New Delhi: On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to say that India’s COVID-19 lockdown was in line...
Feb 08, 2022
Green Issues Are on UP Voters’ Minds, Survey Says, but the Green Party Isn’t
Atmospheric pollutants are on voters’ minds in Uttar Pradesh, which goes to the polls in a few days,...
Feb 07, 2022
Reserve Forests Are Important, but Over 3 Lakh Hectares Are Being Encroached
Responding to a query in the Rajya Sabha, the environment ministry said that more than three lakh hectares...
Feb 06, 2022
India Gets Two More Ramsar Sites, But Will They Help With Conservation?
India has the highest number of, and area under, Ramsar wetlands in South Asia. On World Wetland Day,...
Feb 04, 2022
Budget Decrease or Near-Stagnation in Some Health Sector Domains Surprises Experts
New Delhi: The health sector has been allocated only Rs 200 crore more this year as compared to...
Feb 02, 2022
India Will Lose 101 Billion Labour-Hours a Year to Global Warming’s Effects
India will lose 101 billion work-hours a year to the effects of global warming, according to a new...
Jan 31, 2022
New Draft NCR Regional Plan Dilutes Protection for Green Cover in the Aravalli
The NCR regional plan guides government policy in ‘developing’ India’s NCR region. A new draft plan for the...
Jan 20, 2022
India’s New ‘State of Forest’ Report Is Not Really About Forests
India’s 17th ‘State of Forest’ report, prepared by the Forest Survey, said the country’s forest and tree cover...
Jan 16, 2022
New ‘State of Forest’ Report Says India’s Forest Cover Has Increased Again
Environment minister Bhupendra Yadav released the 2021 ‘State of Forest’ report, compiled by the Forest Survey, on January...
Jan 13, 2022
India Proceeds With Plan To Bring Cheetahs Back, but Experts Brace for Bad News
A plan to introduce African cheetahs to India has been on the cards for almost two decades now....
Jan 08, 2022