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Global Big Cat Summit to promote South-South cooperation: Bhupender Yadav

New Delhi, May 6 -- Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday said the upcoming Global Big Cat Summit, to be held by the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) on June 1-2, will adopt the... Read More


Indian conservationists win Whitley Awards for work on threatened wetland species

New Delhi, April 30 -- Indian conservationists Barkha Subba and Parveen Shaikh have won the prestigious 2026 Whitley Awards for their work in protecting the habitat of the Himalayan salamander and con... Read More


India likely to see record heat, below-normal rain in May-July as El Niño looms: WMO

New Delhi, April 24 -- An El Niño event is expected to develop from mid-2026 and could be a strong one, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Friday, as a separate study showed snow... Read More


Large wildlife habitat worldwide likely to be hit by extreme weather by 2050: Study

New Delhi, April 24 -- Large areas of wildlife habitat worldwide are likely to be hit by multiple extreme weather events by 2050, according to a new paper in Nature Ecology and Evolution - with the sc... Read More


Extreme heat threatens India's rice production, agri workers: UN report

New Delhi, April 22 -- Heatwaves will become a major threat to Indian agriculture workers and rice production, with labour productivity in key regions like the Indo-Gangetic plains projected to drop s... Read More


States urge Centre to amend, clarify grassland ecosystems under afforestation law

New Delhi, April 22 -- States with significant grassland ecosystems, including Karnataka, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, have urged the Centre to amend or clarify guidelines under the Van (San... Read More


India ranks third in renewable energy capacity after China, US

New Delhi, April 9 -- India ranks third globally in renewable energy installed capacity, after China and the US, according to Renewable Energy Statistics 2026, Union minister for new and renewable ene... Read More


Solar energy, cheap battery storage can meet 90% of India's power demand at affordable costs: Ember report

New Delhi, April 7 -- Battery storage is now cheap enough in India that solar power can meet 90% of the country's power demand at lower lifetime costs than current average purchase rates in most state... Read More


PNG expansion, renewables, US LPG imports in focus: Centre informs Lok Sabha

New Delhi, April 2 -- The government is taking several measures to reduce India's dependence on imported Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and enhance energy security in the medium to long term, including... Read More


IMD forecasts rain, thunderstorms in NW India; heavy rain likely in Assam, northeast

New Delhi, March 15 -- A spell of isolated thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds and hailstorms is likely to continue over the Western Himalayan region and adjoining plains on Monday, with the India M... Read More