New York, Jan 26 (IANS) Scientists have found that contact with plastic waste — ubiquitous throughout the world’s oceans — massively increases the chance of disease in corals. “We examined more than 120,000 corals, both…
By Athar Parvaiz Srinagar, Jan 26 (IANS) If the lotus stem, an expensive delicacy much loved in Kashmir, is abundantly available in local vegetable markets these days, it is because of the sheer hard work…
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Dense fog on Friday morning engulfed Delhi and its adjoining areas even as people here braved the morning chill to reach Rajpath to watch the 69th Republic Day celebrations. According…
Davos, Jan 25 (IANS) The Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) programme in Andhra Pradesh can help six million farm families in the state and make significant progress towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the central government to formulate a plan to curb pollution in other cities apart from the national capital. The central government told the court…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) There are little chances of rain here on Friday when the ceremonial Republic Day parade marches down Rajpath but dense fog and resultant low visibility may dampen the jubilation, according…
Davos, Jan 25 (IANS) One of India’s top industrialists and Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra on Thursday asked businesses around the world to join the growing number of companies committed to setting greenhouse gas reduction…
Panaji, Jan 25 (IANS) Goa on Thursday formed a special team to monitor whether Karnataka or Maharashtra were continuing to build and operate canals along the Mhadei basin for diverting its waters. An order issued…
New York, Jan 25 (IANS) Global surface temperatures increased by a record amount from 2014 to 2016, boosting the total amount of warming since 1900 by more than 25 per cent in just three years,…
Srinagar, Jan 25 (IANS) The cold wave further tightened its grip in the Valley on Thursday as the weather office said hazy and dry weather will continue in Jammu and Kashmir till Saturday. The minimum…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) It was a foggy Thursday morning in Delhi with dense to moderate fog at different regions, even as the minimum temperature was recorded at 8.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Environment Ministry has taken up a new strategy for conservation and rejuvenation of major river water systems, which takes into account the entire river basin. The decision was taken…
Davos, Jan 24 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Wednesday he respected US President Donald Trump and understood his ‘America First’ policy but didn’t agree with his protectionist stance on trade or his…
Gandhinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Wednesday assured that the state has adequate water stored in the Narmada dam to meet the requirement of drinking water this summer. Despite the…
Shimla, Jan 24 (IANS) It was a bright and sunny day in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday with overnight snow turning the tourist resorts of Shimla, Kufri and Manali more picturesque. However, the snow, which cut…
Manila, Jan 24 (IANS) Volcano Mayon located in eastern Philippines and active over the last 10 days has spewed fresh lava and ash in two new eruptions, forcing more than 60,000 people to leave their…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Electric vehicles powered with cent per cent renewable energy can help save close to Rs 40,000 in fuel cost annually — four times more than what was estimated earlier, says…
Davos, Jan 24 (IANS) A new green index has ranked India the fourth worst country worldwide in curbing environmental pollution. According to the latest global Environmental Performance Index (EPI) rankings released on Tuesday on the…
Shimla, Jan 24 (IANS) It was a bright sunny day in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday with overnight snow turning tourist resorts Shimla, Kufri and Manali more picturesque. However, the snow has cut off Kinnaur district…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) It was a cold and foggy Wednesday morning in Delhi and its suburbs with the minimum temperature recorded at 7 degrees Celsius in the capital — a notch above the…