Are tigers in the Sariska tiger reserve suffering from high stress levels? The failure of the three females to reproduce despite having been translcoated to this reserve over the last three-and-a-half years has raised the hackles of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). Scats tests of all five tigers have been sent to a Hyderabad laboratory to try and understand why no breeding has taken place so far.

Punjab is set to become the first state to opt for unique indigenously developed ultra sound tracking technology device called “silent observer” (SIOB) which will keep a tab on illegal sex determinati

The last 15 days have seen the Nitish Kumar government deeply concerned about the presence of a tiger which has parked himself in a small riverine island created by the Gandak river just 20 km from th

With passions reaching fever pitch between Kerala and Tamil Nadu over the decommissioning of the century-old Mullaperiyar dam, experts are asking whether dams do collapse in India?

The CAG’s report on “Water Pollution in India” warns against the “drastic change in water quality” of Jammu and Kashmir’s Dal Lake, which is being destroyed by untreated sewage and fertilisers being d

The global climate talks here were salvaged from the brink of collapse with an overall agreement on Sunday on a roadmap towards an accord that for the first time will bring all major greenhouse-gas em

A veil of secrecy shrouded the penultimate day of COP 17 with pressure mounting on countries to come clean on their positions. India and China remained on the defensive, finding it difficult to face t

Secrecy shrouded the penultimate day of COP 17 with pressure mounting on countries to come clean on their positions. India and China remained on the defensive, finding it difficult to face the EU onslaught.

In order to sharpen their negotiating clout during the high-level segment of COP17, leaders of the BASIC countries came together to declare that the Durban accord must carry a clear and ratifiable decision on the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.

The crucial climate talks in Durban are set to witness a clash of titans.