UNDRR’s Sasakawa Award 2019
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) today conferred Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction to Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra, Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of India.
Global Drug Survey Report 2018
A global survey of recreational drug-use, which for the first time polled respondents from India, has found that Indians are seeking help to reduce their alcohol intake.
India’s soaring demand for cooling technologies portends significant environmental concerns
India as the fastest growing and rapidly urbanizing economy is projected to have the strongest growth in cooling demand worldwide.
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
India has chosen as co-chair of the Consultative Group (CG) of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) for the fiscal year 2020.
DNA database coming up for Indian rhino
The Union Environment Ministry has embarked on a project to create DNA profiles of all rhinos in the country.
Coastal Regulation Zone: How rules for building along coast have evolved
The Supreme Court recently ordered the demolition, within a month, of five apartment complexes in Maradu municipality in Ernakulam, Kerala, for violating Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms.
Lakshadweep recruits Barn Owls to fight rodent menace
With a thriving rat population playing havoc with its coconut yield, the UT of Lakshadweep hires barn owls for help.
Protecting forest fringes
This article suggests how city-forest cooperation can be facilitated.
Assam produces an orchid link to the Orient
One of its smallest orchids in terms of size and duration of bloom have been discovered in Assam by forest officers.
One million species face extinction: Why biodiversity report matters
1 million different species, out of a total of an estimated 8 million plant and animal species, are facing the threat of extinction, more than at any previous time, because of changes brought about in natural environments by human activities.