Drones Are Grounding Wildfire Fighting Aircraft In California.

Mid to late July in southern California is the very heart of wildfire season. And with many years of drought ensuring the state’s forests are parched and as ready to ...

Himachal Villages Claim Community Forest Rights For The First Time

More than 100 villages in Himachal Pradesh have filed their community forest rights claims for the first time since Forest Rights Act (FRA) of 2006 came into being. This ha...

McDonald's Promises To Serve Up Deforestation-Free Food

Global fast food giant McDonald’s on Tuesday announced a commitment to a deforestation-free supply chain, a move that observers said could drive industry-wide change ...

KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut Adopt Zero Deforestation Policy For Palm Oil

Yum! Brands, the company that owns KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, on Thursday announced a zero deforestation policy for its palm oil sourcing. The move came after aggressive...

Climate change missions did not see 'expected' progress: Govt

Acknowledging that national climate change missions have not achieved "expected" progress, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government is taking steps to spe...

A Sound Economy Needs A Sound Environment

Going by our Intelligence Bureau (IB) and some of the voices in the government, anyone asking for the protection of the country’s forests, its rivers or its coasts is...

Prince of Wales Speaks At Meeting On Forests And Climate Change

The Prince of Wales has described climate change and sustainable development agreements expected at major summits this year as a “Magna Carta” for the planet. H...

NETWORK18 & ORF INITIATIVE – THE INDIA – US DIALOGUES

~Setting the Agenda for a strategic partnership between two great democracies~

New Delhi, January 2015: In the lead up to President Obama&...

Climate change, extinctions signal Earth in danger zone - study

Climate change and high rates of extinctions of animals and plants are pushing the Earth into a danger zone for humanity, a scientific report card about mankind's impact on...