An eight-year-old girl died after being mauled by a pack of dogs in Sitapur district, taking the toll to 14 in such fatal attacks by feral hounds in the last six months, police said. The victim,......
'The space required for wild cheetah populations to thrive was grossly under-estimated.''Cheetahs, because of their social system and ecologically fragile nature, live at only 1 cheetah per 100 sq......
India, China, and sub-Saharan Africa are the regions where incidences of the emerging deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS and SARS have increased the most, while Europe and North and South America are......
The Supreme Court will hear two review petitions -- one by the Central Ground Water Authority and the other by 21 eminent citizens -- and decide on whether to issue notice and hear the same at......
Counting discrepancies could make a huge difference in classifying the Project Tiger a success or a failure, notes Pallava Bagla. IMAGE: According to recent figures, India has an estimate 2,226......
The government may claim planted trees compensate for forests lost, but that does not mean complex flora and fauna destroyed have been restored, points out Himadri Ghosh. Over the last 30 years,......