in Bihar, the district administration of Patna on Tuesday changed the school timings again. As per the fresh notification, District Magistrate Dr...

Hyderabad, April 18 : Hyderabad has significantly improved biodiversity in the last one decade as the city scored 57 out of 92 marks in the latest biodiversity index released on...

New Delhi, April 18 : Even as summers have set in, India has started seeing extreme heat waves, which can be deadly especially for children, pregnant women and elderly, doctors...

Chennai, April 18 : A special task force of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department is monitoring the movement of rogue elephant ‘Karuppan’, which was captured on Monday and released in...

Bhopal, April 18 : Male Namibian cheetah Oban, which reportedly strayed out of Kuno National Park (KNP) on Sunday, made its way to Madhav National Park located in neighbouring district...

Canberra, April 18 : Woolworths, one of Australia’s major supermarket chain, has begun removing reusable plastic shopping bags from shelves in three states. “Over the coming weeks, the supermarket will...

Chennai, April 18 : The Tamil Nadu health department has urged people to be cautious and not venture out in the sun amid soaring temperatures across the state. In a...

By Brij KhandelwalAgra, April 18 : An alarm has been raised in the Taj city and neighbouring districts after a series of violent attacks by stray dogs, leading to deaths....

Srinagar, April 18 : Rain and thunderstorm lashed Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Tuesday that widespread rain and thunderstorms are likely...

New Delhi, April 17 : The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a Kerala government plea challenging the state high court order asking it to translocate a rogue elephant...

Hyderabad, April 17 : A hailstorm hit parts of Hyderabad on Monday evening, providing a brief respite to citizens from the sweltering heat. Some areas in the old city and...

Agartala, April 17 : In view of the ongoing intense rising temperatures, the Tripura government on Monday has announced the closure of all the government and government-aided schools in the...

Pauri, April 17 : In view of the tiger terror, the Pauri Garhwal district administration has imposed curfew in dozens of villages of Rikhanikhal and Dhumakot tehsils. The prohibitory orders...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 17 : One of the main reasons for low emission in Kerala vis-A-vis India is low share of emission from power sector in the state. This was pointed...

Chennai, April 17 : The ‘Operation Black’ of the Tamil Nadu forest department to capture rogue elephant ‘Karuppan’ in Erode finally yielded success with its capture, officials said on Monday....

Guwahati, April 17 : Following the first rhino poaching case if the year at the Kaziranga National Park, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took stock of the situation to...

By Kavya DubeyNew Delhi, April 17 : One name that was conspicuously missing from the discussions and celebrations around the golden jubilee of Project Tiger was that of Karan Singh,...

Dhaka, April 17 : The heatwave has gripped many parts of Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka, as the country enters the height of summer, the Meteorological Department said. According to...

Sapporo (Japan), April 17 : The G7 ministers of Environment and Energy have failed to set a deadline for phasing out coal-powered energy despite vows for net-zero emissions as their...

Navi Mumbai, April 16 : In a tragedy, at least eight persons succumbed to heat stroke and over three dozen have been hospitalised after a mammoth function in which Union...

Hyderabad, April 16 : Open public spaces in Greater Hyderabad will be rejuvenated through meaningful urban designs for public activities like libraries, play areas, social gatherings, and points for economic...

Chennai, April 16 : The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is on a massive drive to plant green saplings in all the parks and road medians and along the river banks...

Srinagar, April 16 : Six people were rescued on Sunday from near the Zojila Pass in Kargil district after an avalanche hit the area, officials said. Officials said that an...

Aligarh (UP), April 16 : A 65-year-old man was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in the premises of Aligarh Muslim University on Sunday, police said. Safdar...

By Vishal GulatiNew Delhi, April 16 : The red-naped ibis, whose loud calls from atop a cellphone tower early in the morning often wakes you up, is visible across India’s...

Washington, April 15 : Scientists have offered an explanation of how quakes could be the source of the mysteriously smooth terrain on moons circling Jupiter and Saturn. Many of the...

Canberra, April 15 : Residents of Australia’s Outback have been warned to brace for damaging winds and heavy rainfall from tropical cyclone Ilsa. The storm system crossed into the Northern...

Hyderabad, April 15 : In the recent decades, heat waves have become more common in summer while cold waves are less so common in winter in the country, a study...

Srinagar, April 15 : A MeT office statement said on Saturday that a fresh spell of intermittent light rain is very likely to occur in Jammu & Kashmir from April...

New Delhi, April 15 : Apple has announced to use 100 per cent recycled cobalt in all company-designed batteries by 2025. Additionally, magnets in Apple devices will use entirely recycled...

