True Review: Jal Starring Purab Kohli & Tannishtha

Critics Rating: 1.5 stars

Cast: Purab H Kohli, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Kirti Kulhari, Yashpal Sharma, Mukul Dev, Saidah Jule

Forests key to sustainable development, existence of humans

A new study has warned that the destruction of forests, that made earth habitable for mammals in the first place, will lead to the decline of all mammals, including humans....

Global warming may increase methane emissions from freshwater ecosystems

New research led by the University of Exeter suggests that rising global temperatures will increase the quantity of the key greenhouse gas methane emitted from freshwater e...

India’s child mortality rate may worsen despite govt efforts

India’s child mortality rate may worsen despite the government’s efforts to lower it because of a dearth of funding, according to the India Philanthropy Report ...

Nepal clinches 139th position in environment index

KATHMANDU: Nepal has been ranked 139th in the Environmental Performance Index 2014, which assessed 178 countries across the world.

The EPI assesses nine parameters,...

Climate Change Could Lead to More Massive Fish Kills in Texas

From the Asian Carp to the Zebra Mussel, Texas has its fair share of invasive species. Some of them get a lot of attention (I’m looking at you, voracious feral hog). ...

Odisha Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative Boon for Farmers

Report by Odisha Diary bureau, Bhubaneswar: The state level workshop on Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) was successfully organized by Nirman with support from AgSri,...

The Endangered Species Act Celebrates Forty Years Of Wildlife Protection (VIDEO)

On Dec. 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed a crucial piece of legislation for wildlife protection: the Endangered Species Act. Created “to protect and recover i...

Scientists to create future climate conditions under Antarctic waters

Scientists are preparing to mimic predicted ocean conditions in Antarctica.

Under climate change modelling, scientists predict polar waters will absorb greater conc...