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In Photos: The Man Who Will Be Crowned King

King Charles III spent 70 long years as the heir to the British throne. In those years as a prince -- a record number among royal families -- he led a colourful and unusual life, indulging so many......

This 'Super Sniffer' squad to protect India's cheetahs

A five-month-old German Shepherd 'Ilu' is under training at Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force's National Training Centre for Dogs to join the 'Supper Sniffer' squad in Madhya Pradesh. Ilu will soon......

'India among top countries in illegal wildlife trade'

'With just 2.4 per cent of global landmass, India houses six to eight per cent of planetary biodiversity and hence is a prime target of wildlife criminals.' IMAGE: A chimpanzee rescued from......

Assam: 6 WWF volunteers abducted

Six volunteers of the World Wide Fund for Nature were abducted by unidentified militants from a thickly-forested area close to India-Bhutan border in Assam on Sunday evening. The volunteers were......

Lowest tiger numbers since records began, says WWF

The World wildlife fund has warned that the wild tiger population has fallen to its lowest level since records began. The population has fallen to about 3200 from being above 100000 in 1900, the......

WWF to create 'green' domain names

Want to show your love for the environment in the virtual world? World Wide Fund for Nature-international has initiated the process for creation of a 'green' domain name on the Internet. On its......

'I am here for a long time. I'm here to give them grief!'

Piyush Pandey retiring?! 'I'm not going anywhere,' says O&M's South Asia executive chairman. IMAGE: Sonal Dabral, chairman, left, and creative officer of DDB Mudra Group with Piyush Pandey, the......

UN talks agree to build a new-style climate deal in 2015

About 190 nations agreed on Sunday the building blocks of a new-style global deal due in 2015 to combat climate change amid warnings that far tougher action will be needed to limit rising world......

How much is Mother Earth worth?

Pricing can help prioritise the best use of conservation efforts and funding Researchers have assigned financial values to some of Earth’s most important natural resources. In 2012,......

Activists hope summit focuses on emission cuts

As delegates at the Copenhagen summit discuss a new climate treaty, green activists here are hoping that it would focus on emission cuts and safeguarding of biodiversity. The Bombay Natural......

Review: Sam Bahadur: The Amar Chitra Katha Version

Sam Bahadur is a mechanical summary of his life, ticking off one chapter after another without bothering to pause or ponder over their significance and influences, observes Sukanya Verma. A......

Adipurush Review: Why Mess With An Epic?

Cherry blossoms in Sri Lanka, Hanuman speaking Bombaiya, the mythical Sone Ki Lanka looking darkly Gothic, Raavan looking like a Bollywood dude... this is not modernisation. This is a travesty,......

Indian Movies I Loved in 2022

In a year of overwrought spectacles that slavishly sucked up to the audience, I found refuge in a bunch of 'mainstream' Indian films that espoused such old-fashioned values as dedication to craft,......

#ThrowbackThursday: Recognise this star?

It's #ThrowbackThursday time and the perfect opportunity to look at some flashback pix. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonam Kapoor/Instagram Sonam Kapoor posts a throwback pic with sister Rhea.......

25 Years Ago in Bollywood...

1996, recapped. 25 years ago, Madras became Chennai, Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned, Doordarshan combatted aggressive satellite cable networking, Indian politicians engaged in a crazy game......

PICS: Tokyo Olympics - The Green Games

Plastic podiums, recycled medals, cardboard beds put focus on sustainability at Tokyo 2020. IMAGE: The gold, silver and bronze medals used at the Tokyo Olympics were forged from recycled metal......

SEE: Rohit says 'embrace nature' on World Environment Day

Indian cricket ODI vice-captain Rohit Sharma marked World Environment Day on Friday by asking fans to ‘embrace’ nature. In a post shared on his Twitter handle, Rohit put out a video by......

Federer, Nadal kick in $170,000 for Aus bushfire relief

IMAGE: 'Hopefully that will keep inspiring the people to support this terrible disaster that we’re going through and helps to recover all the things that we need'. Photograph: Paul......

Rohit bats for conservation of rhinos

'The future is in our hands and we should do whatever we can to ensure that our children are able to enjoy the rich bio-diversity this world has to offer.' IMAGE: Rohit Sharma pledged to do his......

Rohit Sharma's daughter gets a baby rhino named after her

IMAGE: For Rohit, the cause of rhino conservation is one that is very close to his heart. Photographs Courtesy: Rohit Sharma/Instagram Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma, who supports WWF’s......

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