Guwahati/Agartala, April 14 : People in several states across the northeastern region have been experiencing a change in weather with the mercury hovering around 40 degrees Celsius in many places,...

New Delhi, April 14 : National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has enabled FASTag based payments at forest entry points to facilitate seamless and efficient process for vehicles entering the...

Mumbai, April 14 : At least 10 districts in Maharashtra have recorded maximum day temperatures upwards of 40 degrees Celsius in mid-April, with Chandrapur the hottest at 43.2 degrees and...

Jakarta, April 14 : An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted 96 km north of Tuban, Indonesia at on Friday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the...

Kanpur, April 14 : The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, through its technology business incubator Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), held its first program review committee meeting under...

Hyderabad, April 14 : Thunderstorms hit parts of Hyderabad and neighbouring districts in Telangana on Friday. Isolated places also witnessed hailstorms. Several parts of Hyderabad and outskirts received moderate rains...

Patna, April 14 : In view of rising temperatures, the district administration of Patna has changed the timings of the schools from Saturday. Dr Chandrashekher Singh, the district magistrate of...

Wellington, April 14 : Storms like Cyclone Gabrielle will increasingly affect people’s health in New Zealand as the climate changes, said climate and health experts on Friday. The damages caused...

Rome, April 14 : Improving access to knowledge and resources for women working in the food and agriculture sectors can boost global growth and contribute to feeding millions, according to...

Johannesburg, April 14 : South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the country is implementing wide-ranging reforms in the electricity sector aimed at enabling private investment in power generation...

Ljubljana, April 14 : The government of Slovenia has extended price caps on electricity and natural gas for citizens as well as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) until the end...

Berlin, April 14 : Despite the imminent final phase-out of nuclear power in Germany, the “very high reliability” of the country’s power supply remains secured, the responsible ministries said.The country’s...

Copenhagen, April 14 : Energy consumption in Denmark fell by 1.5 per cent year-on-year in 2022, according to preliminary figures published by the Danish Energy Agency (DEA).The main factors behind...

Mumbai, April 13 : Making a strong case for improving and promoting the use of public transport, Union Minister for Highways Nitin Gadkari said that road transport alone is responsible...

Kathmandu, April 13 : Nepal has become a founding member of the International Big Cats Alliance initiated by India. During the launch of the alliance under India’s initiative, Minister for...

Chandigarh, April 13 : Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal on Thursday directed officers of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority and the Municipal Corporation Faridabad to make an effective action plan...

Wellington, April 13 : Data released on Thursday confirmed a reduction in New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2021. New Zealand’s official Greenhouse Gas Inventory shows that gross emissions declined...

Chennai, April 13 : Environmental groups and social activists have welcomed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB)’s move of imposing a ban on woven and ruffian bags. On Wednesday,...

Srinagar, April 13 : The weather was dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Thursday that dry sunny weather will continue...

Bahraich (UP), April 13 : A 50-year-old woman was mauled to death by a tiger in Motipur Forest Range of Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Bahraich district, forest officials said on...

Bhubaneswar, April 12 : With heatwave continuing to grip Odisha, state Energy Minister Pratap Keshari Deb on Wednesday assured people that there will be no power cuts in the state...

New Delhi, April 12 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed the 2010 Orissa High Court decision to quash acquisition of 6,000 acres of land in 2006 for Anil Agrawal-led...

Bhopal, April 12 : A one-and-a-half-year-old elephant was reportedly killed by a tiger in Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) located in Umaria district. The incident occurred on Monday when...

Bhubaneswar, April 12 : The special task force (STF) of Odisha crime branch has seized a leopard skin and arrested a wildlife criminal in Sambalpur district, police said on Wednesday....

Panaji, April 12 : South Goa Member of Parliament Francisco Sardinha on Wednesday said that there is no issue giving Mhadei water for drinking purposes, but Karnataka’s main aim behind...

Wellington, April 12 : Increasing pressures on lakes, rivers, and groundwater are affecting water quality, ecosystems and people throughout New Zealand, according to a report published on Wednesday. “While freshwater...

Chennai, April 12 : While the Tamil Nadu forest department is in the process of catching the rogue tusker, ‘Karuppan’ in Erode area, it is confronting with another tusker, ‘Bahubali’...

Lucknow, April 12 : BJP MP Varun Gandhi has sought the release of the sarus crane from the Kanpur Zoo and said that it should be reunited with Mohd Arif,...

New Delhi, April 12 : Wind and solar reached a record 12 per cent of global electricity in 2022, up from 10 per cent in 2021, says a report by...

