I am a conservation biologist who studies emerging infectious diseases. When people ask me what I think the next pandemic will be I often say that we are in the midst of one – it’s just afflicting a great many species more than ours. I am referring to the highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza … Read more
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh during the Monsoon session of Parliament. | Photo Credit: PTI Former Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on July 28 attacked the government over proposed amendments to The Forest Conservation Act 1980 and the National Biodiversity Act 2002, saying they will neither protect biodiversity nor promote conservation. Mr. Ramesh’s attack came … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi digitally addresses the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Minister’s Meeting, in Chennai, on July 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI India has consistently been at the forefront in taking action on biodiversity conservation, protection, restoration and enrichment, and has set the bar even higher through the updated targets, Prime Minister Narendra … Read more
People enjoying fog engulfed araku valley from a newly discovered view piont at Madagada in Araku 130 km from Visakhapatnam | Photo Credit: KR Deepak From learning astro-photography at a hilly countryside, witnessing a stunning sunrise above a mist of clouds from the highest peak of the Eastern Ghats to discovering a trek route that … Read more
There is an urgent need to create a new and dedicated fund to help developing countries successfully implement a post-2020 global framework to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, India has said at the U.N. biodiversity conference in Canada’s Montreal. It has also said that conservation of biodiversity must also be based on ‘Common but Differentiated … Read more
International Tiger Day 2021: As the ongoing pandemic rages across India’s cities and villages, an ecological crisis persists to threaten the country’s wildlife habitats and forests. Rampant afforestation, shrinking animal corridors, incessant forest fires, endangered wildlife, and a depleting green cover are all signs of the dysfunctional relationship between human beings and the environment. To … Read more
Biodiversity is, in a nutshell, all life on Earth. It’s all the animal and plant species, how they coexist within our ecosystems, and the benefits we get from it all. For example, rivers and streams deliver flowing water; insects pollinate crops; livestock graze on grass; we eat fish from the ocean. Weather patterns and global … Read more
A key issue that has put fires at risk is the forest fires, which have been quite high since the beginning of the year Biodiversity in India: Over 90% of the area under the biodiversity hotspots in India have been lost. India has four biodiversity hotspots and 90% of this area has been lost, according … Read more
The changing of these locations into green cover improves biodiversity. Image: IE Chennai plans to introduce more urban forests to increase biodiversity and green cover in the city. For this, the Greater Chennai Corporation has decided to set up 1000 more urban forests. They are trying to utilise open spaces and reserve lands that will … Read more
Experts are of belief that Mumbai has a lot of biodiversity that remains unnoticed and undocumented. In order to perverse biodiversity in the city, Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has given a go-ahead for setting up the first Biodiversity Management Committee. As the proposal was cleared, a 23-member committee will be formed which will be … Read more