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Goa declares 1.02 crore sq m of eco-sensitive land as No Development ZoneGoa has declared over one crore square meters of sensitive land as a No Development Zone. This decision protects paddy fields and fragile e...
Centre issues new power tower norms to cut forest diversionNew guidelines aim to reduce forest land diversion for power infrastructure. Improved tower and conductor designs will be adopted in forest...
China's plan to build world's biggest dam on Brahmaputra near Arunachal Pradesh hits an 'Ice Age fault': ReportChinese scientists have identified an active fault line beneath the Yarlung Tsangpo dam construction zone. This geological finding raises s...
Wayanad Landslides: The hills are alive, but have a warningWayanad faces escalating ecological crises and deadly landslides. Recent disasters highlight unscientific development and policy conflicts....
Suspend Wayanad tunnel work pending fresh study: Congress leader; CPI(M) says it shouldn't be derailedA senior Congress leader demanded a halt to the tunnel project pending a new environmental study. Recent Wayanad landslides claimed six liv...
Centre and State to turn ridge into green Delhi's lungs, says Amit ShahDelhi government has notified 5,000 hectares of Ridge area as forest land. This action ends a three-decade delay in protecting the ecologic...
Union Cabinet approves six-lane Dwarka tunnel, Kanpur-Kabrai highway worth Rs 14,115 croreThe Union Cabinet has greenlit two significant highway projects totaling over Rs 14,000 crore. A six-lane tunnel will soon connect Dwarka E...
Ladakh fines Rs 2 L penalty on four tourists for illegal off-roading in protected areasLadakh authorities have levied a Rs 2 lakh fine on four tourists for illegal off-roading in protected wildlife areas, including Pangong Lak...
Govt notifies 1.03 crore square metres land in South Goa as No Development ZoneGoa has declared over a crore square metres of ecologically sensitive land in Salcete taluka as a No Development Zone. This move, encompass...
A nearly 200-year-old cemetery comes alive after dark, where the dead share space with frogs, toads, and the scientists listening to themCitizen scientists are lending their ears to a crucial cause, listening for frog calls in Cambridge's historic Mount Auburn Cemetery. This ...
Elephant encounters: Scientists tracked elephants for 19 years in Botswana and found that year-long droughts pushed them toward human settlements, raising the risk of dangerous encountersAfrican elephants are increasingly venturing closer to human settlements as prolonged droughts persist, a new study reveals. Research from ...
When environmental rules stall housing, not pollutionIndia's environmental clearance process often delays urban housing projects, raising costs and slowing jobs without improving protection. A...
A 15-year-old from Ontario built a bionic underwater “robot turtle” that detects what is quietly killing our seas and just won $50,000 for itA young innovator has created BURT, a robotic turtle that moves quietly underwater. This AI-powered machine mimics natural swimming to obse...
In 1979, old salmon cans were stored in an Alaskan cannery, and decades later, when scientists cracked them open, a rising worm count revealed something unexpected about changing ocean food websOld canned salmon from Alaska reveals a significant increase in parasitic worms. Scientists studied cans dating back to 1979. This rise in ...
Watch: Rahul Gandhi does scuba diving in Nicobar, claims PM Modi's project will destroy 1.5 crore treesRahul Gandhi criticized the Centre's Great Nicobar development project, alleging it prioritizes commercial interests over ecology and local...
No consensus: Centre considers phased Western Ghats Sensitive Area designationThe Centre advanced plans to designate the ecologically sensitive area in the Western Ghats after years of failed consensus. An expert pane...
- ‘Cut Western Ghats eco zone to 1/3rd of area in draft’
A report submitted by the Maharashtra government to the ministry of environment, forests and climate change has suggested that only 6,719 s...