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,...

Angela Bassett and Mayim Bialik design medical ID bracelets for charity

Actresses Angela Bassett and Mayim Bialik have teamed up with designers at Hope Paige Designs to create a line of fashionable medical ID bracelets for charity. The stars jo...

How Climate Change affects India

Precisely at a time when India is confronted with development imperatives25, we will also be severely impacted by climate change. Like other developing countries, several s...

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). ...

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...

SIT IN OPPOSITION OR LET IT HANG ?

A paradigm shift taking place in Indian Politics reflects that a time has come for the politician to deliver what has been promised to the voter, or else he will be shown t...

Glimpses into Chambal

Chambal’s unique ecology has made it home to more than 500 species of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles.

More than 30 of them are in IUCN’s Red List. Read More

UN teams with ‘Revolution’ TV show to highlight real challenges of a world without power

The fictional concept at the heart of the television series ‘Revolution’ – which picks up 15 years after the start of a worldwide blackout – is the ...

Courting' controversy

India has been witnessing a rising trend of judicial intervention and directives in cases involving a face-off between large institutional project...