The next pandemic? It's already here for Earth's wildlifeThe highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza H5N1 (HPAI H5N1), otherwise known as bird flu, has killed millions of birds and unknown num...
12 Mar, 2024, 10.59 AM IST
The planet needs solar power. Can we build it without harming nature?Solar energy development poses a threat to wildlife habitat, but measures such as wildlife corridors and native plants can mitigate the imp...
20 Feb, 2024, 08.07 PM IST
The planet needs solar power. Can we build it without harming nature?The sun shines strong, the terrain is flat and high-voltage transmission lines are in place from a decommissioned coal plant.
20 Feb, 2024, 10.02 AM IST
Travel planning 101: 52 places you must visit in 2024Planning your next holiday? Consider adding these destinations to your itinerary for the perfect vacation.
11 Jan, 2024, 10.25 PM IST
Do you want your clothes to shrink our forests?Any wood-based supply chain comes with risks of deforestation, water pollution, soil erosion, biodiversity loss and clashes with indigenous...
06 Nov, 2023, 09.43 AM IST
Extinction watch: A jaw-dropping, colour changing BoaOnce prevalent all over Mauritius, the introduction of pigs and rodents led to a huge population decline and animal grazing destroyed its h...
03 Mar, 2020, 12.12 AM IST
How Mehbooba Mufti and her father ended up losing the K plotMehbooba’s words that a muscular approach will not work in J&K show that she may have had an inkling that BJP now wants to adopt a more har...
21 Jun, 2018, 10.32 AM IST
Development activities harming nature and wildlife, says minister22 Sep, 2017, 07.40 PM IST
TripAdvisor announces booking changes linked to animal attractionsTripAdvisor plans to have both the educational portal and booking policy changes fully-launched and implemented by early 2017.
12 Oct, 2016, 06.26 PM IST
A third of cacti facing extinction: StudyThe finding places the cactus among the most threatened plant groups on Earth, ahead of mammals and birds and just behind corals.
06 Oct, 2015, 08.17 AM IST
Fast-growing fish risk dramatic fall in populationIn a counterintuitive discovery, scientists have found that ocean fish species that grow quickly and reproduce frequently are more likely t...
05 Aug, 2015, 06.31 PM IST
- Chinkara, GIB & peacock poaching continue unabated in Rajasthan
State animal Chinkara, the state bird Great Indian Bustard and the national bird Peacock can all be offered over dinner in Rajasthan.
11 Feb, 2015, 05.22 AM IST
Lessons from Ebola catastrophe: Why India needs to discourage deforestation and excessive miningA study by the Int'l Livestock Research Institute in 2012 put India as the most affected country in terms of diseases that are spread throu...
16 Nov, 2014, 12.58 PM IST
Nuclear threat to Badopal wildlifeThe project developers also started putting up metal fencing around the acquired land to keep it free from trespassers and animals.
17 Jul, 2013, 03.28 AM IST
- One panther killed every 2 days in Rajasthan
One panther is killed in road accidents, poached or attacked after straying into human habitats in Rajasthan every two days, according to a...
18 Mar, 2012, 02.13 AM IST
Bhutan: The Land of the 'Thundering Dragon'We were on our way to the mystic, eastern Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. It robustly calls itself the Land of the Thundering Dragon, but quit...
22 Oct, 2009, 05.24 AM IST
- Windows washer: Meet Microsoft's antidote to Vista
Vista was designed for pricier PCs just as rivals like Google were releasing Web-based programs that could run on inexpensive computers. Ex...
21 Apr, 2009, 07.02 AM IST