Wellington, June 17 (IANS) The New Zealand government on Monday unveiled a plan to expand and strengthen the protection for the endangered Maui and Hector’s dolphins. Proposals for consultation for a revised Threat Management Plan…
Shanghai, June 17 (IANS) More than 90 kinds of birds have settled in a wetland park at the Shanghai Disney Resort, authorities said on Monday. “Some birds, which only frequent western or northern China, will…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Bringing relief from the prolonged spell of intense heat, the temperature in the national capital dipped substantially on Sunday, thanks to cyclone Vayu that caused rains to neighbouring states. Monday…
Shimla, June 16 (IANS) With showers almost on every alternate day and unlike no major water blues in the Himachal hills this time, the destinations in the state are teeming with tourists. Better facilities and…
Chandigarh, June 16 (IANS) The Punjab Pollution Control Board, along with the local civic bodies, has seized nearly 4,000 kg of plastic carry bags in raids conducted to check the sale of the banned product…
Rudraprayag, June 16 (IANS) A park and a mango tree, commemorating the legacy of hunter-turned-conservationist Jim Corbett in this part of Uttarakhand, are facing an existential threat due to the Rs 12,000 crore all-weather Chardham…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Light rainfall on Sunday brought respite from the intense heat in the national capital, with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.2 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. The weather office has…
Lhasa, June 16 (IANS) Garbage was sorted for collection during the latest climbing season on the north side of Mount Everest in Tibet, officials said here on Sunday. As the climbing season ended at the…
Patna, June 16 (IANS) Severe heatwave left at least 45 people dead and more than 100 hospitalised in the past 24 hours in Bihar, officials said on Sunday. Deaths due to the heatwave were reported…
Hathras, June 16 (IANS) A father and his three daughters have sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking permission to end their lives because they do not get drinking water. Chandrapal Singh, a…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday proposed that natural calamities should be a criteria for according Special Category Status to states, while asking for Rs 5,228 crore aid in…
New Delhi/Chandigarh, June 15 (IANS) Expressing concern over the water crisis in north India, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support for upgradation of his state’s water distribution infrastructure,…
New York, June 15 (IANS) In a sign that this year could once again set records for loss in Greenland ice, researchers have found that the island’s ice sheet lost more than two gigatonnes (a…
Lakhimpur, June 15 (IANS) Underground fires in the forest ranges of Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh have triggered panic among the local villagers who have started fleeing their homes as smoke has been seen…
Tokyo, June 15 (IANS) G20 energy and environment ministers gathered in Japan on Saturday for talks likely to focus on energy security concerns following the attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman,…
Dhaka, June 15 (IANS) The official advisory organisation on natural World Heritage has recommended putting the Sundarbans on a list of ‘natural sites in danger’ as Bangladesh has continued implementing a coal-fired power plant project…
Nairobi, June 15 (IANS) Danish economist and environmentalist Inger Andersen on Saturday took up her new role as Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, promising to prioritise greater action on climate change, bio-diversity loss…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Countries have approved programmes and projects worth almost $1 billion to tackle growing threats to the environment and to help some of the earth’s most vulnerable people adapt to climate…
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Concerned about the water crisis in rural areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a personal letter to ‘Gram Pradhans'(village chiefs) requesting them to conserve rainwater during the forthcoming monsoon….
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) There was no relief from the intense heat for the national capital’s people on Friday with the mercury touching 43.7 degrees Celsius, four notches above the average. There could be…