BP and British media must stop green-washing
All promises of climate action must come with estimates of costs and emissions mitigated
‘Human activities taking a toll on Antarctic ecosystems’
New study says that people are misusing Protocol on Environmental Protection to indulge in various activities in Antarctica
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Large sections of western media insensitive to equity question
The Guardian and many others still believe developed nations are on track with climate targets
Vast expanses of forest could be lost worldwide in two decades: WWF
A recent report has identified 11 vulnerable “deforestation fronts” where 80 per cent of the projected forest loss will take place
Are Amur tigers ‘re-wilding’ China?
A camera-trap video recently captured a tiger family deep inside China
That which is injurious to health
Book>> Bad Pharma • by Ben Goldacre • Fourth Estate • £13
Norwegian whale meat exports to Japan found contaminated with pesticides
Japan, a major whale meat market, refused to accept the consignment
‘Geoengineering could be catastrophic for the planet’
Scientists warn about the perils of tackling global warming with geoengineering
2014 was the UK’s warmest year on record
It was also the fourth wettest year in records dating back to 1910, the UK Met office said
Dingoes could help in saving Australia’s native wildlife: conservationists
Scientists call for altering country’s famous “dingo-proof” fence to allow the predators into a national park to prey upon …
Forensics breakthrough in wildlife crime research
INTRO: Scientists discover method to trace human fingerprints from bird feathers and eggs
40 per cent of Europe’s sharks and rays face extinction risk: IUCN
Conservation body’s newly released ‘Red List’ says 7.5 per cent of continent’s marine species are at risk of extinction
G20 nations subsidise fossil fuel exploration by $88bn a year: study
Study carried out by US and UK experts is the “most detailed breakdown yet of global fossil fuel subsidies”
100,000 Maharashtra farmers may not get loan to sow kharif crop
Reserve Bank of India refuses to bail out three district cooperative banks
HC gives temporary reprieve to three Maharashtra DCCBs facing liquidation
These banks being key pillar of the farm lending sector, 100,000 farmers may be affected this year
Oxford University defers decision on divesting stake in fossil fuels
Alumni occupy office building in protest; 21 international universities have already divested their stakes