Nagaland has taken another step forward in conserving Amur falcon, a migratory bird species that makes the state its roosting ground in its migration route from eastern Russia and China to southern

The illegal killing of rhinos in South Africa, home to about 90 percent of the world's population of the endangered animals, is rising toward a record as poachers increasingly target private game f

Brazil has proposed that the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) formally study the historical responsibility of countries for the accumulated greenhouse gas emissions

Spells of drought in southern African this year have hit agricultural output and hurt economic growth in countries such as Zambia and Angola, underscoring the lingering importance of farming to the

Over 9.3 lakh Indians with the world’s most dangerous airborne disease, tuberculosis, are currently undetected by the country’s health system, the World Health Organization’s World TB Report 2013 r

South Africa plans to issue licenses permitting exploration of shale-gas reserves in the first quarter, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said.

South Africa has formally demanded that the new global agreement on climate change be in the form of a protocol with targets, commitments and actions for all parties.

A bitter debate over HFCs heats up ahead of India-US talks