Meter for meter, <span>peatland</span>s s<span>to</span>re more carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystem. Covering only about 3% of Earth's land area, they hold the equivalent of half of the carbon that is in the atmosphere as CO<sub>2</sub>.
Maharashtra has lost a staggering 2,116 sq km of forest area or an equivalent of three Tadoba forest reserves in the span of two decades, reveals a report tracking climate change in India released recently
A private complaint has been filed in the Special Lokayukta Court against three former chief ministers and 11 senior officials, accusing them of causing a heavy loss to the exchequer by facilitating illegal
Through the air, over land and in water, over ten thousand species numbering millions of animals travel around the world in a network of migratory pathways. The very foundation of these migratory species
The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance to indigenous trainers to prepare and conduct trainings on Community-based REDD+. These trainings should help communities acquire the knowledge and skills
Twelve sewage and soil isolates belonging to genus Pseudomonas were screened for their ability to degrade and dechlorinate 2-chlorobenzoic acid (2-CBA), 3-chlorobenzoic acid (3-CBA) and 2,4-chlorobenzoic
In the absence of historical field data, developing countries can rely on consistent current ground data and remote sensing assessments.
P.Oppili CHENNAI: A planning authority to manage lands handed over to the Forest Department under
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor work on the peripheral road of Gottigere in Bangalore City. The apex court has stayed the High Court order in this regard.
Firm Had Replaced The 106-Acre Plot, Valued At 19,300Cr By Knight Frank, With Other Land Parcels To Settle Claims Mumbai:A plot owned by the Sahara Group in the western suburb of Versova and valued by global property consultant Knight Frank at a jaw-dropping Rs 19,300 crore may actually be worth nothing.
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Secretary BK Patnaik on Tuesday asked various departments to explore the possibility of using fly ash as a sub-base material for construction of roads and land development to enhance
The hydrogeological environment in the Nagapattinam district has been subjected to pollution considerably. The eastern part of the district being tail end of the canal system, and due to inferior quality of ground water, the agricultural prosperity in the eastern part attained a set back. The agricultural lands are brought under aquaculture use.
New Delhi: World
Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) MMC has initiated steps to appoint an advisor to plan out a garbage treatment plant at Cunchelim. Incidentally, some councilors had visited Kolhapur, Pune and Nasik to have a look at the garbage plants of these cities.
There is a set of local laws for importing of scrap and waste. However, there is a need to have a general legislation for environmental protection, says the author.
Long at the mercy of the monsoons, some Indian farmers are sculpting hillsides to capture runoff, enriching their land and lives.
<p>The Amazon basin is a vast continental area in which atmospheric composition is relatively unaffected by anthropogenic aerosol particles. Understanding the properties of the natural biogenic aerosol
NALBARI, Oct 30
The Australian government grants two Aboriginal claims
“There is no real gloom in the real estate industry. The industry is just used to a greater boom. And having seen this atmosphere of boom, anything that is not boom, looks like gloom.” This is how Union
