Total Sanitation Campaign is a flagship program of the Government of India. The ‘Total Sanitation Campaign’ (TSC), now rechristened after 2012 as the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA), aims
The total amount of water available for use is limited. In view of the variability of rainfall in our country, this precious resource needs to be effectively managed
A new online Atlas of freshwater biodiversity that presents spatial information and species distribution patterns was launched on 29 January 2014 at the landmark Water Lives symposium. The
Scientists from the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) explained that seagrass can play a crucial role in fighting against the climate change because the plant is 35 times
Rock Wrens, one of the oldest as well as the most distinct songbird species made a comeback from extinction because of the New Zealand’s Department of Conservation (DOC)
The researchers at the University of Southampton, in the first week of October 2013 revealed that the ability of honeybees to find the flowers can be hindered by
Researchers working in the Rio Abajo Nature Preserve in western Puerto Rico, on 15 August 2013, revealed that one of the most endangered bird species of the world,
The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2014 has been released. As per the Index, India was ranked 155 out of 178 countries with an index score of 31.23 points
Two top American scientific agencies NOAA and NASA in their separate releases have confirmed the trend of global warming is continuing. Annual climate report of National Oceanic and
Leaked draft IPCC UN report on 17 January 2014 has warned about rise of the level of greenhouse gases and it calls for greater global efforts to tackle
A change in the climate because of the severe storm Phailin that hit Orissa earlier is perhaps the reason behind migratory birds staying away from Chilika this winter.
