A view of a poultry farm, near Nunna in NTR district, in Andhra Pradesh. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao The Andhra Pradesh Government has declared four areas as Biosecurity Zones, where the restrictions are imposed, in view of the identification of the avian influenza (bird flu) cases in the State. The four areas are Badampudi … Read more
The intertidal pools of Rushikonda in Visakhapatnam was brimming with life that morning as the East Coast Conservation Team waded through the shallow waters, scanning the rocky crevices for marine wonders. Amid the sway of nudibranchs and sea grapes, Kusum Gorentla, an ECCT volunteer, spotted a delicate, ribbon-like object floating by. Its gentle undulations resembled … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Union Cabinet on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) approved a minimum support price of ₹5,650 per quintal for raw jute for marketing season 2025-26, an increase of 6% or ₹315 over the pervious MSP. The information was given by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush … Read more
Green Humour | Photo Credit: Rohan Chakravarty Rohan Chakravarty is a cartoonist and illustrator from Nagpur. His series, ‘Green Humour’, consists of cartoons and comics on wildlife, nature conservation, environmental issues, sustainability, and all things green. Published – February 13, 2025 03:52 pm IST
Vocal communication plays an outsized role in how social animals survive in the wild. A loud cry from a baby attracts the attention of a parent. A scream can warn others of a predator lurking nearby. Humans have developed thousands of languages, spoken and signed, to share information, ideas, and emotions — yet they’re not … Read more
COP29, at Baku, Azerbaijan, aptly referred to as the ‘Climate Finance COP,’ has played a crucial role in operationalising core elements of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement (PA). The adoption of Article 6 at Baku represents a renewed focus on the market mechanism which could help countries that are often constrained by limited resources … Read more
From the set of 25 postcards released by Postcrossing welfare Society of India, under the aegis of India Post | Photo Credit: Special arrangement R Sivakumar was one among the several signboard and banner artists in Tamil Nadu who were replaced by flex boards in the early 2000s. While many of his contemporaries left for Chennai … Read more
Muhammed Dilshad in Mozambique | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Before his first trip to Kashmir on a Royal Enfield bike in 2019, travel vlogger Muhammed Dilshad from Chelambra, Malappuram had donned many roles— from a bus boy to a parcel lorry driver. However, his foray into YouTube started as a form of journaling, where the … Read more
Forest department personnel, local fishermen and conservationists release 95 hatchings of endangered Olive Ridley turtles into the sea in Tonka beach of Honnavar taluk of Uttara Kannada on February 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement As many as 95 hatchlings of the endangered Olive Ridley turtle were released to Arabian Sea at Tonka beach … Read more
Image for representative purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images w has observed that the illegal felling of 980 trees in Greater Noida was not taken seriously by the Uttar Pradesh authorities and asked the principal chief conservator of forest to appear virtually before it on May 13 to apprise it on the action … Read more
The Palisades Fire burns a beach front property, January 8, 2025, in Malibu, California. | Photo Credit: AP The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, according to the European climate service Copernicus. … Read more
Patches of sand that turned black at the RK beach in Visakhapatnam on Monday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU The sand on RK Beach, opposite the AU Yoga Village in the city, has turned black, to the dismay of beachgoers. They expressed disappointment over the development and blamed the authorities for not taking steps to … Read more
During the pandemic, life was reduced to its barest and most essential minimum. Wardrobes could be pared down: the regular sweatshirt and nightie were haute couture. One could get by on fewer possessions with the most indispensable one being the face-hugging mask. The commute became redundant. One could be parked at home along with their fancy … Read more
On a sunny day in January, A. Prakash, 40, sits on a boat in Kovalam, off the East Coast Road (ECR) in Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu. He has just returned from a fishing trip where he saw 10 Olive Ridley sea turtle carcasses floating in the sea. “We (fisherfolk) have been seeing many such … Read more
Bijal Vachharajani is on a mission to make children fall in love with “the planet we call home” because she believes that “to love it is to protect it”. The former journalist, who is based out of Bengaluru, is a wildly (pun intended) prolific author of fiction and non-fiction. A voracious reader herself, Vachharajani thinks … Read more
