Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened: Anatole France

Indian officials at the convention in Colombia (COP-16) say international finance will be necessary to meet goals

Ambala in Haryana recorded the highest AQI of 367 followed by Amritsar in Punjab at 350, while Delhi’s average AQI was 339; PM2.5 levels in Delhi reached values seen only in mid-winter months.

Nearly 200 countries convened in the city of Cali, aiming to implement the 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework agreement

The issue had been a bone of contention at the 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Is a bigger corpus going to be available for the conservation and preservation of biological diversity?

What is a heatwave condition? Why are Indian cities, towns and villages vulnerable both in the hills and the plains? Will notifying it as a State-specific disaster help? Why is it important to have a focused management plan in place?

COP16 aimed at assessing the progress on the agreement reached in 2022 in Canada to halt biodiversity loss, with more funding for biodiversity protection being a central issue.

The Central Water Commission's (CWC) report, states that with a 33.7% expansion of the surface area, the lakes in India experienced an even more substantial rise

At the COP16 negotiations in Colombia, countries failed to figure out how they would mobilise $200 billion a year in conservation funding by 2030

The Kalka–Shimla railway is a narrow-gauge railway in Himachal Pradesh, which traverses a mostly-mountainous route from Kalka to Shimla

Climate finance issues expected to come up at COP29 in Baku; floods in western and central Africa, and the Chennai Urban Farming Initiative

This is the first time such a high number of tigers has been officially reported missing from Ranthambore in a year

Late snowfall on iconic Mt. Fuji sparks climate change concerns, breaking records and delaying official confirmation

The Chhattisgarh State Scheduled Tribe Commission found that the clearance was obtained using forged documents

Climate experts anxious about American commitment to carbon mitigation efforts, particularly the Trump campaign’s espousal for fracking and distrust of scientific consensus on the impacts of greenhouse gas warming

Scientists said 2024 will also be the first year in which the planet is more than 1.5C hotter than in the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period, when humans began burning fossil fuels on an industrial scale.

Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh will lead the Indian delegation at the high-level segment on November 18-19

Direct comparisons of the oil companies’ climate plans are difficult as they emphasise different approaches to intensity-based targets

Two weeks after the worst floods in Spain’s modern history, its national weather service issued an alert for torrential rains in the same area

BJP’s third term pledges support for space, AI and warehousing; Next-generation reforms agenda to touch all factors of production including digital infrastructure

Modi announces names of four Indian Air Force pilots from whom the final crew will be selected

The Centre’s new FDI policy in the space sector promotes international investments, technology transfers, and collaborative research opportunities

The oncology sector continues to evolve with innovative solutions leveraging AI, robotics and genome sequencing

The process will be unique to the country and the detailed project report so prepared “is under – scrutiny” across ministries, a senior government official aware of the discussions, told businessline.  

The drug, marketed as Hamsyl – Junior will now be available in a 1500 IU pack, and is priced at ₹Rs 20,970, a company official told businessline

Dr Swati Mohan, the Indian-born NASA engineer, whose historic words, “touchdown confirmed”, announced to the world the successful landing of the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars on February 18, 2021

Chennai-based Agnikul Cosmos to test-fire Agnibaan rocket with 3D printed engine, aiming for suborbital flight trajectory control

IIT Madras’ Centre for Computational Brain Research is receiving support from Nvidia

ISRO conducted successful RLV-LEX-02 experiment demonstrating autonomous landing capabilities from high altitudes, marking progress in space technology

Shakti and Shiva are comprised of stars with similar chemical compositions, formed 12-13 billion years ago, and each structure has a mass about 10 million times greater than our sun

This collaboration aims to establish accelerator programs that enhance India’s Aviation, Space, and Defence ecosystem

Many countries are watching Russia build a 1,200 MW fast breeder as a possible template for themselves

In his book “Own Your Body,” Dr Shiv Sarin advocates for educating these professionals to look for signs like black lines, skin tags, and waist-to-hip ratios, which could indicate underlying health issues

The formulations, based on granular lime and gypsum, address soil pH issues and deliver beneficial microorganisms

The SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket catapulted the TASL’s satellite from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center on April 7, says TASL

The ‘START’ programme is a kick start opportunity for the aspiring scientists and engineers

The astronaut from Japan will take part in the Artemis program, a NASA-led effort to return astronauts to the moon as early as 2026, more than half a century after the last Apollo mission.

This was part of the Gairdner Foundation’s announcement of its 2024 Canada Gairdner Award winners

Gopi Thotakura was selected as one of the six crew members for the mission

Finance Ministry’s new FDI limits for satellite activities, effective April 16, allow 100% FDI in the space sector with specific limits for different activities

SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is likely to meet India’s top space technology entrepreneurs in Delhi later this week

Ananth Technologies designs avionics for ISRO and Defence, supplying components to 98 satellites and 78 launch vehicles

The finding challenges the conventional isolation-by-distance model in genetic studies

These teams will be given six months of mentorship, training and support besides up to ₹5 Lakh to develop their prototypes for sustainable and circular economy solutions

Derived through hydrolysis, it is sweeter and also more soluble than regular sugar, making it a preferred choice for various culinary creations

“Vaccines are the vital pillar of global health, and the IVMA mission is to ensure that every individual, regardless of where they live, has access to life-saving immuniszations” - Krishna Ella, Co-Founder, Executive Chairman of Bharat Biotech

The WHO has recognised TTS as a rare but serious adverse event linked to specific Covid-19 vaccines.

Pneubevax14   14 was found to be safe and induced robust and functional serotype specific immune responses to all 14 serotypes