Apple Fellow Phil Schiller and his wife donate $25 million to help protect coral reefs across the world; How their gift will fund new researchPhil Schiller and Kim Gassett-Schiller announced a $25 million donation to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. This funding aims to e...
17 Oct, 2026, 11.13 PM IST
Leonardo DiCaprio bought 104-acre island for $1.75 million to create an ecological paradise; Why his Belize project remained uncertainLeonardo DiCaprio's vision for Blackadore Caye focuses on intertwining luxurious hospitality with environmental recovery. Facing scrutiny o...
16 Oct, 2026, 10.25 PM IST
In 2019, a Texas fisherwoman won the largest ever settlement of $50 million in a citizen suit in the history of US Clean Water Act in fight against a plastic giantDiane Wilson, a Texas fisherwoman and a passionate advocate for the environment, has been at the forefront of the battle against plastic po...
16 Oct, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
Colorado began removing non-native brook trout from two mountain creeks in 2011; 13 years later, rare native cutthroat trout had increased more than 11-foldOver a span of 13 years in Grand County, Colorado, dedicated conservation efforts have led to a remarkable surge in cutthroat trout populat...
15 Oct, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
In 2025, MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, gave $62 million to ocean conservation; how coastal communities could protect marine lifeBlue Ventures announced the donation on December 10, 2025, saying the money would support its work with fishing communities across tropical...
13 Oct, 2026, 02.50 AM IST
Centre seeks fishers’ views to shape national action plan for sustainable small-scale fisheriesThe Union Department of Fisheries is leading the consultation process, with the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation (BO...
09 Oct, 2026, 03.52 PM IST
Experiments on animals set to become easierThe Centre plans to significantly change the regulations governing animal experimentation. The proposed rules aim to allow institutional et...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Off Gulf coast of Florida, giant concrete domes were dropped more than 200 feet underwater to help restore corals and sea life. All corals outplanted in 2025 survived and even grewScientists have deployed specially designed concrete domes off Florida’s northern Gulf coast to help restore coral habitats. The project ta...
08 Oct, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
California began removing invasive brook trout near Independence Lake in 2005; a study found young Lahontan cutthroat trout survival increased from 4% to 12%In the Sierra Nevada, Lahontan cutthroat trout have struggled due to competition from non-native brook trout. A study conducted between 200...
07 Oct, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
Grandmother seeks maintenance and share in family pension from granddaughter and daughter-in-law; loses case in Kerala HCIn a recent incident in Kerala, a grandmother filed court case asking for a share of her late son's family pension AND Rs 15,000 maintenanc...
07 Oct, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
India, Norway discuss green partnership, EFTA trade ties, Arctic cooperationSibi George of the Ministry of External Affairs met Norway's State Secretary Astrid Bergmal in New Delhi for discussions. They addressed en...
07 Oct, 2026, 07.26 AM IST
The 113,613-acre Montana landscape where Ted Turner’s wild conservation legacy lives onTed Turner purchased the Flying D Ranch in 1989, transforming it into a conservation-oriented property. The ranch is home to diverse wildli...
06 Oct, 2026, 01.35 PM IST
The US said China was priming a trade superweapon. Then it vanishedLOGINK, originally a project to improve cargo logistics, has seen its international efforts falter significantly. The platform lost key par...
06 Oct, 2026, 06.41 AM IST
After Klein Curaçao removed goats and feral cats and restored habitat, nesting birds climbed from 140 pairs of one species in 2002 to around 650 across multiple species in 2022 as eight more species began breedingKlein Curaçao experienced a significant increase in seabird populations after removing invasive goats and cats. The island went from a few ...
04 Oct, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
Jeff Bezos just put $25 million into the Pacific Ocean. Is the Bezos Earth Fund enough to save the Pacific Ocean before the $10 billion deadline?The Bezos Earth Fund has committed $25 million to enhance conservation efforts across five Pacific island nations, now totaling approximate...
02 Oct, 2026, 01.12 AM IST
In 2021, New Jersey dropped about 400 donated gravestones and concrete rubble onto Barnegat Reef; 60 tons of monuments became new underwater habitatIn May 2021, New Jersey took a significant step by deploying around 400 gravestones to bolster its artificial reef initiative. Sourced from...
29 Sep, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
French mother and Black American father, kidnapped in infancy and raised as a live-in servant in a Swiss family; at 16, Daniel Pauly, ‘The Ocean’s Whistleblower’ escaped Germany and made a massive database covering 36,000+ fish speciesDaniel Pauly was born in Paris and faced numerous hardships, including being raised in Switzerland without parental love. After fleeing his...
25 Sep, 2026, 11.48 AM IST