It’s Time For Another Chipko Movement On Bengaluru School Campus
The Chipko Andolan of the 1970s was not new to the state of Karnataka as it had inspired and led the villagers of Uttara Kannada to start Appiko (meaning to…
Tiger Found Dead At Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
If the current death rate continues, this year's numbers are expected to be greater than the previous year's, when roughly 105 striped felines died.
Caterpillar Slug Threatens India’s Wildlife And Economy
In a March international study, invasive species have cost the global economy around 1.3 trillion dollars since 1970 and an average annual cost of 26.8 billion dollars. According to various…
Girnar Sanctuary Mining: Don’t Play With The Wildlife And Environment
Mining erodes, sinkholes, deforestation, biodiversity loss, water resource depletion, and other environmental problems all over the world. Mining is a hazardous activity, whether on a large scale industrial scale or…
Ayaan Shankta Is Eco-Hero For His Work On Powai Lake
For his project Conservation and Rehabilitation of Powai Lake, a 12-year-old Mumbai activist has been named the 2021 International Young Eco-Hero.
Horticulture Development Project And World Bank Organizes A Technology Seminar
The Himachal Pradesh government (GoHP) is implementing the World Bank-supported HPHDP project, which aims to “assist small farmers and Agro-entrepreneurs in Himachal Pradesh in increasing the productivity, quality, and market…
The Curious Case Of Penguins Of Byculla Zoo
The high cost of maintaining a penguin enclosure at Mumbai's Byculla Zoo has recently been the source of many controversies. A tender of 15.26 crore has been issued for the…
1734 Trees To Be Transplanted Due To The Central Vista Project
The Environment Ministry's Regional Empowered Committee (REC) has approved in principle the proposal for the diversion of 8.11 hectares of land where the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA)…
Parrot Conservation In A Novel Way: Texas A&M University And Viro Apply Free Flight Training
In Del Mar, California, the free flight is a one-of-a-kind exotic bird sanctuary. The mission of this sanctuary is to provide shelter, nurture, and re-socialize parrots, as well as to…
African Rivers Pollution: Is the Fashion Industry Killing It?
Around 8% of the world's cotton is produced in Africa, contributing to the economies of 37 African countries. However, cotton production depletes water resources and causes salinisation, soil corrosion, and…
Extinction!! 469 Species Of Trees Soon To Be
According to researchers' data, 142 tree species have already disappeared, 29.9% of tree species are threatened, 7.1% are possibly threatened, 41.5 percent of tree species are not threatened, 13.2% of…
India’s Ecosystem Is Under Threat By Palm Oil Production
Although the consumer world of this ubiquitous ingredient is unconcerned about its environmental costs, experts are attempting to bring attention to sustainable methods of cultivating this oil, and with India…
As The Tuna Rises, Sharks Are Going Under
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is the gold standard for determining how close animals and plants are to extinction. Nearly 39,000 of the 139,000 species assessed over the…
Protests Erupt Over Trees Being Cut Down For Flyover.
According to Section 8 (3) (vii) of the Karnataka Preservation of Trees Act of 1976, any project requiring the felling of over 50 trees must be carried out only after…
Gecko New Species Is Found In The Goa University Campus
The first member of the genus is thought to have originated in the northern Western Ghats and the state of Goa. The discovery aided scientists in expanding their knowledge of…