India’s first underwater museum project launched off Maharashtra coast in SindhudurgSindhudurg district in Maharashtra is set to become a major marine tourism hub. India's first underwater museum and submarine tourism proje...
21 May, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
Earth Day 2026: How Canadian cities are turning April 22 into action, from clean-ups to climate learningEarth Day 2026 sees Canadians actively participating in environmental protection. From Quebec's wildlife cleanup to British Columbia's shor...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Watch: Brazil’s Jundiaí River, ducks, and fish turn bright blue; What caused it and how officials are responding nowA truck accident in Sao Paulo, Brazil, caused a chemical spill. The blue dye leaked into the Jundiai River, changing its color. Emergency t...
20 May, 2025, 05.07 PM IST
Sir David Attenborough’s strong message to the world as he “approaches the end of his life”Sir David Attenborough will release a new documentary, 'Ocean,' on his 99th birthday. The film focuses on the destruction of marine ecosyst...
01 May, 2025, 02.36 PM IST
Best swimming gear collection for your unforgettable aquatic adventuresDive into greatness with the best swimming gear collection! Experience unparalleled comfort and performance with top-quality swimming goggl...
15 Sep, 2023, 10.45 PM IST
NGT directs states, UTs to designate nodal agency for the protection of water bodiesThe NGT directed that under the oversight of chief secretaries of States/UTs, the designated nodal agency may hold its meeting not later th...
22 Nov, 2020, 02.46 PM IST
Lease of life: The 185-km long Beas Conservation Reserve is helping protect many endangered aquatic speciesToday, the Beas in Punjab is the only Indian habitat of the functionally blind mammal, which uses echolocation to navigate underwater and h...
23 Feb, 2020, 09.22 AM IST
Oldest evidence of life on Earth found in Australia"Stromatolites are laminated structures of micro- organisms which have created layers of minerals using elements dissolved in the water in ...
15 Nov, 2017, 04.28 PM IST
No Gangetic dolphin in RamgangaNot a single dolphin was found in Ramganga during the recent census of Gangetic dolphin conducted by forest department, WWF-India along wit...
10 Oct, 2015, 09.50 PM IST
The world's oldest flowering plant may be 130-million-year-oldScientists have identified a 125 mn- to 130 mn-year-old freshwater plant, a contemporary of dinosaurs, as one of earliest flowering plants ...
18 Aug, 2015, 06.39 PM IST
Campaign to protect Gangetic dolphinsTo protect the endangered Gangetic river dolphins here and in nearby districts, a three-day campaign is being run on a cruise.
22 Mar, 2015, 05.47 PM IST
Javadekar raps states for not acting on plastic banUnion environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday pulled up state authorities for not strictly implementing rules on plastic waste ma...
18 Feb, 2015, 06.25 AM IST
- Dredging, illegal fishing hurting dolphin numbers
A major stretch of Yamuna river between Panchnada and Sangam (Allahabad), considered a suitable habitat for highly endangered Gangetic Dolp...
17 May, 2013, 11.42 AM IST
- Dolphins face threat in Ganga, Yamuna rivers
The natural habitat of Gangetic dolphins is recucing at an alarming rate, according to a study by the Worldwide Fund for Nature India.
13 Mar, 2013, 07.44 PM IST
Sikkim Environment, bio-diversity in perilThe Comptroller and Auditor General of India has said that the environment and bio-diversity in Sikkim have been threatened by construction...
27 Apr, 2010, 07.21 PM IST
- Endangered dolphins made national aquatic animal
Alarmed over the sharp drop in the number of freshwater dolphins, the Manmohan Singh government on Monday declared dolphins as a national a...
06 Oct, 2009, 05.38 AM IST
- Environment ministry opposes port at Poshitara
Noting that the proposed port at Poshitra in Jamnagar would destroy crucial marine bio-diversity in the Gulf of Kutch, the environment mini...
04 Aug, 2009, 07.28 PM IST