Category: Environment

Ants learnt farming 60 mn years ago; man 10,000 years back

New York, July 20 (IANS) Ants belonging to a South American group switched from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to subsistence farming…

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Torrential rains batter China, country on orange alert

By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, July 20 (IANS) Torrential rains across China have prompted the met department to issue an orange…

9 years ago

Beijing upgrades weather alert for heavy rains

Beijing, July 20 (IANS) China's capital Beijing issued an orange alert for continuous heavy rainfall on Wednesday. According to the…

9 years ago

Huge wildfire extinguished in Russia’s far east

Moscow, July 20 (IANS) A huge wildfire, raging in Russia's far eastern Yakutia region for the past three weeks, has…

9 years ago

Huge wildfire extinguished in Russia’s far east

Moscow, July 20 (IANS) A huge wildfire, raging in Russia's far eastern Yakutia region for the past three weeks, has…

9 years ago

Replacing kerosene lanterns with solar-LEDs can spur jobs

New York, July 20 (IANS) In addition to environmental benefits, shifting away from inefficient and polluting fuel-based lighting -- such…

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January to June warmest half-year on record: NASA

New York, July 20 (IANS) The six-month period from January to June this year was the planet's warmest half-year on…

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Partly cloudy Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.5…

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Hottest June ever recorded worldwide

London, July 20 (IANS) Last month was the hottest June ever recorded worldwide, and the 14th straight month that global…

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Environment missing from literary conversation, says Amitav Ghosh

New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The topic of environment goes missing from the literary and imaginative conversation, says acclaimed author…

9 years ago

No culling of animals ordered by central government: Environment minister

New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Seeking to put at rest certain controversies pertaining to reports that the central government has…

9 years ago

Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill moved in Rajya Sabha amid row

New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016 was on Tuesday moved in the Rajya Sabha amid…

9 years ago

Incessant rains lead to UP rivers rising to danger levels

Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) Heavy rains in the past four days, specially in central Uttar Pradesh, have led to increased…

9 years ago

Karnataka destroying Western Ghats, Goa CM writes to Modi

Panaji, July 19 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into what he…

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Partly cloudy Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.2…

9 years ago

5.2 magnitude quake jolts Japan

Tokyo, July 19 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted eastern Japan on Tuesday, the weather agency…

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Australian researchers to develop video games for orangutans

Melbourne, July 19 (IANS) Australian researchers are set to develop more customized video games for orangutans in the Melbourne Zoo…

9 years ago

Madagascar police seize 260 baby turtles

Antananarivo, July 19 (IANS) Madagascar police seized 260 baby turtles ready to be sent illicitly to Bangkok at the international…

9 years ago

Environment Ministry monitoring smuggling of animals online

New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Minister of State for Environment and Forests Anil Madhav Dave on Monday said the ministry…

9 years ago

Lion pride spotted near Ashoka rock edict in Junagadh

Ahmedabad, July 18 (IANS) A week after a pride of eight lions were seen loitering in a residential area of…

9 years ago



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