In an attempt to improve the riverine ecosystem of the Ganga, the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation has entrusted a pilot project to the Wildlife Institute of India to work towards the restoration of select aquatic species that thrive in the river.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has launched a web-based application on Integrated Waste Management System for better management and also to track the movement of hazardous waste. The application will provide an opportunity to all the industries dealing in hazardous waste, to apply online.

Odd-even phase one implemented in January 2016 was more effective than phase two in April in curbing Delhi’s pollution, said an analysis by TERI. In the second phase, there was a 17 per cent decrease in car numbers and 13 per cent increase in vehicle speed.

India’s renewable energy sector has been ranked third in the Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index with China at second and the US on top. While the top three countries maintained their ranking, Chile, Brazil, and Mexico climbed higher in the index to be ranked in the top 10 at the fourth, sixth, and seventh, respectively.

The Indian government has begun sending trains carrying water to the western state of Maharashtra, as the region faces its worst drought in almost half a century.

The Centre will study impacts of forest fires and will also outline reasons behind the unprecedented disaster that destroyed nearly 4,000 ha forest cover across 13 districts in Uttarakhand, killing nine people and injuring 17 others.

"Periods of unusually hot weather are on the rise in Africa and may become a normal occurrence in 20 years, which could have a damaging effect on life expectancy and crop production in the continent, a new study has warned.

Red knots, a type of bird that makes one of the longest annual migrations, are shrinking because climate change in their Arctic nesting grounds makes life harder during their winters in Africa, scientists say.

A new report from the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, UK, shows that 2,034 vascular plant species new to science were registered before March 2016.

The area of the world roamed by leopards has declined by three quarters over the last two and a half centuries, according to the most comprehensive effort yet to map the big cat.

The Government of the Canadian province of Ontario plans to spend more than C$7 billion ($5.41 billion) over four years from 2017 in a bid to cut the province's carbon footprint.

More than 80 per cent of people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels that exceed WHO limits.