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Amazon Fires Much Worse Than Before

Official figures from Brazil have shown a big increase in the number of fires in the Amazon region in July compared with the same month last year, it was reported on Sunday.

August 2, 2020

Environment·FOREIGN

Int’l Tiger Day: Stop Poaching, Habitat Destruction

The ongoing pandemic has not only affected humans but also impacted all species on Earth; bringing a stronger focus the inextricable human-wildlife connect. According to the Tiger Census released this week by

July 30, 2020

Environment·Lite Blogs

Study Says Corona Circulates In Bats For Years

An international team of researchers has discovered that the lineage that gave rise to the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that is responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic, has been circulating in bats for decades

July 29, 2020

Corona Pandemic·Environment

Greta Thunberg Donates €1m Prize Money To Climate Groups

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has said she will donate 100,000 euros ($114,000) to help tackle the spread of the coronavirus in the Amazon rainforest. Thunberg announced on Twitter on Monday that

July 21, 2020

Environment·Lite Blogs

Favourite Seafood Species In Rapid Decline

Fish market favourites such as orange roughy, common octopus and pink conch are among the species of fish and invertebrates in rapid decline around the world, say researchers. In the study, published

July 21, 2020

Environment·Lite Blogs

Rare Orchid Rediscoveres After 118 Years

Almost 118 years after it was rediscovered inside the dense forests of the Dudhwa reserve, the rare orchid specimen, known as Eulophia obtuse, is bearing fruits (seeds), giving much hope for its

July 21, 2020

Environment

Yogi-Government to Set Record in Trees Planted

The Yogi Adityanath government is all set to set a new world record by planting 25 crore trees on Sunday in a massive plantation drive. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath kicked off the

July 8, 2020

Environment·Feature

Royal Bengal Tiger Dies Of Heart Failure

The 11-year-old Royal Bengal tiger named Kadamba died on Saturday night at Nehru Zoological Park (NZP), Hyderabad due to heart failure, officials said on Sunday. As per the post-mortem report, the cause

July 5, 2020

Environment

Heavy Rain Lashes Mumbai

Vast areas of Konkan, including Mumbai, witnessed heavy rainfall since early Friday morning. Due to heavy rain, some of the low lying areas were waterlogged and the traffic got complicated, said

July 3, 2020

Environment·India

Air Pollution Linked to Health

Researchers have found more evidence to suggest that long-term exposure to air pollution is a cause of premature death among older people. The study, published in the journal ‘Sciences Advances’, provides the

July 1, 2020

Environment·Science

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