Environment

Why tortoise lives for over 150 years — and other interesting titbits about this special child of nature

A tortoise Jonathan lived for the longest period — 187 years. Similarly, another tortoise, Harriet, found by Charles Darwin in 1835, died at a zoo in Australia in 2006

Why awareness on mangroves and plantation drives are critical in conserving biodiversity

Mangroves lie at the edge of coastal zones and serve as the first line of defence against extreme coastal weather events such as cyclones

Dom Philips murdered in Brazil: Will British journalist's book on Amazon see light of day?

Dom Phillips wrote about Brazil for 15 years, covering the oil industry in early days. Later, he freelanced for The Washington Post and The New York Times before becoming a regular contributor to The Guardian. He'd penned four chapters of his book 'How to save the Amazon' before his death

World Environment Day: Transitioning to eco-friendly value chains

Value Chains are basically a number of activities and processes carried out in an orderly manner to create a product.

An architecture student’s vision for a greener Mumbai: Integrating blue and green spaces need sound legal, planning, governance frameworks

A detailed case study of part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park shows plenty of losses to development in a pre-existing contiguity of natural, virgin land.

World Environment Day 2020: From better air, water quality to wild animal sightings in cities, here's how COVID-19 lockdown affected environment

With World Environment Day falling on 5 June, here's looking at how the pandemic has affected the flora and fauna

From avian vomitologist, gross stunt testers and snake venom collectors, strange jobs which involve wild animals not only risk them but also humans

From avian vomitologists, langur kidnappers and gross stunt testers, there is more than one strange job in the world which involves wild animals.

Ram Gopal Varma confirms he will direct biopic of NT Rama Rao starring Nandamuri Balakrishna

Ram Gopal Varma confessed that he was among the lakhs of people who thronged to listen to NT Rama Rao's first political speech.

World Environment Day 2017: Seven environment-friendly songs by your favorite bands

Let's listen to our favourite bands' songs and also their pleas to conserve Mother Nature this World Environment Day on 5 June.