Srinagar, April 12 : The weather was mainly dry in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT officials said on Wednesday that dry weather with clear sky is...

Seoul, April 12 : Almost all of South Korea was on Wednesday shrouded by a yellow dust storm originating in the Gobi Desert in northern China and Mongolia, the state...

Lakhimpur Kheri, April 12 : A 16-year-old boy was critically injured when a tiger attacked him in Pareli village of Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district. The victim, identified as Tausif...

Bhubaneswar, April 11 : With the mercury soaring to 40-degree Celsius at nine places across Odisha on Tuesday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ordered closure of all schools up to...

Chennai, April 11 : The move to capture rogue elephant ‘Karuppan’ which has reportedly killed a few people and destroyed crops in large numbers will resume in a day or...

Chandigarh, April 11 : The Haryana government will hold a two-day water conclave on April 26-27, which will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal...

New Delhi, April 11 : Price revision led by the new gas pricing norm is likely to reignite compressed natural gas (CNG) adoption in passenger vehicles.According to a report by...

Mumbai, April 11 : The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) on Tuesday lauded the Rajasthan government for declaring a 931-hectares of lush grassland as a ‘Lesser Florican Conservation Reserve’, in...

New Delhi, April 11 : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that the country will witness normal rainfall during the monsoon season, adding that there are 67 per...

Canberra, April 11 : The population of the threatened greater bilby — an iconic Australian marsupial species — in protected areas across the nation has more than doubled in 12...

Beijing, April 11 : China’s National Meteorological Centre on Tuesday morning continued to issue an alert for sandstorms in multiple regions in the next 24 hours. Affected by cold fronts...

New Delhi, April 11 : Parkinson’s disease, commonly associated with elderly people, can also affect the young majorly due to environmental factors, doctors said on Tuesday, observed as World Parkinson’s...

Moscow, April 11 : The Shiveluch volcano in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted on Tuesday and spewed an ash plume up to 15 km into the sky, posing threat...

Seoul, April 11 : A wind-swept wildfire ripped through the South Korean coastal city of Gangneung on Tuesday, destroying about 100 homes and forcing hundreds of residents and tourists to...

Srinagar, April 11 : The weather was dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Tuesday that mainly dry weather will continue...

Agra, April 10 : The Wildlife SOS and the forest department rescued a seven-foot Mugger crocodile that was found wandering in Nagla Pasi village in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district. After...

Bhubaneswar, April 10 : With mercury crossing the 40-degree Celsius mark for the first time this summer season on Monday, hot and humid weather conditions have made a comeback in...

New Delhi, April 10 : Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan and Telangana are the front-runners in the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2021-22, which was released on Monday by the...

Mumbai, April 10 : The ongoing unseasonal rains and hailstorms sporadically lashing different parts of Maharashtra claimed at least 13 lives in lightning related deaths and one due to drowning...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 : It was anxious moments for Kerala’s Kollam resident Omanakuttan Pillai on Monday morning as a team of elephant experts and wild life-staff sawed off the excess...

Beijing, April 10 : Over 550,000 migratory birds have been spotted this spring in the four wetland nature reserves in China’s Tianjin Municipality, local authorities said. Over 60 migratory bird...

Lucknow, April 10 : Photographic evidence about the presence of tigers in the Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh has been recorded for the first time. The Suhelwa and Sohagi...

Davangere (Karnataka), April 10 : The Karnataka forest department continued with its operation ‘lone tusker’ on Monday to trap and catch the tusker which killed a girl student and injured...

Mysuru (Karnataka), April 9 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the latest figures of tiger census in the country on Saturday on completion of 50 years of Project Tiger. The...

Chennai, April 9 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the Theppakadu Elephant camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu and interacted with the mahout couple, Bomman and...

Mysuru (Karnataka), April 9 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the success of the ‘Project Tiger’ in India is a matter of pride not only for the country...

Mysuru (Karnataka), April 9 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched ambitious project of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) and called for international cooperation in preserving and conserving...

Chamarajanagar (Karnataka), April 9 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi went on a safari at Bandipur National Park in Karnataka on Sunday. Clad in casuals and donning a hat, PM Modi...

By Vishal GulatiNew Delhi, April 9 : The Terai Arc Landscape and the Sundarbans, one of the largest mangrove forests in the world, are major transboundary landscapes where the tiger...

Jammu, April 9 : A leopard killed 19 sheep and injured 15 others in a nocturnal attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. Officials said that a leopard entered a...

Bhopal, April 9 : Prime Minister Narendra on Sunday will release the latest tiger census data on the occasion of 50 years of ‘Project Tiger’, but the question bothering here...

