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Great Indian Bustard sighted in rural Maharashtra

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 16:22

The Great Indian Bustard has found a new abode in two rural tehsils here, prompting forest authorities to start tracking the movement of this critically endangered bird species for its protection.

Royal Bengal Tiger killed, elephant injured in Kaziranga

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 16:05

A Royal Bengal Tiger was killed and an elephant seriously injured in two separate incidents of infighting in two ranges of Assam`s Kaziranga National Park.

Himalayan flowers shed light on climate change

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 16:02

Himalayan flowers have evolved to attract bees as pollinators, scientists have found for the first time.

Endangered Greater Adjutant Stork finds secure home to breed

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 13:30

Greater Adjutant Stork, the world`s most endangered stork species, has found a secure home to breed in two nondescript villages of Assam`s Kamrup district, heralding a new chapter in its conservation.

Indian Ocean key to predict extreme weather in Australia

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 20:11

Changes in the surface temperature of the Indian Ocean is helping scientists predict extreme weather in Australia up to six months in advance.

Extreme weather may become norm around Indian Ocean by 2050

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 20:12

If the world continues to do nothing to curb climate change, extreme weather conditions, like torrential rains and bad droughts, will become the norm around the equator by 2050, a new study has warned.

Guard dogs reduce killing of threatened species

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 15:29

Guarding dogs can significantly reduce conflict between livestock and large carnivores, such as cheetahs or leopards, scientists have found.

Beer can help build `green` bricks

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 10:31

Fancy a house made of beer bricks? A by-product of the process of brewing beer could give red clay bricks an eco-friendly makeover.

Over 25,000 migratory birds arrive in Odisha

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 13:20

More than 25,000 migratory birds from Siberia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Himalayan regions have arrived in the Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha`s Kendrapara district, an official said Friday.

Maharashtra gets its fifth tiger reserve

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 11:41

Maharashtra will soon have its fifth tiger reserve in Nagzira following approval from the National Tiger Conservation Authority, a senior official said here.