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Owls, the new target of illegal bird traders in India

Owls are becoming the latest target of illegal bird traders in India as they try ingenious ways to hoodwink the law with the demand for these nocturnal birds soaring in global markets.

Poaching in India may increase as China opens ivory market

Elephant poaching in India may increase as China plans to open its domestic market for limited sale of ivory products after a UN committee gave its consent, experts have said.

Villagers script Corbett park's success story

A unique partnership between villagers and the forest department in India's Jim Corbett National Park has helped protect many rare wildlife species and scripted one of the world's best conservation stories.

Eco-friendly polythene bags to be available in India

There is good news for people in India who are protesting the use of polythene bags for their negative effect on the environment.

Indian slaughterhouses to produce electricity from waste

By Rajat Rai

Over 200 slaughterhouses in this north Indian city will have biogas plants within a year if the plans of the local pollution control board go as per schedule.

Indian solar-powered band rocks for a green earth

By Robin Bansal

Armed with solar panels, rechargeable batteries, specially designed gizmo guitars and a unique drum kit, they are no cyborgs from the future, but the world's only solar-powered music band, Solar Punch. They play songs of "peaceful activism" to spread environment awareness.

India commits to renewable energy to fuel growth

By Joydeep Gupta

As the world grapples with a long-term energy crisis, the Indian economy is prospecting for new sources to fuel growth.

The times they are a-changing in India's Kashmir Valley

By Faisal Ahmed

It's a time of firsts in India's Kashmir Valley. From the first train and the first pizza outlet to the first spices being officially traded from across the border in 60 years, the winds of change are blowing through its picturesque vales bringing with them hopes of peace and normalcy to a troubled land.

India's elite commando force NSG - protecting, rescuing, inspiring

By Sahil Makkar

It is a crack force called to act in all kinds of exigencies, be it rescuing innocents being held captive by terrorists or guarding global cricketers in far away West Indies. The most lethal weapon in the country's fight against terrorism, India's National Security Guard (NSG) has over the years rescued hundreds of people caught in a terror trap.