Category: Environment

Kerala expects 5-10% increase in tourist footfall in 2019

Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) After recovering from devastating floods last year, Kerala is expecting 5-10 per cent increase in tourists'…

7 years ago

Rare Red Coral Kukri snake rediscovered in Dudhwa

Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 19 (IANS) A Red Coral Kukri snake was sighted in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR)…

7 years ago

Advanced construction methods can help India reduce its carbon footprint: UNSW Researcher

By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Using advanced construction methods can help India plan energy efficient homes…

7 years ago

Tourists flock to Shimla, enjoy snowfall

Shimla, Feb 19 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh capital on Tuesday received snowfall, leading to a surge in tourist footfalls as…

7 years ago

Himachal installs 6K bins with BJP MPs’ names

Shimla, Feb 19 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has installed 6,000 dustbins along urban and rural roads displaying names of Bharatiya Janata…

7 years ago

Cold, misty morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) It was a cold, misty morning in Delhi on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded…

7 years ago

Climate change threatens 2 of Ecuador’s 7 glaciers

Quito, Feb 19 (IANS) Ecuador could lose two of its seven glaciers over the next few years thanks to global…

7 years ago

TN leaders welcome SC order on Vedanta’s copper smelter plant

Chennai, Feb 18 (IANS) Leaders of various political parties in Tamil Nadu on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict allowing…

7 years ago

HC grants bail on condition of planting 50 saplings

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a man facing prosecution in a…

7 years ago

Setback for Vedanta as SC refuses re-opening of TN copper plant

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Vedanta's Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu would remain locked as the Supreme Court…

7 years ago

Synthetic fibres contribute to plastic pollution in environment: Study

New York, Feb 18 (IANS) Polyester and other synthetic fibres like nylon are major contributors of microplastics pollution in the…

7 years ago

Electric buses to ply in Shimla

Shimla, Feb 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday flagged off an electric bus for Shimla…

7 years ago

Virus-infected bacteria can aid in fight against climate change

New York, Feb 18 (IANS) Viruses do not always kill their microbial hosts, say researchers who found that virus-infected bacteria…

7 years ago

TN Law Minister welcomes SC order on Vedanta

Chennai, Feb 18 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Law Minister C.Ve. Shanmugam on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court order allowing Vedanta's copper…

7 years ago

Set-back for Vedanta, SC refuses re-opening of TN copper smelting plant

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) In a set-back to Vedanta, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to order the re-opening…

7 years ago

Intense cold wave grips Himachal

Shimla, Feb 18 (IANS) An intense cold wave gripped most parts of Himachal Pradesh on Monday with the weather office…

7 years ago

Cold, misty morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) It was a cold, misty morning in Delhi on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded…

7 years ago

Rain, snow forecast for J&K

Srinagar, Feb 18 (IANS) Rain and snowfall is likely in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday and Tuesday after the minimum…

7 years ago

Rain, thundershowers likely this week: Met

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The weather department here on Sunday predicted light rain and thundershowers for the coming days…

7 years ago

Will make Sikkim a carbon neutral state: CM Pawan Chamling

Gangtok, Feb 17 (IANS) Terming Sikkim as one of the "cleanest and greenest" states in the country, Chief Minister Pawan…

7 years ago



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