G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED) released the Report titled Estimation of retreat of Gangotri glacier on 7 January 2014. The estimation of retreat has
The Government of India on 7 January 2014 launched the nation’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme named Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) in New Delhi. The programme will
China destroyed more than six tonnes of smuggled elephant’s ivory in Guangdong province on 6 January 2014. The move signalled that China is willing to play a greater
A new study has recorded dramatic, natural short-term increases in the acidity of a North Carolina estuary. The short-term spikes in the acidity of the estuary were brought
Indian Pitta, a small and colourful bird which is endemic was spotted at Aravalli Biodiversity Park in Delhi after 60 years recently. A rare butterfly, Striped Blue Crow,
A new study has shown that numerous species, including butterflies, have had their distribution shifted northwards due to increase in temperatures in the UK over the last 40
Portable water that is drinking water has always had restricted access for developing countries and is looked upon as a sign of development. In cities, it may not
The Environment Ministry has issued a fresh order to follow in the footsteps of the in principle acceptance of the Ksatrurirangan committee report on 20 December 2013 and
A new discovery by scientists has revealed a new greenhouse gas that appears to have the highest global-warming impact. Perfluorotributylamine (PFTBA) – discovered by Toronto’s Department of Chemistry
COP 19 was hosted by Poland at Warsaw. As an environmentalist or perhaps anyone who has been following environment over the past few years would realise that the
Western Ghats constitutes one of the four Biodiversity Hotspots of India which is one of the richest centers of endemism. Western Ghats locally known as the Sahyadri hills
