New Delhi: Today the Yamuna Biodiversity Park in Delhi with wetland is home to nearly 200 different species of birds and over 900 species of plants, but it has become synonymous to a filthy dead drain. However, a team of scientists is trying to restore the river's original ecosystem. This green wonder has been created by field biologist Faiyaz Khudsar and his team of scientists who have painstakingly restored the...
08:43 AM, Jan 24, 2012
New Delhi: On World AIDS Day, CNN-IBN exposes how Delhi's top tuberculosis hospital is putting the lives of hundreds of people at risk with contaminated blood and syringes making their way into the garbage bin. The leading Delhi hospital, Patel Chest Institute, dumps medical waste like syringes in an a municipal garbage bin, which is a clear violation of bio waste rules. However, the hospital claims that the waste does...
06:13 PM, Dec 01, 2011
Mumbai: Lavasa, India's first planned hill city, being built in Maharshtra's Pune district, is now one step closer to reality. The Union Environment Ministry on Wednesday gave conditional clearance to the project. The Lavasa township got the clearance to the Environment Ministry, subject to additional conditions, after several months of being mired in controversy. It's a project that has seen many legal twists and turns in the last two years....
07:44 PM, Nov 09, 2011
New Delhi: Diwali has become synonymous with noisy crackers, glitzy gift boxes and excess of lights - in short - a nightmare for the environment. However, there are individuals and children who are doing their bit to reduce their carbon footprint. "Instead of individual celebrations we prefer community celebrations, where many families together burn less crackers," said a child. The students of Salwan Public School are on their green mission....
05:39 PM, Oct 26, 2011
New Delhi: Donkeys and mules, beasts of burden, and often a subject of ridicule. Not much attention has been focused on these over worked animals. At construction sites, these animals work with some of the poorest people in society carrying bricks, sand and heavy supplies. For over a decade, Jean and Bob Harrision have been running the 'Asswin project' - to provide medical care to sick and injured equines. Jean...
08:34 AM, Oct 22, 2011
New Delhi: The 33-acre Dalit Prerna Sthal or the Ambedkar Park in Noida, the pet project of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, will be inaugurated on Friday. Mayawati spent a staggering Rs 650 crores to put up the park. Preparations are on for the grand ceremony that takes place on Friday evening. Mayawati will arrive by a helicopter. The park has 24 pink sandstone elephants, the electoral symbol of BSP,...
09:11 AM, Oct 14, 2011
New Delhi: India's urban spaces are more than just concrete jungles. They harbour animals like jackals, mongoose and nilgai. But life in a metro can also be tough for these creatures. A porcupine was rescued from an 18-feet well, a wolf snake gave the athletes a scare when it showed up in their rooms during the Commonwealth Games and a nilgai that was injured by speeding traffic. One man, Kartick...
08:43 AM, Oct 07, 2011
Gurgaon: Forest land and wild animals are under threat in Haryana as garbage is being constantly dumped in the area. The garbage dump on the road connecting Delhi and Haryana border has become a virtual death trap for the wild species. "On this stretch I find these dead animals every third day. It was nilgai and jackal earlier, and now more endangered hyaena," said Satinder Mand, who drives daily on...
09:41 AM, Sep 26, 2011
New Delhi: After a tiger went missing in Sariska national park, there has been more trouble brewing as three more species have not been sighted in the park in the last few years causing wildlife scientists to ring the alarm bells. The Chinkara, the Caracal and the Chousingha, three species that are elusive, and were once found in small numbers in 800 sq km of forests, have not been sighted...
06:10 PM, Sep 20, 2011
New Delhi: An officer of the Indian Forest Service in Madhya Pradesh has been clearing mining projects flouting green laws, according to documents accessed by CNN-IBN. The regional office of the Environment Ministry in Bhopal is headed by AK Rana and it is his responsibility to recommend mining proposals on forest land but only if no other alternative is available. But CNN-IBN has found that the officer has cleared several...
12:00 PM, Sep 10, 2011
New Delhi: You have heard of Priyanka Gandhi the politician but have you ever heard of Priyanka Gandhi as a writer and photographer? Well she has authored a book expressing her love for wildlife and the tiger. "I first came here as a 13-year-old. Driving around the jungle with my parents in much the same way my children do with me, I was enchanted by it. I think it was...
07:40 AM, Jul 31, 2011
New Delhi: The population of the great Indian Bustard has reduced to less than 300, making the bird twice as endangered as the tiger. The rare bird has now been put on the Critically Endangered List by the World Conservation Union. Alarm bells are ringing for the 'Son chidiya' or the great Indian Bustard. The grassland bird that was once found across the Indian subcontinent, is now on the brink...
12:33 PM, Jun 19, 2011
New Delhi: A year after nearly 20 blackbucks died in the Delhi zoo because of contaminated water, little has been done. A study by the central pollution control board reveals that the water in the zoo remains contaminated. The report found high levels of dissolved solids - upto 16 times over the permissible limit of 500 milligrams per litre. This can lead to kidney stones and intestinal infections in mammals. ...
09:34 AM, Jun 01, 2011
New Delhi: After tigers, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has now taken on the task of saving the Jumbo. Ramesh launched the 'haathi mere saathi' campaign on Tuesday blaming mining for the destruction of elephant habitat. The famous song from the 70s 'haathi mere saathi' which called out for help from elephants was a huge hit. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh appealed for help to the actors of the film to help...
09:56 PM, May 24, 2011
New Delhi: It was a moment of celebration when the Environment Minister announced that India's tiger population has increased by almost 16 per cent. But now, leading tiger scientist Ullas Karanth has questioned if there were problems with the methodology used. In a published paper, Karanth has stated, "Details now in public domain do not reveal critical information on tiger photo-captures at sampled locations, density estimation protocols used, and how ...
09:28 PM, May 17, 2011
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