Joining a new global initiative to save the tiger, the World Bank on Wednesday said if the striped cat continues to vanish from the wild, it will be the first large predator to go the way of the dodo. “To…
Category: Environment
“POLLUTION is wiping out three species every HOUR, a world conference to save wildlife heard yesterday” – The Sun, 20.05.08
They could soon be gone About six waves of massive extinction are known in the history of the earth, the last one wiped out dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Now, add one more to the list — pollution, but this…
Vehicles contribute most to global warming
In the first ever analysis of the effect of the transport sector on climate, it has been established that road traffic contributes the most to global warming, aviation sector has the second largest warming effect, and shipping has a net…
Pollution may trigger diabetes
Environmental pollution may trigger diabetes, scientists suspect in the US. In the commentary published in the recent edition of the Lancet, Cambridge scientists Oliver Jones and Julian Griffin highlight the need to research the possible link between certain pollutants and…
Climate change in West Bengal
© Despair (1999) – Kushal Gangopadhyay – Piali Village, West Bengal, India UNCCD Photo The nature of West Bengal’s weather is changing. Monsoon doesn’t come as scheduled any more. Duration of Summer became longer, Winter comes late, without its normal…