Climate change could wipe out a third of all parasite species on Earth, according to the most comprehensive analysis to date. Tapeworms, roundworms, ticks, lice and fleas are feared for the diseases
We are hot, we are tired, and we work less. Rising temperatures caused by climate change not only threaten to destroy many of the world’s ecosystems on which animal and human life depend, but heat increases
Bengaluru’s phenomenal economic growth today is universally acknowledged. Having emerged as a global hub for new service sector economies like IT and biotechnology over the last few decades, the city’s
KHAMMAM: Stressing the need to protect the environment, the Parliamentary standing committee on environment and forest chairperson Renuka Chowdhary said that there was a need to protect the environment
Three recent South American studies emphasize the importance of intact forests to healthy habitat and a stable climate — both locally, and at a great distance. The first study found that forest
Regulator proposes to deploy 62 mobile food lab units across the country In a bid to encourage States to have a robust food safety ecosystem, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
As news reports pour in, over 1.26 crore people in 20 districts of Bihar are affected by the floods. The surging floodwaters have already killed 253 people. In Assam, 33.45 lakh people across 25 districts
While Coastal Regulation Zone notifications regulate a 500 metre horizontal region from the high-tide line, the SMP lays down a vertical impact of the sea-level rise Few decades on, structures near
The Finance Ministry and the World Bank on Wednesday signed a grant agreement of $24.64 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) of the World Bank for ecosystem service improvement project, said
As global temperatures continue to rise, droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe in many regions during this century. A new study with NASA participation finds that land ecosystems took
