Kathmandu, May 27 (IANS) Nepal’s tourism authority has denied accusations that the rise in Mount Everest deaths is solely due to “overcrowding” and said factors including adverse weather conditions also resulted in the deaths. Tourism…
Beijing, May 27 (IANS) A fully albino giant panda has been filmed roaming bamboo forests in China — the first ever recorded in the wild, an expert said on Monday. The footage was taken on…
Washington, May 27 (IANS) At least two people were killed and several others injured when a tornado tore slammed into the US state of Oklahoma. “It’s been a serious, serious event here,” El Reno Matt…
Firoz Koah (Afghanistan), May 25 (IANS) At least 13 people have lost their lives and more than 100 houses have been destroyed due heavy rain and flash floods in Afghanistan’s Ghor province over the past…
Jakarta, May 25 (IANS) More than a dozen flights were cancelled on Indonesia’s island of Bali on Saturday due to an ash cloud emitted by a fresh eruption of Mount Agung volcano. The eruption, which…
Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) With no letup in heat wave conditions in Telangana, the state government on Friday decided to extend summer holidays for schools till June 11. The schools, which were scheduled to re-open…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal recently ordered a joint inspection of banquet halls in west Delhi by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on various clearances….
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Commercial vehicle major Ashok Leyland Ltd has lined up a capex plan of Rs 2,000 crore spread over two years for rolling out BS VI emission norm compliant vehicles, as well…
Kathmandu, May 24 (IANS) Two Indians died on Mount Everest due to hours-long “traffic jam”, just days after expedition leaders and the Nepal government claimed overcrowding on the world’s tallest mountain was not a worry….
Shimla, May 24 (IANS) Rains brought down temperatures in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, bringing cheers to thousands of tourists who have thronged the hill stations to escape the heat wave in the northern plains. Shimla…
Chandigarh, May 24 (IANS) Rainfall in parts of Punjab and Haryana on Friday brought relief from the scorching heat prevailing over the region in the past few days. The Met Department here has forecast light…
Addis Ababa, May 22 (IANS) United Nations officials on Wednesday said developing nations were facing the brunt of climate change despite their little contribution to the problem. A joint statement was made by Mary Robinson,…
Chennai, May 22 (IANS) Vice President M.Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that the dependence on few crops affects food security and loss in diversity can also lead to lifestyle diseases. At an event to celebrate…
By Brij Khandelwal Mathura, May 22 (IANS) An innovative green crusader from Mathura, Pradeep Bansal, is out to save Yamuna from environmental degradation. The businessman has drawn attention of environmentalists and eco-activists who now want…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Centre on Tuesday asked states to step up their preparedness by advance planning and deployment of human, physical and financial resources ahead of the southwest monsoon which will arrive…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra May 21 (IANS) More than a quarter century after a grim water tragedy that took more than a score of lives and hospitalised around 150 people, the supply of drinking water…
Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) As a severe drought hits many parts of Maharashtra and India, a BJP leader has called for a need to enact a ‘Right to Water Act’ on the lines of Right…
Prayagraj, May 21 (IANS) Faith is long over and all that remains now are mounds of filth. The Maha Kumbh that was so pompously organized by the Yogi Adityanath government from January to March this…
Montpellier (France), May 20 (IANS/AKI) More robust policy support is needed to reap the benefits of growing trees near crops and livestock, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation said at an agro-forestry summit in…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) UN Environment India and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) on Monday launched an awareness campaign for the protection of wildlife in the backdrop of rising illegal wildlife trade through airports,…