Category: Environment

Australia’s iconic gum trees could be used to create jet fuel

Canberra, Sep 19 (IANS) Australian scientists believe they may soon be able to use the country's iconic gum trees to…

9 years ago

GEAC panel competent to evaluate GE crops: Government

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The Environment Ministry on Sunday asserted that its panel was competent in subjects relevant to…

9 years ago

Partly cloudy Sunday in Delhi, similar Monday expected

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy day here on Sunday with the maximum temperature settling at…

9 years ago

Fast food chains largest contributors of carbon emissions: Study

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Rapidly growing multinational fast food chains in India are the largest contributors to hydrofluorocarbons (HFC)…

9 years ago

Typhoon, tides push Shanghai river water above warning level

Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) Typhoon Malakas and tides have pushed the water level of Huangpu river in Shanghai above the…

9 years ago

Partly cloudy Sunday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26…

9 years ago

183 flights cancelled in Taiwan due to typhoon Malakas

Taipei, Sep 18 (IANS) Packing heavy downpours and strong winds, typhoon Malakas swept the eastern and northern parts of Taiwan…

9 years ago

Odisha may move SC on Mahanadi water dispute

Bhubaneswar, Sep 17 (IANS) The Odisha government is mulling to approach the Supreme Court for setting up of a tribunal…

9 years ago

Partly cloudy Saturday in Delhi, similar Sunday expected

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy day here on Saturday with the maximum temperature settling at…

9 years ago

Dinosaurs’ colour patterns protected them from predators

London, Sep 17 (IANS) Colour patterns, known as countershading, in Psittacosaurus -- a long-lost species of dinosaur -- protected them…

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Philippine Coast Guard joins coastal cleanup

Manila, Sep 17 (IANS) Thousands of Philippine Coast Guard personnel on Saturday cleaned up the country's littered shores as part…

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China on yellow alert for typhoon Malakas

Beijing, Sep 17 (IANS) China's meteorological authority issued a yellow alert for typhoon Malakas on Saturday, forecasting strong winds and…

9 years ago

Sunny Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26 degrees…

9 years ago

Ban calls for more efforts to promote environmental protection

United Nations, Sep 17 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called on countries to strengthen climate protection by reducing…

9 years ago

WTO appeals court rejects India’s solar domestic content stipulation

Geneva, Sep 16 (IANS) The World Trade Organisation appellate body has upheld an earlier ruling against India's domestic content requirements…

9 years ago

Organic farming to be promoted to clean the Ganga

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Union Water Resources Ministry on Friday signed an MoU with the Agriculture Ministry to…

9 years ago

Rajinikanth’s daughter appointed AWBI brand ambassador

Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) Soundarya Ashwin, elder daughter of superstar Rajinikanth and most known for directing her father in India's…

9 years ago

BRICS nations unite to save environment

Panaji, Sep 16 (IANS) The Environment Ministers of BRICS nations on Friday agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and…

9 years ago

SC stays NGT order mandating green clearance for Metro, rail projects

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order mandating environmental clearance…

9 years ago

‘Pollution, sun damage driving demand for chemical peels’

Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) Pollution and skin damage by sun exposure is driving the demand for chemical peels, experts said…

9 years ago



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