The great migration | Photo Credit: Creative Commons One of the most wondrous sights in Nature is that of vast herds of wildebeest and zebra along with Thomson’s gazelles and elands thundering across the plains of the Serengeti. This annual migration of beasts seeking fresh pasture as they move from the Serengeti National Park in … Read more
‘Indian coal generally has a lower sulphur content than other coal, which should have made it easier for Indian thermal plants to meet the SO2 emission norms’ | Photo Credit: The Hindu On December 30, 2024, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) issued a notification amending the Environment Protection Rules by pushing … Read more
Rhododendron wattii tree in Dzukou Valley, Nagpur that extends into the adjoining Manipur | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement GUWAHATI One of the last trees of its kind standing in a popular trekking destination in Nagaland has made a silent statement — time may be running out for the Rhododendron wattii. A study published in the Journal of … Read more
Green Humour | Photo Credit: Rohan Chakravarty Green Humour | Photo Credit: Rohan Chakravarty Rohan Chakravarty is a cartoonist and illustrator from Nagpur. His series, ‘Green Humour’, consists of cartoons and comics on wildlife, nature conservation, environmental issues, sustainability, and all things green. Published – February 06, 2025 05:09 pm IST
Although signs of La Nina were visible in the central Pacific, ocean temperatures in the eastern Pacific remained above normal, suggesting that the shift toward La Nina may be slowing or stalling. | Photo Credit: AFP The planet experienced its warmest January on record last month despite the development of La Nina, a climate pattern … Read more
The story so far: On December 18, 2024, the Supreme Court directed the Forest Department of Rajasthan to map on the ground and via satellite every ‘sacred grove’ in detail. They were to be identified irrespective of their size and based “solely on their purpose and their cultural and ecological significance to the local community”. … Read more
The Eaton Fire destroys a structure, January 7, 2025, in Altadena, California. | Photo Credit: AP Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius — the fallback target of the Paris climate accord — is now “impossible,” according to a stark new analysis published by leading scientists. Led by renowned climatologist James Hansen, the paper … Read more
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Ministry of Finance said in an update on Saturday (January 18, 2025) that 1,646 food processing projects (including food testing labs and R&D projects) have been sanctioned under various sub-schemes of PM Kisan Sampada Yojana. The projects, sanctioned till December 18, 2024, are valued at … Read more
A few days ago, a video on Erode-based Jothi Speciality Papers — that highlighted its project crafting biodegradable mannequins — went viral on Instagram. If you have been wondering how this project came to be, here is the brand’s backstory. Mani P (centre) and his wife (fourth from left) with the team | Photo Credit: … Read more
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav tweeted this picture on the birth of two Cheetahs at Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary, on February 4, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav is set to release five cheetahs into the wild at Kuno National Park in Sheopur district on Wednesday (February 5, 2025), a … Read more
Seagulls sit above the Sava River in Belgrade, Serbia, February 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Most of European Union surface water bodies are polluted by chemicals, the European Commission said on Tuesday, in a report that revealed the damaged state of Europe’s water resources. The European Union is drafting plans this year to tackle … Read more
During her time in a drug discovery lab, structural biologist Kavyashree Manjunath first started thinking about how much plastic her group used, even for a single experiment. From the smallest of tips used to draw solutions to pipettes, bottles, and more — the plastic waste from her lab alone was enough to shock the average … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: ANI A new study has revealed that a section of the eastern Himalayas in Arunachal Pradesh lost 110 glaciers in 32 years. The study by a quartet of researchers also found that these glaciers covering an area of 309.85 sq. km disappeared at a retreat rate … Read more
Medical waste from Kerala dumped in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu in December 2024. The National Green Tribunal’s southern zone in Chennai later ordered the Kerala government to remove all the illegally dumped waste. | Photo Credit: PTI Taking a serious view of medical waste from other States, particularly Kerala, being dumped in Tamil Nadu, … Read more
A Black kite adding to its nest on a pylon on Perumbbakam Main Road on January 30, 2025. Photo: Prince Frederick | Photo Credit: PRINCE FREDERICK Grace has various facets to it, unhurried ease being among them. On the 22 yards, David Gower epitomised it, bringing a silken smoothness to strokeplay, even to slog-over pummeling. … Read more