Category: Environment

‘Secure Himalaya’ to conserve snow leopard, uplift mountain community launched

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The "Secure Himalaya" plan intended to conserve the snow leopards by protecting their habitats and…

8 years ago

Quake occurs off Sicily

Rome, Oct 2 (IANS/AKI) A moderate 3.7 earthquake took place off the southern Italian Sicily region's Aeolian islands, Italy's national…

8 years ago

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra denies Hrithik has walked out of ‘Kabaddi’

Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra on Monday confirmed the news about working with producer Ronnie Screwala on…

8 years ago

Government launches wildlife action plan for next 15 years

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) After integrating climate change into wildlife planning, putting greater thrust on wildlife health management and…

8 years ago

Can’t judge Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Anupam Kher

Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) As Bollywood celebrated the Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas here to mark the 148th birth anniversary of Mahatma…

8 years ago

Nepal, India to conduct joint tiger census in November

Kathmandu, Oct 2 (IANS) Nepal and India will be conducting in November a joint head count of tigers in the…

8 years ago

Telangana has distributed over 23 lakh sheep: CM

Hyderabad, Oct 2 (IANS) The Telangana government has so far distributed 23.80 lakh sheep among sheep-rearing communities, Chief Minister K.…

8 years ago

I’ve been able to break stereotype about heroines: Bhumi

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Three-film-old actress Bhumi Pednekar, who played an overweight married woman in her debut movie "Dum…

8 years ago

Sumitra Mahajan to attend special parliamentary session in Sri Lanka

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will attend a special parliamentary session in Sri Lanka that…

8 years ago

Use cotton, jute bags to solve garbage woes: Parrikar

Panaji, Oct 2 (IANS) Half of Goa's garbage woes will be over if people started using biodegradable cotton or jute…

8 years ago

Wind job losses – just a passing breeze

By Sapna Gopal In the past couple of years, the wind energy industry in India has impressed with its stellar…

8 years ago

Assam’s Kaziranga National Park opens for tourists

Guwahati, Oct 2 (IANS) Assam Forest and Environment Minister Pramila Rani Brahma on Monday opened the Kaziranga National Park for…

8 years ago

Misty Monday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) It was a misty Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

8 years ago

IAF’s Air Fest in Shillong enthralls viewers

Shillong, Oct 1 (IANS) The IAF's Eastern Air Command conducted its annual Air Fest here on Sunday leaving the viewers…

8 years ago

Sikkim monastery, fertilizer firm to be felicitated for promoting ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) A fertilizer cooperative, a Sikkim monastery, and a Delhi-based Facebook group are amongst 20 individuals…

8 years ago

Breast surgeon Raghu Ram participates in cleanliness drive

Hyderabad, Oct 1 (IANS) Eminent breast surgeon P. Raghu Ram on Sunday participated in a "Swachhata Hi Seva" campaign in…

8 years ago

Discussed death of manual scavengers with Kejriwal: Hardeep Puri

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Union Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said he has taken up the…

8 years ago

Quake hits Andaman Islands

Port Blair/Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale shook the Andaman Islands…

8 years ago

Australia launches ‘thunderstorm asthma’ warning system

Canberra, Oct 1 (IANS) A year after a freak "thunderstorm asthma" outbreak killed nine and led to thousands being hospitalised…

8 years ago

Delhi to be hot for next 10 days as monsoon withdrawal begin

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The national capital on Sunday saw maximum temperature of 36.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above…

8 years ago



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