The Maharashtra State government has announced that it will launch an app to track citizens’ carbon footprint. The aim is to reduce pollution and carbon emission in Maharashtra. The app …
Read MoreJapan has officially resumed commercial whaling today (July 1) after more than 30 years. However, during the time period Japan continued whale hunting for scientific purposes. In December 2018, Japan …
Read MoreRecently, France has recorded its all-time hottest temperature amid a European heat wave. Gallargues-le-Montueux in southern France recorded an all-time high of 45.9°C during the last week of June According …
Read MoreTamil yeoman (Cirrochroa thais) butterfly species has been declared the state butterfly of Tamil Nadu. Tamil yeoman is a tawny-coloured creature with a dark brown outer ring. It is among …
Read MoreAccording to a study conducted by the Marine Science Department of Goa University,iron ore mining in Goa has adversely impacted the sediments of major rivers in the state. Researchers have …
Read MoreThe countries across Europe are experiencing record-breaking heat waves.The heatwave has already caused flash floods and forest fires grounded planes and buckled train tracks and led to school closures and …
Read MoreThe Union Environment Ministry has extended the construction period for the Polavaram Multipurpose Project in Andhra Pradesh by two years. The Polavaram project is a major multi-purpose irrigation project being …
Read MoreScientists from the Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre have discovered a new type of plastic pollution which has been dubbed as “plasticrusts”. The study has been published in the journal …
Read MoreWildlife experts have discovered the Impressed Tortoise (Manouria impressa) in near Yazali of Lower Subansari district in Arunachal Pradesh. The new species of tortoise are elusive and have never been …
Read MoreA floating device designed to collect plastic waste from the Great Pacific garbage patch has been re-deployed. The device, developed by the Netherlands-based engineering NGO Ocean Cleanup was first deployed …
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