Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday pledged $50 million -around Rs 270 crore -towards protecting biodiversity.

India is currently the Chair of the 11th Conference of Parties (CoP-11) to the UN C

Environmental groups are now looking beyond Hyderabad and CoP-11 to expose business-driven bio-economy and to promote the real biodiversity agenda of the United Nations. Civil society, NGOs, and grass

Despite the media condem-ning the preparation for the CoP-11, Hyderabad has been lauded for playing perfect host, with the cops and volunteers going full out to help the delegates. The Convention on B

Activists who term biotechnology as evil, are often emotionally driven, and lack sound scientific proof to their claims against genetically modified (GM) crops, say industry experts. “The agitation a

Delegates from island countries from across the globe met in the city on Sunday to discuss the threats to their biodiversity wealth ahead of Island Innovations, the Island Summit to be held parallel t

Greenpeace on Sunday demanded that the Indian government re-look at its massive expansion of coal mining in forest areas. It also demanded a moratorium on new coal mines. The demands came with the 11t

Vedic ecology is generating a lot of excitement at the ongoing Conference of Parties (CoP-11) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. A group of activists is popularising the concept

Though there is no new protocol to be signed in the city, the CoP-11 conference decisions will be released under the headline of Outcome of Hyderabad. Subjects on the agenda of biosafety and biodiver

The claims of the national and state biodiversity boards for royalty from Brazil and other countries for the Ongole Bull (also called Brahma bull) might be of no use. Sources say that the allegations

The city is two-thirds of a point away from reaching the pinnacle of biodiversity conservation. On a scale of 92, the level of biodiversity management in Greater Hyderabad is 30. Topping the list in b