More than 20 per cent of frogs and toads—78 of the 340 species—found in India are under threat, according to recent findings of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI).

A devastated Vishakapatnam has brought home the need for coastal cities to be climate resilient, in terms of extreme events with respect to preparation and infrastructure. Recent studies indicate that there is a long way to go in achieving this.

At a time, when the government is exploring various options to move on to a low-carbon growth path, five Indian companies have made it to the global list of firms that have shown leadership in adopting measures to cut their climate-damaging emissions.

Certain areas around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary on the Delhi-Noida border are proposed to be demarcated as eco-sensitive zone, prohibiting any construction activity except for the domestic needs of bona fide local residents.

A preliminary analysis of an ongoing study at AIIMS, since April 2013 on 300 rheumatoid arthritis patients has found their symptoms worsen when Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) increased in the atmosphere.

Amid concerns over rising pollution in Indian cities, a new tool was launched that aims to create awareness among people about the quality of air they breathe as well as its likely health impact.

The Tibetan plateau has become the focus of intense meteorological study in a never-before attempt to understand its effect on climate, locally as well as globally. This development follows close on the heels of the massive floods which hit Kashmir and Pakistan recently.

A UN protocol for biodiversity protection and a fair sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources came into effect, but Japan, which hosted the meeting that adopted the protocol in 2010, failed to ratify it in time.

Air pollution in Singapore reached its most hazardous level as haze caused by fires in Indonesia shrouded the island state.

As sea levels rise, tidal flooding along the US coast is likely to become so common that parts of many communities, including the nation’s capital, could become unusable within three decades, according to a new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists.

A new analysis of global energy use, economics and the climate shows that without new climate policies, expanding the current bounty of inexpensive natural gas alone would not slow the growth of global greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, according to a study in Nature Advanced Online Publication.

Three Japan-born scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing energy-saving LED lights, which have upended a multibillion-dollar industry while offering the promise of lighting to people living far from an electricity grid.