Oak trees in Mussoorie have become the centre of an environmental dispute after the Uttarakhand High Court stayed their felling for a municipal construction project. The case has...
A rare melanistic spotted deer, or chital, has been sighted in the Umred–Pauni–Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary near Nagpur. The animal’s dark, almost black coat is caused by melanism, a...
India has emerged as the world’s third-largest country in renewable energy installed capacity, overtaking Brazil and ranking behind only China and the United States. The development reflects rapid...
Tar balls, the sticky weathered remnants of oil spills, have become a recurring coastal pollution issue along India’s western shoreline. To address this, the Ministry of Environment, Forest...
Pampore in Pulwama district, the main saffron-growing belt of Kashmir, is facing a severe crop threat from the Indian crested porcupine. The nocturnal rodent is burrowing underground and...
The rare Indian giant flying squirrel, a species native to the Western Ghats, has been sighted repeatedly in the Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve (USTR) in Chhattisgarh. Its frequent presence...
Bangladesh has launched an emergency vaccination campaign to contain a fast-spreading measles outbreak that has affected most parts of the country. The drive targets more than one million...
The Bengal florican is a rare bustard of the seasonally inundated alluvial grasslands of the Gangetic-Brahmaputra plains in India and Nepal. It is one of the most distinctive...
Appemidi mango, a distinctive raw mango from Karnataka that received a geographical indication tag in 2009, is facing growing stress from climate change. Conservationists say the survival of...
The 128th meeting of the Enforcement Task Force of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas reviewed inspections and enforcement action across the National...
