Biodiversity conservation is an absolute imperative today, but is India serious about it? Notwithstanding the alacrity that the country has shown in ratifying and supporting international biodiversity conventions or in enacting domestic laws and regulations, India’s record in conservation and use of its bioresources has been quite dismal – finds an investigative analysis done by Down To Earth magazine.

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Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus. It is a viral zoonotic disease, meaning that it can spread from animals to humans. It can also spread between people.

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TRAI had already been thinking on similar lines, but now with the specific reference from the telecom department, work on this will start soon.

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Sidhu had been taken to hospital for a medical examination as he had complained of chest pain earlier in the day. Sidhu was sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court earlier this week in connection with the 1988 road rage case.

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The probe agency conducted raids at 16 different locations in Bihar and Delhi linked to Lalu Prasad and his daughter, Misa Bharti, in connection with a land for job scam.

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With nine MLAs, three MPs, and one mayor all belonging to the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party, citizens in Agra are asking when will the water supply position in the eco-sensitive Taj Trapezium zone improve and the environmental conditions change for the better.

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North-western and central India have been reeling under scorching temperatures since March this year. While India recorded its warmest March in the last 122 years, by April, the hilly regions of the country were also engulfed by a severe heatwave. 

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As Sri Krishna-Radha devotees in Braj Mandal celebrate the birthday of Yamuna recently their hearts are filled with disgust and frustration to see the plight of the river which is the lifeline of millions of people from Delhi to Agra.

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A quarter-century of environmental activism, and a series of judicial interventions by the apex court, have not fundamentally changed the ecological conditions in the Taj Trapezium Zone, spread over 10,400 sq km. The pollution level continues to remain alarming, affecting both humans and stone.

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The winter season has drawn to a close, but it has left alarm bells clanging. A new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment, of winter air pollution trends in Delhi-NCR, says that while there had been a minor drop in the seasonal level compared to previous winters, the level is still extremely high, and far from meeting the safety standards. To get full access to this report, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1/- for the next 24 hours.

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