Environment

New Zealand sees little damage from 7.1 quake, mild tsunami

02 Sep 2016

Tasmanian devils evolve to resist deadly cancer

31 Aug 2016

Fears over spread of Zika virus from storm

27 Aug 2016

Deforestation causing weaker monsoons in India, finds study

25 Aug 2016

Mynmar quake kills 3, destroys scores of famed monuments

25 Aug 2016

Over 250 killed as massive quake hits central Italy

25 Aug 2016

Police near the town of Ascoli said they could hear cries for help from under the rubble but lacked the heavy equipment to move the rocks, in the aftermath of a magnitude-6.2 earthquake

Logged rainforests can be an 'ark' for mammals, extensive study shows

25 Aug 2016

Earth-like planet found in nearest solar system: report

25 Aug 2016

Human footprint surprisingly outpaced by population and economic growth

24 Aug 2016

The global impact of human activities on the natural environment is extensive, but those are growing at a slower rate than the rate of economic and population growth, reveals a study

Infrastructure development, silting worsen flooding in North and North East

23 Aug 2016

Haphazard implementation of infrastructure projects and mismanagement of dams, especially the Farakka barrage, made flood control difficult amidst heavy rains, say experts

Fungi recycle rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

23 Aug 2016

A team of researchers is turning to naturally occurring fungi to drive an environmentally-friendly recycling process to extract cobalt and lithium from tons of waste batteries

Pacific sea level predicts global temperature changes

22 Aug 2016

New study challenges assumption of asbestos' ability to move in soil

22 Aug 2016

Coca-Cola halts Dasna plant in UP amidst pollution probe

20 Aug 2016

Like elsewhere, Coca-Cola’s Dasna bottling plant also allegedly contaminates groundwater meant for farmers, pollutes the soil and discharges untreated sewage maligning the environment

Health risks from wildfires to increase under climate change

20 Aug 2016

NASA monitors the 'new normal' of sea ice

20 Aug 2016

Britain to build world’s largest offshore wind farm

17 Aug 2016

NHAI in pact with PFC for greening of National Highway 7 in Nagpur

17 Aug 2016

Sea ice strongly linked to climate change in past 90,000 years

17 Aug 2016

Now, scientists fear smallpox outbreak as permafrost melts

16 Aug 2016

Russian scientists are warning of the threat of born-again smallpox re-emerging from graves in the Arctic where permafrost is melting due to climate change

Delhi govt to allow cars with factory-fitted CNG kits

13 Aug 2016

Many more species at risk from Southeast Asia tree plantations: study

13 Aug 2016

Greenland sharks live for hundreds of years

13 Aug 2016

With a life expectancy of at least 272 years, the Greenland shark has the longest life expectancy of all vertebrate animals known to science

SC lifts ban on large diesel cars in Delhi-NCR, slaps 1% green tax

13 Aug 2016

The apex court said that vehicles from 2,000cc onwards can be registered again on payment of one per cent of ex-showroom price as environment tax, thus legalising the ‘polluter pays’ principle

Global warming could unleash diseases not seen since Ice Age

12 Aug 2016

A recent anthrax outbreak in the Russian Arctic has been blamed on long-buried reindeer and, scientists warn, other Ice Age diseases could be unleashed as global warming thaws the icy Arctic expanses