This year is expected to be the second warmest since records began and the rate of increase in global temperatures appears to be accelerating, the World Meteorological Organisatoin said in a preview

The Union Environment Minister, T.R. Baalu, has said that India, in association with like-minded countries, would pressure Russia for an early ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, a 1997 treaty that

The West Bengal government seems likely to give a green signal to plans drawn up by various agencies for commercial development of the natural resources of the Sunderbans. Environmentalists believe

Switzerland's Aletsch glacier, the largest in the Alps, is imposing enough to generate a wind of its own, but the 23-km long river of ice is visibly shrivilling under the impact of global warming.

Switzerland's Aletsch glacier, the largest in the Alps, is imposing enough to generate a wind of its own, but the 23-kilometre long (14-mile) river of ice is visibly shrivelling under the impact of

Teams of gene scientists have unravelled the DNA of two key marine bacteria believed to play a vital role in the process of global warming. The bugs are leading actors in the world of phytoplankton,

Key proposals in the bill: • Statutory powers for the national and state wildlife boards • Two more kinds of protected areas

In Ethiopia, traditional healers can be a good alternative to an inefficient public health system