By Amita VermaLucknow, April 9 : As many as 173 tigers have seen their numbers grow in the three reserves in Uttar Pradesh.The three – Pilibhit, Dudhwa and Amangarh –...

Srinagar, April 9 : Weather was dry in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Sunday that dry, sunny weather is expected to continue during...

Patna, April 9 : Amid rising rising temperature, the administration of Sanjay Gandhi Zoological Park in Bihar’s Patna, commonly known as Patna zoo, has made special arrangements for animals. The...

New Delhi, April 8 : After taking note of Ladakh’s “ground situation” and assurance from the Union Territory’s chief secretary regarding adequate funding for waste management, the National Green Tribunal...

By Archana SharmaJaipur, April 8 : It is a fact that a missing tigers mystery has been haunting the desert state for years.However the experts have been unable to trace...

Jammu, April 8 : Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday inaugurated Tulip Garden at Sanasar in Ramban district, the first such park for Jammu Division. Congratulating the...

By Mohammed ShafeeqHyderabad, April 8 : As India celebrates the golden jubilee of Project Tiger, the two tiger reserves in Telangana are struggling to find funds, facing numerous challenges to...

By Sanjay BorkarPanaji, April 8 : With the tigers spotted in Goa in the year 2014 and 2018, there is increasing demand for constitution of Tiger Reserve in Mhadei Wildlife...

By Tanuj DharGuwahati, April 8 : Prior to the publication of the census results on Sunday, the two major Assam tiger reserves — Kaziranga and Manas — are anticipated to...

By Ajay KumarPatna, April 8 : In a bid to promote tourism in Bihar, the forest department is making efforts to develop wildlife reserves in the Munger range. Divisional Forest...

By Vishal GulatiShimla, April 8 : In a first, a camera trap captured an adult tiger sauntering in Himachal Pradesh, raising hopes of wildlife enthusiasts to see translocation of the...

By Biswa Bhusan MohapatraBhubaneswar, April 8 : It seems that the nature-rich Odisha is not a safe place for tigers.While the big cat population in India has witnessed a dramatic...

By Praveen DwivediBhopal, April 8 : Release of latest tiger census data along with a commemorative coin at a three-day event starting April 9 in Karnataka’s Mysore will mark the...

By Sujit ChakrabortyItanagar/Aizawl, April 8 : Though there are eight Project Tiger reserves in three northeast India states — Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram, wildlife experts have mixed opinions about...

By Arun LakshmanChennai, April 8 : When Project Tiger was launched on April 1, 1973 at the Jim Corbett National Park by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, nine tiger reserves...

By Kavya DubeyAs Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to be in attendance in Mysuru on April 9 to commemorate 50 years of Project Tiger, the attention to the big...

By Praveen DwivediBhopal, April 8 : Potential habitats with dense forest areas and proper corridors between tiger reserves located at distant places are considered key aspects to ensure long term...

New Delhi, April 8 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA) in Karnataka’s Bandipur National Park on April 9. The IBCA will focus on...

By M.K.AshokaBengaluru, April 8 : Then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi launched ‘Project Tiger on April 1, 1973, at Bandipur to protect the big cats and promote their conservation in India.Since...

By Sundeep PouranikRaipur, April 8 : Despite spending crores of rupees in the last few years in Chhattisgarh — the country’s most densely forested state, increasing the number of tigers...

By Vishal GulatiNew Delhi, April 8 : India needs a clear vision and a science-based action plan to attain the goal of 10,000-15,000 tigers in the wild.The present wimpy goal...

By Quaid NajmiMumbai, April 8 : Fifty years after Maharashtra’s first tiger reserve came up in Melghat (Amravati) out of the nine set up across India, the big cat is...

Bangkok, April 8 : Thailand has called for efforts to create constructive and concrete approaches to tackle the region’s trans-boundary haze problem. This came as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hosted...

Srinagar, April 8 : Weather was dry in J&K during the last 24 hours.The MeT office said on Saturday that dry, sunny weather will continue during the next 24 hours...

Guwahati, April 7 : President Droupadi Murmu on Friday inaugurated the Gaj Utsav at Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, and said that the responsibility of man-elephant conflicts rests on the human...

Srinagar, April 7 : The weather was dry in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Friday that clear sky with bright sunshine is likely...

Sanaa, April 7 : A crude tanker chartered by the UN has departed from the Chinese port city Zhoushan to assist in unloading crude oil from a floating supertanker off...

Lakhimpur Kheri, April 6 : Forest officials have tranquilised and captured a tigress that was venturingnear Basantpur village in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district. On November 10, 2022, the tigeress...

