'Insult to science, make a mockery of EIA process': Jairam Ramesh on Great Nicobar projectSenior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written to the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupinder Yadav over escal...
10 May, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
Red sand, palm trees, wildlife: This Tamil Nadu desert is the perfect offbeat destination for curious travellersTamil Nadu, renowned for its temples and hills, harbors a surprising red sand desert called Theri Kaadu. Spanning 12,000 acres in Thoothuku...
09 May, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
This Wolf Pulled Up a Crab Trap, and it Could Change What We Know About Animal IntelligenceA female gray wolf in British Columbia was observed dragging an underwater crab trap ashore to access herring bait, a behavior experts sugg...
24 Apr, 2026, 05.12 PM IST
End of a giant: Trillion-tonne iceberg, twice the size of Greater London, breaks just before 40th birthdayThe world's largest iceberg, A-23A, has finally broken apart after a nearly 40-year journey. This colossal megaberg, once twice the size of...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
Trump administration to rejoin offshore drilling agencies separated after 2010 Gulf oil spillThe Trump administration is merging two agencies that were split after the 2010 Gulf oil spill. This move aims to boost efficiency and expe...
04 Apr, 2026, 07.01 AM IST
Turtles with bleeding eyes found dead on NSW beaches as authorities probe mysteryWildlife carers are investigating the deaths of turtles in Port Stephens. Around twenty-five green turtles washed ashore at Port Stephens b...
21 Aug, 2025, 08.49 AM IST
Centre proposes ESZ for villages on fringes of Bhitarkanika National ParkBhitarkanika is known as the second largest mangrove forest in India after Sundarbans and Gahirmatha is known as the world's largest rooker...
17 Jun, 2024, 04.08 PM IST
More than 100 pilot whales stranded in Western Australia, experts sayOngoing rescue for 140 pilot whales near Dunsborough, WA. 26 deceased whales euthanised due to stranding. University of Western Australia n...
25 Apr, 2024, 10.24 AM IST
Mischievous otter causes chaos for California surfersA mischievous five-year-old sea otter, named Otter 841, has been disturbing surfers in California. The otter uses its paws to displace surf...
14 Jul, 2023, 11.57 AM IST
Whale shark washed ashore alive, wildlife officials release it back in sea12 Aug, 2017, 09.36 PM IST
World's rarest marine species may go extinct in a year: Report21 May, 2017, 05.47 PM IST
Fishing ban to save Olive Ridley sea turtlesWith the mass nesting of Olive Ridley sea turtles' fast approaching, a 7-month ban on fishing activity was clamped on from Tuesday along th...
01 Nov, 2016, 02.25 PM IST
Ricoh signs agreement with WWF-India to provide need-based infrastructure supportWWF-India secretary general and CEO Ravi Singh said frontline staff in forests are the protectors of our natural habitats, responsible for ...
22 Apr, 2016, 03.58 PM IST
- Nine fishermen held for illegal fishing
Sea patrolling has been stepped up within Gahirmatha marine sanctuary water territory in view of the annual mass nesting season of endanger...
26 Nov, 2014, 06.41 PM IST
- Wildlife crime control bureau in Rameswaram
A Wildlife Crime Control Bureau would come up this year in Ramanathapuram district to prevent smuggling of endangered species from India, o...
16 Jun, 2011, 09.42 PM IST
- Environment ministry opposes port at Poshitara
Noting that the proposed port at Poshitra in Jamnagar would destroy crucial marine bio-diversity in the Gulf of Kutch, the environment mini...
04 Aug, 2009, 07.28 PM IST
- Olive ridley turtles dying due to negligence
A wildlife activist has alleged that a large number of endangered turtles have died on the beaches due to govt's failure to curb marine fis...
01 Feb, 2008, 11.15 AM IST