Why we celebrate rivers
More than 100 groups in at least 36 countries again pay their respects to rivers on this International Day of Action for Rivers
High standards for high-risk projects
We need to vigorously defend our remaining rivers from over-damming and strengthen the laws and standards that protect them
For the love of butterflies
Book>> Butterflies on the roof of the world by Peter Smetacek, Aleph, Rs 499
Global temperature highest in 11,000 years
Researchers caution temperatures will rise another 2.0 to 11.5°F by the end of this century
Vatican and UN join hands on climate change
Speakers at workshop organised by Pontifical Science Academy say GDP growth does not indicate damage to the environment
Mozambique, Tanzania fail to curb poaching
Poachers refuse to pay fine, hunting firm violates wildlife rules
'Breakthroughs in material sciences key to sustainable economy'
Peter Littlewood is the associate laboratory director for physical sciences and engineering at the Argonne National Laboratory in the USA. He …
India overexploiting fish resources: Greenpeace
Report released on World Oceans Day, says 15 million people affected; will hit export growth
Higgs boson theorists win Nobel Prize for physics
Englert and Higgs theorised on how particles gain mass 50 years ago; it was confirmed by CERN laboratory experiment last year
Canada pulls out of Kyoto Protocol
Loses moral position to call on developing countries to limit emissions
Worst La Nina in 40 years
Hits Australia, Brazil, Sri Lanka
New particle resembling Higgs boson found
More data needed to confirm if its Higgs boson; Indian researchers played a major role in the discovery of the elusive particle
Mountaineer, ecologist and now champion of women's rights
Harshwanti Bisht, who will receive the Edmund Hillary medal this month for conservation work around Gangotri, has set out on a new mission—…
UN to cut food supplies to African refugees
The drastic cut will affect 800,000 people in the African continent
Traditional communities can mine sand in coastal areas: MoEF
Ministry order has no provision to curb illegal sand mining in river beds
Centre’s revised guidelines for deep sea fishing anger fishers
Fishers’ protests against overfishing by big ships ignored; fishers to intensify agitation
Recycling metals better for environment than mining or production: UNEP panel
Its two reports advocate improvements in recycling systems, adoption of product-centric approach
Tata Tea under scanner for poor living condition and coercion of workers
World Bank authorises enquiry after investing US $8 million in the global beverages company
US seeks strict scrutiny of World Bank lending to hydroelectric projects
External evaluation process to ascertain effectiveness of lendings recommended
India should not prefer Russian COVID-19 vaccine over own: Vaccinologist Peter Hotez
India has a golden chance to emerge as a superpower; vaccine dissemination would be a paramount challenge, Hotez says in an …
India can exert itself as one of the largest vaccine manufacturers during COVID-19: Vaccinologist Peter Hotez
Hotez talked to DTE on India’s role in global vaccination, its challenges on the home turf, anti-vax movement and vaccine diplomacy
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