Nature to tackle environment challenges: Triple investments by 2030, says UN report

Current investments of $133 billion comprise about 0.10% of global gross domestic product, most of which come from public sources  

India's tiger habitat declines by 41 per cent, says IUCN

The report warns that a similar decline could be expected over the next 20-30 years if conservation effort are not scaled up

Only 3,000 tigers left in the world, says IUCN

While India has registered an impressive growth in the tiger population, studies reveal that the big cats could be wiped off the face of the …

Emissions from peatlands under dry conditions may be less than previously thought

Trees and shrubs and presence of chemicals can slow down the drying process of such lands

Bike riders reach out to people in a unique campaign against Ebola

The worst Ebola outbreak in history has claimed nearly 2,300 lives in four countries; about 4,300 cases have been detected in four countries

After successful monkey trials, new Ebola vaccine being tested on humans

Two vaccines have been used in the treatment—one as doze against the virus and second to boost the immunity

Wings Of Change

Migratory birds stage a comeback after a long hiatus as Kashmir wetlands get a fresh lease of life

Deep sea blues

Bad news for the oceans, is bad news for the environment, the economy and humans

Hold tight

Behold: eco-development is here, again

After dosage

Will the idea of eco-development survive?

Conserve or pickle?

Eco-development in India had no clue

Lost in transit

A gravy train called eco-development, now derailed

Imagining IEDP

A US $67 million question: how would the eco-development project money be spent?

Sikkim government to recruit villagers as mountain guardians

Trouble at sea

From imposing restrictions on harvesting of shark species to having second thoughts about them, the authorities seem utterly confused

Torn apart

Forest fragmentation can have detrimental effects on the flora and fauna, leading to a loss of biodiversity

Worst yellow fever outbreak in decades kills hundreds of rare monkeys in Brazil

Over 600 monkeys have died in rainforest region with no provision for vaccinating them

Global tiger population up by 22 per cent

India is the largest contributor to the increase in tiger population

‘Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must feature role of indigenous people’

Members of International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity stress their rights at biodiversity summit in Montreal

Hydropower is far from ‘harmless’, says study

Building of Brazil’s largest hydroelectric reservoir has caused loss of animal life in the surrounding area

Malaria parasite’s drug resistance decoded

The finding will help understand drug resistance in other microbes causing bacterial infections, TB

Marx, technophilia and typhoons

Technological productivity cannot be blindly accepted without scrutinizing its impact on people and the planet

The butterfly effect

As India continues to lose its rich butterfly diversity at an alarming rate, a handful of individuals work towards creating newer habitats

Bitten by the betel

Paan is the delicacy among all communities in India. Its cultivation and propagation will serve to strengthen not just the various rituals …

DWINDLING ELEPHANT POPULATION