The CPCB has approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to enforce the implementation of plastic waste management rules by non-compliant states. Only 14 of India’s 35 regional pollution boards filed ...

Dr Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation contend that “the wetland of Pulicat displays a hybrid mix of indigenous and migratory species which has a unique ecological significance”. It is in ...

Highlighting that five most polluted cities of the world are in India, Niti Aayog has proposed a 15-point formula to combat air pollution. Titled, Breathe India, the Niti Aayog action plan seeks "conc ...

With the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change at the helm, a joint-working group of all scientific ministries has been formed to tackle issues such as air pollution, climate change ...

Predicting the timings can help protect people and guide crop plantings, irrigation and hydropower generation. Climate change has shifted the timing of flooding in European rivers in the past 50 years ...

HIGHLIGHTS Agricultural production over the years has mostly been fuelled by heavy use of groundwater If the current trends continue, by 2030 nearly 60% of Indian aquifers will be in a critical condit ...