Heat-trapping microplastics found to play role in climate changeScientists found that colored plastic particles, prevalent in the atmosphere, have a significant heat-trapping impact, particularly in area...
09 May, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
Researchers identify the simplest way to help your cat live longerNew research reveals a startling truth about our feline friends. Letting cats roam freely poses significant risks, leading to shorter lifes...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.15 PM IST
Japan's cherry blossom festival cancelled: Is overtourism to blame? Here's what happenedA Japanese town near Mount Fuji has cancelled its iconic cherry blossom festival due to overtourism. Badly behaved visitors caused traffic,...
06 Feb, 2026, 04.30 AM IST
View: Pollution and solution are collective mattersParents often avoid teaching civic responsibility to avoid conflict. This lackadaisical attitude, stemming from a sense of individual conve...
23 Jan, 2026, 11.51 PM IST
Don't let the uncouth Indian tag catch onGoa, India's popular tourist destination, is experiencing anger against domestic tourists on social media. The region’s 'susegad' spirit is...
10 Jan, 2025, 11.21 PM IST
The growing scourge of plastic pollution: In numbersIn December, nations may agree on a pioneering treaty to cut plastic pollution, projected to triple by 2060. Global plastic production has ...
29 Oct, 2024, 12.03 PM IST
Japan lifts Mount Fuji barrier after tackling tourist overcrowdingMount Fuji’s views are once again visible after Fujikawaguchiko temporarily removed a barrier that had been installed in May to manage the ...
22 Aug, 2024, 10.25 AM IST
Recycled plastics packaging need major overhaul to gain confidence of food industry: Top polymer scientistCurrently, India recycles about 60 per cent of its plastic waste and most of this is done by the informal workforce raising concerns, espec...
15 Feb, 2022, 01.12 PM IST
Covid pandemic result of degradation of natural areas, species' loss, exploitation: UNEP IndiaIndia has taken the path of short-term economic interest over decades and this has diminished the ability of ecosystems to provide and supp...
20 Jun, 2021, 11.30 AM IST
Cigarette butts 'not toxic to humans, environment' says CSIR-IITR study, cites lower chemical levels as reasonBurnt and unburnt butts of 10 cigarette brands and beedi brands were used in the study.
12 Sep, 2020, 10.10 AM IST
New year to be largely a year of stabilisationThe major question for 2020 is: Will the economy continue its rapid slowdown?
30 Dec, 2019, 11.10 AM IST
Butt really? Karma Tips wants to save the planet - one cigarette at a timeWhile anti-smoking watchdogs target tobacco, the founders of Karma Tips say that 98% of the carcinogen in a cigarette is actually found in ...
26 Dec, 2017, 01.51 PM IST
Pune airport hikes fine for littering to Rs 2000, no-halting violation to Rs 5000Vehicles parked haphazardly or illegally in the area in front of the terminal building will attract a fine of Rs 3,000 as against the Rs 30...
18 Nov, 2017, 01.06 PM IST
Lack of piped water leading to high instances of diarrhoea: World BankSundarbans is situated in both North and South 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal.
08 Apr, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
Tobacco litter is challenge for a clean India: ExpertsHarish Vasudevan, environmental law expert, said, "studies point out that tobacco refuse is a major source of litter on the planet."
05 Jan, 2015, 03.10 PM IST
- Sinhagad forest area has over 1,000 fungi species: Study
A team of city researchers have claimed that there are over 1,000 species of fungi and more than 60 different types of lichens in and aroun...
13 Aug, 2012, 06.15 AM IST
Stop picnics, start eco-tourism in Sundarbans: Bengal forest deptThe state forest department wants all tourist agencies in the Sunderbans, including boat owners, to spell out the dos and don'ts to tourist...
19 Jun, 2012, 01.13 PM IST