Rainwater harvesting at 12 PCMC-run schools [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=89661]PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: A dozen municipal schools in Pimpri Chinchwad will have rainwater harvesting soon, under a pilot project sanctioned by the civic body.The Environment Conservation Association (ECA), with permission from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, will implement the project using a private company's corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds.

Delhi air pollution: NGT demands action plan to curb crop stubble burning [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=89614]The National Green Tribunal (NGT), which has fixed fines for farmers for burning agriculture waste, has asked the Delhi government and the four neighbouring states to inform it about the action plan to prevent pollution from crop burning after the harvesting season.

'Reducing global warming only way to save Great Barrier Reef' [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=89623]Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef may be saved only if immediate action is taken to curb global warming, say scientists who are conducting aerial and underwater surveys as an unprecedented mass coral bleaching event unfolds for the second year in a row.

World's first glow-in-the-dark frog discovered in Argentina [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=89530]Scientists have discovered the world's first fluorescent frog in Argentina that sports a muted palette of greens, yellows and reds under normal light, but gives off a bright blue and green glow in the dark. The ability to absorb light at short wavelengths and re-emit it at longer wavelengths is called fluorescence, and is rare in terrestrial animals.

Artificial nests to help sparrows ‘grow’ in Maharashtra [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=89521]The state forest department has roped in builders in its initiative to repopulate sparrows in Mumbai, Thane, Pune and even Alibaug by setting up artificial nests. A breeding programme that will help increase sparrows in urban pockets was recently kicked off to boost the bird species that appears to have declined in numbers. Forest officials have cited urbanisation and unavailability of appropriate nesting sites as reasons for the sparrows’ decline.

Air pollution kills but Anil Dave loves living in denial, jeopardising our lives [http://cmsenvis.cmsindia.org/resources/newspaper/details.asp?id=89657]Union environment minister Anil Dave is a brave man. At a time when people are becoming increasingly cautious about air pollution and the harmful effect it has on our health, and several studies are warning of the same, Mr Dave told the Lok Sabha this week that there is not enough “evidence” in India to establish a direct correlation between diseases and air pollution.