Conservation efforts underway to save endangered Takahe birds in New ZealandThe Takahe birds, an endangered species in New Zealand, are facing a decline in population. Efforts are being made to restore these flightl...
03 Sep, 2023, 06.47 PM IST
Extremely heavy rain likely to lash KarnatakaDue to heavy rainfall in Cauvery catchment area, the water levels in Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam have risen drastically and a large amount...
04 Aug, 2022, 01.13 PM IST
Green Energy firms plan to move Supreme Court to seek revision of endangered bird orderPower developers such as Adani Green, Tata Power Renewables, ReNew Power, Hero Future Energies and Avaada hope this will address their conc...
08 Jun, 2021, 10.30 PM IST
Solar power majors get $3-billion shock from Supreme Court orderDevelopers estimate the total cost to change the existing overhead wires to underground cables at ₹22,000 crore (approximately $3 billion),...
11 May, 2021, 08.57 AM IST
Birds of very different feather flock in green power hubWhen SoftBank was recently negotiating with Canadian pension fund CPPIB and UK private equity firm Actis to sell its Indian renewables port...
09 Jan, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
Lego to replace plastic bags inside boxed sets with paper on special request from childrenThe company said that the recyclable paper bags are easier for kids to open.
16 Sep, 2020, 06.14 PM IST
Queensland govt rejects Adani's plan to protect endangered bird species, delaying mine projectThe environment department's decision will delay the controversy-hit Carmichael coal mine project indefinitely.
03 May, 2019, 02.13 PM IST
- Move to rationalize Desert National Park boundary dropped17 Oct, 2017, 06.17 PM IST
- National Green Tribunal issues order banning Chinese manja11 Jul, 2017, 05.45 PM IST
In 1 year, Great Indian Bustard population falls from 44 to just 13 in RajasthanEdited Rachnasingh@timesgroup.This might sound like a clarion call.
10 Oct, 2015, 10.58 AM IST
- Six-member panel set up for cranes conservation
After a task force to monitor the critically endangered Great Indian Bustards (GIBs), the state government has now set up an six-member exp...
25 Apr, 2014, 06.25 AM IST
Okhla Bird Sanctuary turns dry, UP govt can’t answer whyThe Okhla Bird Sanctuary now looks like a desert with a cracked water bed and few birds of prey flying around.
27 Oct, 2013, 05.23 AM IST
- Great Indian Bustard gets alone time to breed
The Naliya grasslands, habitat of the Great Indian Bustard, are off-limits for visitors from April to October.
10 Apr, 2013, 07.19 AM IST
Indian birds under threat from climate change: StudyClimate change is threatening the survival of a number of Asian bird species, including those in India, a new study warns.
07 Feb, 2013, 12.09 PM IST
- Photography of bustard now covered under wildlife act
The forest department has restricted the movement of people in the Naliya grasslands, a habitat of the Great Indian Bustard.
28 Mar, 2012, 01.35 AM IST
- Indian Navy's missile test plan from Andaman and Nicobar Islands hits green hurdle
The Standing Committee NBWL at a recent meeting chaired by Jayanthi Natarajan examined the proposal and ordered a site inspection by a two-...
08 Nov, 2011, 12.08 PM IST
- Navy's plans to test fire missiles from an island hit hurdle
The Indian Navy's plans to test fire missiles from Andaman and Nicobar Islands appear to have hit a hurdle.
07 Nov, 2011, 09.05 PM IST