Blue whales are now returning to Spain after an absence of over 40 years, following the local extinction of the species by whaling industry in 1970s. Reportedly, one of world’s largest mammals was spotted off the coast of Galicia in northwest Spain in 2017 by
A huge oil spill occurred in one of the oil refineries of Syria that is now spreading along the coast of the country. The oil spill was caused by leakage from a power plant and reportedly, it has reached the coastal town of Jableh, which
Rewilding has become a great way to bring back some of the endangered species across the world. In a piece of exciting news, beavers will be returning to England after 400 years under legal protection. With proposals to support a ‘cautious’ return of the semi-aquatic
The rapidly changing climate and rising temperatures have surely threatened all the living beings on the planet. According to a recent research, marine life is under severe threat as up to 95 percent of earth’s ocean surface climates may disappear by 2100 unless humankind eliminates
The Indian government has stated that the country progressively nears its targets set in the Paris Agreement. Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh said India has acquired a 28 percent reduction in carbon emissions over 2005 levels, against the target
Despite the ongoing efforts, biodiversity is deteriorating rapidly across the world and is expected to degrade even further in the coming years. The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), which convokes the global community to work together to save the planet, has been delayed for the third
The Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol is an international agreement made to protect the ozone layer by minimizing the consumption and production of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HFCs) and other Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS). Given the cruciality of this layer, India has vowed to ratify the Kigali Amendment in
The Northern Lights also commonly known as the Aurora Borealis is a display of natural and beautiful lights across the dark sky. Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei named this phenomenon of dancing wave light as “Aurora Borealis” after the name of a Roman goddess of the Dawn
Recycling has offered humankind wonderful opportunities to use up the discarded material with creative and innovative twists. Following suit, craftsman Cao Shennge made a marvelous Alien Xenomorph King sculpture out of 200 recycled tires, that too in twenty days. Producing tires still has enormous environmental
For ages a dog is the only animal to be labeled as “Man’s best friend” but now it’s time that we consider other creatures as human’s companion, too. A bumblebee turned out to be a loyal pet to a teenager who saved its life! Thirteen-year-old