Loss and fragmentation of habitat are among the main reasons why biodiversity is decreasing in many places worldwide.

Overall life expectancy in Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, has dropped to 52.2 years, according to the latest data by the National Population Commission (NPC).

Laos has taken a step towards the development of electric vehicles with the launch of a pilot project of vehicle battery charging stations.

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said government and civic authorities should strike a balance between development of infrastructure and environment.

GENEVA: Climate change may threaten the survival of of marine mammals such as dolphins, and have more far-reaching consequences for their conservation than previously thought, according to a study.

There would be impact on these employees as well as auxiliary units, too.

More than 42,000 Afghans have been displaced following flooding in the country within the past one month and most needs supplies, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) r

Flood risks have forced the Iranian government to order the evacuation of 70 villages in the oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan on Tuesday, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported.

A Japanese government panel on Tuesday urged the country to aim to be carbon-neutral as soon as possible after 2050 through innovations such as the wide use of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technolo

A quarter of the world's health facilities lack basic water services, impacting 2 billion people, the United Nations said on Wednesday, warning that unhygienic conditions could fuel the global rise