Category: Environment

Pigeons quicker in multitasking than humans

London, Sep 27 (IANS) Despite their small brains, pigeons are capable of switching between two tasks as quickly as humans…

8 years ago

Rains play spoilsport in Mysuru Dasara celebrations

Mysuru, Sep 27 (IANS) Heavy rains that lashed Mysuru till Wednesday morning may disrupt the ongoing 10-day Mysuru Dasara fest…

8 years ago

Meet ‘smiley-faced’ spider species named after Barack Obama

New York, Sep 27 (IANS) Researchers have discovered 15 new species of "smiley-faced" spiders -- and named them, among others,…

8 years ago

Elephant dies after being hit by train in Jharkhand

Ranchi, Sep 27 (IANS) An elephant died after it was hit by a goods train and dragged for half a…

8 years ago

Heavy rains wreak havoc in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Sep 27 (IANS) Heavy rains in Bengaluru and surrounding districts on Wednesday crippled normal life, flooding roads and houses…

8 years ago

Autumn: Kashmir’s golden-yellow season of plenty is here

By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Sep 27 (IANS) Autumn, Kashmir's golden-yellow season of plenty, is nature's gentle reminder to locals that…

8 years ago

Heavy rain continues to lash Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Sep 27 (IANS) Heavy rain measuring about 196 mm till Wednesday morning lashed the city inundating several localities and…

8 years ago

Taapsee Pannu bats for tiger conservation

Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) Actress Taapsee Pannu has been roped in for a campaign for tiger conservation. Taapsee has been…

8 years ago

Sunny morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

8 years ago

Wildlife sign surveys ideal model than direct sightings

New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Wildlife sign surveys can be an ideal and cheaper model too to monitor animal distributions…

8 years ago

Agricultural insurance can have unwanted side-effects

London, Sep 26 (IANS) While agricultural insurance intends to protect farmers in developing countries from the effects of climate change,…

8 years ago

Sachin, Aditya Thackeray sweep Bandra, PM praises

Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Cricket maestro Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar and Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray and others picked up…

8 years ago

75,000 evacuated near Bali volcano

Jakarta, Sep 26 (IANS) Some 75,000 people were evacuated due to increasing frequency of tremors around Mount Agung, a large…

8 years ago

Plastic rubbish polluting remote Arctic Ocean too

London, Sep 26 (IANS) In what shows how far plastic pollution has spread, scientists on an expedition have discovered such…

8 years ago

Misty Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) It was a misty Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

8 years ago

ONGC to fund solar electric stove project: Pradhan

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The union government on Monday said energy major ONGC will fund and encourage startups to…

8 years ago

Kisan Credit Card scheme helps west UP farmers

Agra, Sep 25 (IANS) Farmers in west Uttar Pradesh who borrowed loans under the Kisan Credit Card scheme (KCC) have…

8 years ago

Delhi identifies 600 locations for Sewage Treatment Plants

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) In an attempt to manage the sewage in disconnected areas -- mostly in unauthorised colonies,…

8 years ago

Centre extends MSP scheme for minor forest produce to entire country

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) In a bid to provide a wider platform to tribals to sell their produce, the…

8 years ago

World’s smallest squirrel discovered in Indonesia

Jakarta, Sep 25 (IANS) Indonesian scientists have found the world's smallest squirrel in the country's Borneo rain forest, authorities revealed…

8 years ago



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