NEW DELHI: Telangana’s forests are grappling with an unprecedented surge in forest fires, with incidents skyrocketing from 12,927 in 2017 to a staggering 13,497 in 2024. This dramatic rise has placed Telangana seventh among Indian states and union territories with the highest number of fire incidents, according to the India State of Forest Report 2023. […]
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s green cover has increased marginally by 4.9 sq km, bringing the total to 371.3 sq km, according to the India State Forest Report 2023 released on Saturday. This accounts for 25% of Delhi’s total geographical area of 1,483 sq km. Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav unveiled the biennial report […]
NEW DELHI: NASA has announced that the NISAR satellite, the world’s most advanced and expensive Earth observation satellite, will likely launch in March 2025. Jointly developed by NASA and ISRO, the satellite was initially set to launch in 2024 but faced delays due to technical challenges. The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite weighs […]
NEW DELHI: A wild elephant met a tragic end after being electrocuted in the Madhupur Paroliguri village of Dibrugarh district. The incident occurred on the night of December 19 when the elephant came into contact with an 11,000-volt high-tension power line that was hanging dangerously low. Highlighting a lack of accountability and action, the […]
NEW DELHI: The Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park in Patna is set to relaunch its popular toy train as a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Bihar Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Danapur Railway Division. The signing ceremony was held in the Zoo’s 3D hall and was graced by […]