Conservation

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pre-election visit to the islands. The media was awash with images of the Prime Minister relaxing on the beach, walking and snorkelling. (Image: PTI)

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Three deputy ministers in Maldives heard this as putting down the exotic and pristine offerings of their country and posted on social media

18 Jan 2024 12:00 AM

Sigfox, known for building networks that link objects to the internet, has developed sensors able to give the exact location of rhinos using the firm’s network over a longer period of time. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tech firm Sigfox develops tiny tracker to help fight rhino poaching

The global number of rhinos dwindled to about 20,000 a decade ago due to relentless poaching.

01 Jan 2019 4:10 PM

The findings run counter to popular theories and fisheries models that assume, for example, that a two-kilogram fish puts out as many eggs as a pair of one-kilogram fish.

Study shows throwing back big fish, especially females helps conserve species

A single female fish may release anywhere between 11 to almost 58 million eggs per clutch, they found.

11 May 2018 8:47 AM

The study that trained sharks to associate music with food rewards learned they were not the aggressive flesh-crunching monsters of the Jaws movies. (Photo: AFP)

Scientists discover sharks love jazz and swing music

Experts are of the opinion that sharks are not merciless killers but sensitive souls with a passion for certain kinds of music.

10 May 2018 11:54 AM

Traditional moves, contemporary tales

Meera, Kaalchakra and Shree Durga, also being showcased, are directed by Shobha Deepak Singh and the Kendra’s own production.

08 May 2018 1:03 AM

Poor rains last year left the upstream Indira Sagar dam in Madhya Pradesh a third below its seasonal average. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study warns water taps may completely dry up in India

According to warning satellite system, India, Morocco, Iraq and Spain could spark the next "day zero" water crisis.

13 Apr 2018 12:12 PM

The rhino had been part of an ambitious effort to save the subspecies from extinction after decades of decimation by poachers, with the help of the two surviving females. (Photo: AP)

World's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, dies

Statement from Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya said 45-year-old rhino was euthanized on Monday after his condition "worsened significantly."

20 Mar 2018 2:24 PM

The decision came about seven months after the council approved protections in another key New England fishing area, the Gulf of Maine, in June 2017. (Representational Image. Source: Pixabay)

Corals in Atlantic Ocean to have stricter preservation rules

Environmentalists, regulators and harvesters of species including squid, scallops and lobster have debated the proposal for years.

31 Jan 2018 7:38 AM

Vladik, a rare Amur tiger, had been causing panic in the Russian Pacific capital of Vladivostok by prowling its port streets. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Tiger walks 700 kilometres to return to city he loves

Big cat that was taken to Siberia for terrorising Russian town walks back again.

04 Nov 2017 11:43 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: File/PTI)

New Delhi is running out of water

Water shortages are becoming something of an annual ritual in Delhi, the world’s second most populous city.

15 Jul 2017 3:58 PM

Tendulkar promotes electronic cars, backs govt initative

Tendulkar said environment-friendly mobility solutions is a step towards conservation of the planet.

03 Jul 2017 10:09 AM

Giant panda Meng Meng looks out of its container after the arrival from China at the airport Schoenefeld near Berlin, Saturday, June 24, 2017. Two giant pandas from China have landed safely in Berlin where they are being welcomed by the German capital's mayor and the Chinese ambassador. Meng Meng and Jiao Qing were treated like royalty on their 12-hour-flight from Chengdu in southwestern China — their entourage included a Berlin veterinarian, two Chinese zookeepers and traveling press. The German capital is going nuts over the cute bears, which will first be presented to the public at the zoo on July 6. (Ralf Hirschberger/dpa via AP)

German zoo gets two new pandas

Country to pay China $1 million annually over 15 years to host animals in Berlin zoo.

28 Jun 2017 2:45 PM

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