Bengaluru, April 6 : The Meteorological department has predicted heavy rain for five districts in Karnataka from Thursday. According to authorities, heavy rains are going to lash Kolar, Mandya, Mysuru,...

Dar Es Salaam, April 6 : Tanzanian authorities has said that plans are underway to introduce cage fish farming around Lake Nyasa, one of the African Great Lakes. Deputy Minister...

Hyderabad, April 5 : A Royal Bengal Tiger has died at Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The 10-year-old male Royal Bengal Tiger named ‘Joe’ succumbed in its enclosure...

Lucknow, April 5 : Uttar Pradesh’s Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre (JCBC) in Maharajganj district, the world’s first conservation and breeding centre built and designed exclusively for the conservation of...

Chennai, April 5 : Environmentalists and social activists are up in arms against the piling up of garbage and death of fish in Teppakulam Mariamman water body in Madurai. Dr...

London, April 5 : At a depth of more than 8 km underwater, a fish filmed by a team of researchers from Japan and Australia has been certified by the...

Patna April 5 : Several cities in Bihar have witnessed an increase in air pollution levels, with Bhagalpur becoming the fifth most polluted city in the country. On Tuesday, Bhagalpur...

Srinagar, April 5 : The weather was generally dry in Jammu division and cloudy in Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Wednesday that weather...

Washington, April 5 : Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the US, has seen a slight rise in water level after hitting its lowest since the first filling in the...

Bahraich, April 5 : A leopard that sneaked out from Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) in Uttar Pradesh attacked and injured three persons, including a woman, in the nearby Matehi Karikot...

Baghdad, April 5 : The Iraqi federal government and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan regional government have signed an agreement to resume Kurdish oil exports through Turkey after a hiatus of several...

Chennai, April 4 : The Theppakadu Elephant Camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) will be shut from April 6 to 9 due to a visit of Prime Minister Narendra...

London, April 4 : There has been a resurgence in global emissions of several ozone-destroying chemicals that were banned worldwide in 2010, according to a study by an international team...

Chennai, April 4 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to exclude the state’s Cauvery Delta region from the coal bidding process to protect...

Gangtok, April 4 : At least seven tourists were killed on Tuesday in Sikkim after a massive avalanche hit a section of National Highway 310, an official said. The Border...

Agra, April 4 : A female golden jackal, found trapped in a 30-foot-deep open borewell in a village located in Agra’s Fatehabad area, was rescued by Wildlife SOS Rapid Response...

Tokyo, April 4 : Several more dolphins were found washed ashore and stranded on a beach near Tokyo on Tuesday, a day after dozens were found stranded in the same...

Tokyo, April 4 : Japanese weather officials said most regions in the country logged record-high average temperatures for March this year. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), average temperatures...

Wellington, April 4 : New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased 3.5 per cent, or 696 kilotonnes, in the September 2022 quarter, the country’s statistics department said on Tuesday. According to...

Hyderabad, April 4 : A top official in Telangana’s Siddipet district has become a victim of stray dog menace. Additional district collector (revenue) Srinivas Reddy was bitten by a dog...

Mumbai, April 4 : Actress-environmentalist Dia Mirza and other worried citizens have urged the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to make efforts to curb pollution and ensure ‘clean air’ for Mumbaikars....

Los Angeles, April 4 : California’s snowpack total for 2022 to 2023 has surpassed the record set 40 years ago in the 1982-1983 season, according to the latest data released...

Chennai, April 4 : The Tamil Nadu forest department on Tuesday launched a probe after two wild elephants were found dead in separate areas of Dharmapuri district. On Monday, a...

Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh), April 4 : Three persons have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle two red sand boa snakes for sale from Pune to Moradabad. Red sand boa...

Rome, April 4 : Agrifood systems directly employ 1.23 billion workers globally, and nearly half of the world’s population live in households linked to food production, the UN Food and...

Vientiane, April 4 : A top executive of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) has called for more effective cooperation and urgent action to ensure sustainable development of the mighty river....

Agartala, April 3 : Global carbon emissions will determine the future, human fate and livelihood, thats why G20 is very important to deal with the challenge, scientists said on the...

Guwahati, April 3 : A massive landslide, triggered by incessant rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, caused damage in the main part of the under-construction dam in the Lower Subansiri...

Shimla, April 3 : Himachal Pradesh will soon have complete coverage of scientific data for weather forecasting as the state mulls to set up two more Doppler radar stations in...

Hyderabad, April 3 : Telangana on Monday launched Cool Roof Policy, thus becoming the first state in the country to come out with the initiative aimed at reducing the urban...