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Nov 20, 2017
IUCN report raises red flag over threat to biodiversity in Western Ghats, says it can affect monsoon
Biodiversity in the Western Ghats is facing a threat from forest loss, encroachment and conversion, the International Union for Conservation of Nature said in its report -
Sep 18, 2017
Kashmir's agricultural fields and wetlands are falling prey to large-scale urbanisation
Kashmir is losing its prime agricultural land and wetlands to rapid urbanisation and faulty land-use, according to a December 2016 state policy document on land use. -
May 23, 2017
GM mustard row: RSS-affiliate writes to Narendra Modi, calls it 'unscientific and toxic'
RSS' economic wing Swadeshi Jagran Manch has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him not to introduce "unscientific, toxic and anti-bio diversity GM mustard" in the country in the haste, as it would "prove detrimental to public health." -
May 22, 2017
Environment ministry will address contentious issues in "scientific" manner: Harsh Vardhan
Union minister Harsh Vardhan discussed the challenges India faces after taking charge as environment minister following the death of Anil Madhav Dave last week -
May 13, 2017
GM mustard gets go-ahead: Scientist Vandana Shiva calls move 'fraud perpetrated on nation'
Condemning the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee's (GEAC) decision to allow herbicide tolerant Bayer’s GM mustard, scientist and environmentalist Dr Vandana Shiva, has sent out the call across India to intensify resistance to genetically modified (GM) mustard and "the hijack of our food by the Monsanto and Bayer." -
Jun 30, 2016
Fresh off the farm: Why Priya Salvi gave up her urban life for sustainable agriculture
An expert on solid waste management, Priya Salvi gave up her life in Mumbai to take up sustainable agriculture in Done village in Maharashtra -
Sep 15, 2015
In attempt to protect biodiversity, scientists produce embryos of Asiatic cheetah, tiger
Argentinean scientists have successfully produced embryos of endangered species such as Asiatic cheetah, tiger and Bengal cat using frozen skin cells. -
Jan 05, 2015
Green India Mission to cover 18 villages in Jharkhand
The main objective of the mission was to develop the ecological and economic scenerio by choosing different developmental schemes including rain water harvesting and greenery among others, said conservator of forest Satyajit Singh. -
Dec 12, 2014
Photos: Catastrophic oil spill in Sunderbans wrecks havoc with rare ecosystem
Officials said the damage had already been done as the slick had spread to a second river and a network of canals in the Sunderbans. -
Dec 12, 2014
Point of no return? Bangladesh begins Sunderbans oil spill clean-up with sponges, sacks
Officials said the damage had already been done as the slick had spread to a second river and a network of canals in the Sunderbans.
