Zero Tolerance Over Ganga Pollution: Environment Minister
Union Minister of State for Environment Anil Madhav Dave on Aug. 12 spoke about “zero tolerance” for pollution in the Ganga River, adding that government policies may be reconstructed...
Mammoth effort to save flood-stranded Indian elephant
Huge crowds of villagers following a wild elephant stranded in Bangladesh for more than a month by floods are hampering efforts to rescue it, forest officials said Saturday. Severe floods in the...
Linking Adani coalmine to social uplift in India ridiculous, says conservationist
Continued attempts by Australian politicians to link Adani’s Carmichael coalmine to the social uplift of the poor in India are “completely ridiculous”, a veteran Indian conservationist says. Debi...
Mystery of missing Jai, India’s most beloved tiger
A massive search operation is underway for the country’s most famous tiger, with millions of adoring fans worried sick about the big cat known as Jai who went missing three months ago. Named...
Indian state to hunt for ‘life-saving’ mythical plant
A northern Indian state will soon begin a multi-million dollar search in the Himalayas for a mythical plant believed to hold life-saving properties, a local minister said Thursday. Uttarakhand will...
India’s red light youngsters go for football gold
In a break from training for one of the world’s largest football tournaments, Yakub Ali swells with pride at the idea of putting a smile on the face of his mother back in Asia’s biggest...
Environment panel to visit pollution-hit Pali villages
Two decades of unprecedented and rampant pollution and various eyewashes due to textile dyeing printing industry in Pali affecting hundreds of villages! Finally , the legislators seem to have woken...
Contamination and shortages dog India’s blood supply
Every month, Seema Mishra and her daughter make the trip to an Indian hospital, praying the blood transfusion the youngster needs to keep her alive will not make her sicker. But Mishra’s fears...
