Versova residents are happy that Kapil Sharma's case has prompted officials to look up and take steps.

Australia's marine environment - already beset by coral bleaching and kelp forest dieback - could face further pressures if the federal government acts on recommendations to wind back protection, g

Titled 'Environmental Risk Vigilance', the initiative is envisaged to take stock of activities in connection with various aspects of environment including air, water, land, soil, minerals, wetlands

Despite recent crackdown on illegal sand mining at several locations in Maharashtra, there are still a few sites where such activity is going on brazenly.

Mumbai: Maharashtra has officially notified 15,087.6 hectares of mangrove land across the state as reserved forest, the first state to do so.

The carbon pledges made by 178 nations in Paris to date won’t likely save tropical coral reefs and cloud forests, or prevent mass global extinctions. More is needed.

The International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem was observed in Puducherry.

The economic value placed on the ecosystem services provided by mangroves is estimated to be US $194,000 (£148,000) per hectare