Brazilian government commits $617.5M to Amazon ecological investmentBrazil is investing over 3 billion reais to boost ecological projects in the Amazon. This initiative supports sustainable tourism and the b...
26 May, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
Giant new dinosaur species unearthed in Brazil after 120 million yearsConstruction workers in Davinopolis, Brazil, discovered the fossilized bones of a giant dinosaur. Named Dasosaurus tocantinensis, the creat...
12 May, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
Why coal still clings on in renewable energy powerhouse BrazilBrazil's coal plants are operating despite abundant renewable energy. Powerful business groups are investing to keep them running. This hap...
08 Nov, 2025, 04.00 PM IST
Why Brazil's 'King of Cattle' is embracing a plan to save the AmazonRoque Quagliato, once criticized for deforestation, now leads efforts to reform Amazon cattle ranching. Brazil is implementing a program to...
09 Jun, 2025, 03.52 PM 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
G20 welcomes recommendations to unlock climate funds, will monitor implementationThe G20 stated that because climate and environmental funds have different accreditation and programming requirements, current mechanisms p...
25 Oct, 2024, 10.07 AM IST
Brazil's cocaine sharks make waves: Sequel to 'cocaine bear' now a hot topicCocaine Sharks Brazil: A study by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation found that Brazilian sharpnose sharks off Rio de Janeiro tested positive for ...
25 Jul, 2024, 03.29 PM IST
‘Regulated carbon markets are worth a trillion dollars a year and cover 25% of global emissions — they are raising climate ambition worldwide’Ruben Lubowski, an environmental economist, discusses economic strategies for tackling climate change, protecting forests, and restoring na...
07 Mar, 2024, 11.11 PM IST
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon halved in 2023Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by half last year as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government strengthened environmental...
06 Jan, 2024, 08.58 PM IST
Antarctica's Ozone hole grows to record size, worrying expertsNew observations from the Copernicus Sentinel 5P Satellite show that the ozone hole over Antarctica is expanding rapidly, reaching unpreced...
07 Oct, 2023, 04.03 PM IST
Musk brought internet to Brazil's Amazon. Criminals love it.Starlink, a division of Elon Musk's SpaceX, has almost 4,000 low-orbit satellites across the skies, connecting people in remote corners of ...
15 Mar, 2023, 10.19 PM IST
- Tool that uses Google Search data to track dengue
San Francisco, July 21 (IANS) Researchers have developed an analytical tool that combines Google Search data with government-provided clini...
21 Jul, 2017, 03.22 PM IST
China launches satellite using 200th Long March carrier rocketThe 200th launch of a Long March rocket occurred today when China successfully put the CBERS-4 satellite using a Long March-4B rocket.
07 Dec, 2014, 06.32 PM IST
China launches multi-purpose satelliteThe CBERS-4 satellite has been developed jointly with Brazil. It was launched from Taiyuan base using a Long March-4B rocket.
07 Dec, 2014, 02.10 PM IST
- India’s air quality among five worst
India’s air quality ranks among the lowest five countries in the world, according to a Yale University study that assessed 178 nations.
30 Jan, 2014, 02.50 AM IST
India to assert 'equity' stance at RioIndia has warned negotiators to be ready for Brazil breaking away from the developing world to accept target-oriented sustainable developme...
08 Jun, 2012, 04.46 PM IST
- Brazil investigates environmental, evangelical groups for conduct in Amazon rain forest
Brazil's intelligence service said a six-month investigation of environmental and evangelical groups active in the Amazon found evidence of...
31 Jan, 2008, 11.18 AM IST