In addition to measures like social distancing and wearing masks, an Indian-German team of scientists recommend controlling indoor humidity conditions to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued a notification recently regarding the reorganization of regional or sub-regional offices of various authorities into 19 integrated regional offices (IROs) of the ministry across the country

Some butterfly species are more prepared to survive displacement from their habitats than others, a new study by researchers from Bengaluru's National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) has said.

The changes in glaciers in the Nanda Devi region of Central Himalayas in Uttarakhand in the last three decades have majorly affected the lifestyle, culture and agricultural practices of people living in nearby villages, says a study carried out by experts from major institutes including IIT Kanpur, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (USAC), and HNB Garhwal Central University in Uttarakhand.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has announced that the government would soon launch programmes to conserve India's lion and dolphin population on the lines of Project Tiger and Project Elephant

West Bengal State forest department has recovered many rare birds, snakes and other animal species in Burdwan (W) in the state during lockdown when creatures began reclaiming their lost space without human activities

Researchers claim that Greenland's glaciers have shrunk so much that the ice sheet would continue shrinking even if global warming were to stop today

The risk of transmitting the livestock virus PPRV, which threatens 80 per cent of the world's sheep and goats, increases with certain husbandry practices but not herd size

Researchers from the University's National Marine Science Centre have demonstrated that imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid insecticide, can impact the feeding behaviour of prawns in a laboratory environment, leading to nutritional deficiency and reduced flesh quality..... read more

Scientists have found that air pollution in the winter is associated with more hospitalizations for all strokes in Dublin, Ireland

A new study shows nutrients can aggravate the already negative effects of climate change on corals to trigger mass coral bleaching. Coral reef environments are typically low in naturally occurring nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus compounds.

The global economic and environmental impact of wildfires is likely to worsen as a result of human-induced climate change and land-use patterns, according to a team of international fire researchers