Climate

NEW DELHI: In a decisive move to tackle the alarming air pollution levels in the national capital, the Delhi government has announced a complete ban on the production, storage, sale, and use of firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR region. This comprehensive ban, effective immediately, aims to address the severe environmental and public health challenges posed by […]

NEW DELHI: According to data presented in the Supreme Court, Officers tasked with protecting Delhi’s trees have granted permission to chop down over 12,000 trees in around 30 months averaging more than 12 trees a day. The apex court remarked that the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 (DPTA) was intended to safeguard trees but was […]

NEW DELHI: The Indian government has proposed a National Wildlife Health Policy to address the various health threats faced by wildlife in the country. These threats include infectious diseases, habitat loss, climate disasters, illicit activities, and more. The proposal highlighted in an official statement, underscores the need for a science-based wildlife health management strategy that […]

NEW DELHI: A recent study has uncovered a new chemical pathway that exacerbates air quality during harsh winters. This discovery has significant implications for understanding and managing winter air pollution, particularly in regions with severe cold weather.   Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Georgia Institute of Technology have identified that aerosol […]

NEW DELHI: The puzzling deaths of 350 African elephants in Botswana’s Okavango Panhandle in 2020 have finally been explained. A recent study published in the journal Science of ‘The Total Environment’ has linked these tragic deaths to toxic cyanobacteria blooms in nearby waterholes. This mass die-off was one of the largest wildlife mortality events in southern Africa which […]