The Latest Breaking News from Environment

As we mark World No Tobacco Day today, it is imperative that we reflect on this year's theme: "We need food, not tobacco." While smoking continues to pose a significant public health threat in Thailand, we must also recognise the adverse impact of tobacco cultivation on tobacco farmers, food security…

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has asked for contracts her department has with PwC to be placed under "strict controls".

The fallout over the Schofield scandal showed no signs of easing last night as charity dropped him and the work environment at the popular daytime show is likely to be closely scrutinised

HCL Foundation (HCLF), the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of HCL Tech, held a symposium here on Tuesday to prepare NGOs for this year’s edition of HCLTech Grant.

A family of 10,000 chemicals called PFAS are everywhere from non-stick pans, waterproof coats and cosmetics - and they don't break down in the environment

The second meeting on a possible international treaty on plastic pollution takes place this week at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Recycling is often touted as a solution to reducing plastic waste, but recent studies show the process poses its own risks and is no match for soaring plastic production.

The river’s previous status of ‘unfavourable-recovering’ has been updated to ‘unfavourable-declining’

The 16th edition of the Vembanad fish count has recorded 50 species. A survey was conducted in the southern parts of the lake under the aegis of the Community Environment Resource Centre (CERC), a field academic unit of the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE), on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) of the Union government has sent back the State government’s proposal for de-reservation of forest land, released earlier for rehabilitation of families affected by the Sharavathi Valley Hydroelectric Project.

US airline pledged to go carbon neutral but plaintiffs say it is relying on offsets that do almost nothing to mitigate global heating

Competition for the schoolchildren on the theme #BeatPlasticPollution to be held on June 4