45-million-year-old primate fossils found in China
New York, Nov 10 (IANS) Researchers have discovered nearly 500 finger and toe bones belonging to primates — some half the size of a mouse — that lived about 45 million years ago in what…
Environment
No odd-even till its efficacy is proven: Green court
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday said the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme won’t be allowed in the capital till its efficacy was known. The green court issued the directive…
Heavy snowfall across hill tracts of U’khand
Dehradun, Nov 10 (IANS) Heavy snowfall has been reported from the Himalayan region around Kedarnath and Badrinath in Uttarakhand and it is likely to go on for the next few days, Met officials said on…
Kejriwal convenes meeting to discuss odd-even plan
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will chair a meeting on Friday to discuss the implementation of the third phase of the odd-even traffic rule that will be enforced from November…
Toll from typhoon Damrey in Vietnam reaches 106
Hanoi, Nov 10 (IANS) The death toll due to typhoon Damrey that hit Vietnam last week has increased to 106 with 197 injured and 25 others reported missing, disaster management officials said on Friday. Damrey…
Foggy Friday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) It was a foggy morning in the national capital on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 13 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. Visibility stood at 400…
Delhi Half Marathon may shift to new window
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The alarming levels of pollution in the national capital has forced the organisers of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon to consider shifting the event to a new window. “There is…
Odd-even plan returns as Delhi-NCR inhales toxic air for third day
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The odd-even traffic rationing plan returned to the national capital and will be in place for five days from November 13 as people continued to inhale toxic air for the…
I am not a fancy person: Sooraj Pancholi
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) Actor Sooraj Pancholi, who celebrated his 27th birthday with Smile Foundation Kids on Thursday, said he is not a fancy person and likes to do small things. “I am not a…
Kejriwal urges northern states to join fight against pollution
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday blamed stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab for the “severe” air quality and said the neighbouring states should join hands with Delhi to…
UN Climate Change gets more power to limit global warming
Bonn, Nov 9 (IANS) Giving a major boost to limit global warming against the backdrop of the US pulling out of the climate pact, UN Climate Change on Thursday announced its new key allies to…
Modi, Kejriwal responsible for Delhi pollution: Congress
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government and the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government must share the responsibility for the pollution in the national capital. The party…
Odd-even scheme to be back in Delhi next week
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) With the national capital facing an environmental emergency as pollution levels worsened, the Delhi government has decided to implement the third phase of the odd-even traffic rule from November 13…
IRF calls for system to reduce accidents on Yamuna Expressway
Greater Noida, Nov 9 (IANS) The International Road Federation on Thursday pitched for the use of an Intelligent Transport System to curb increasing road accidents on the Yamuna Expressway. Expressing concern over the rising number…
Gurugram schools, brick kilns shut due to pollution
Gurugram, Nov 9 (IANS) All private and government schools here have been shut for Friday and Saturday along with brick kilns amid rising pollution levels, it was announced on Thursday. Gurugram authorities also decided to…
Ghaziabad schools shut till November 12
Ghaziabad, Nov 9 (IANS) In view of the rising pollution levels, Ghaziabad District Magistrate Ritu Maheshwari on Thursday ordered the closure of all government and private schools up to Class 8 till November 12. The…
Mere touch of Bt cotton can cause impotency, says Rajasthan agri minister
By Vivian Fernandes Does Bt cotton cause impotency? This startling claim was made by Rajasthan’s minister for agriculture, Prabhu Lal Saini, while talking to reporters on the sidelines of the Global agritechnology meeting at Udaipur….
Global banks ask industry to set action on climate change
Bonn, Nov 9 (IANS) The Climate Action in Financial Institutions initiative on Thursday called on the world’s financial community to sign up to a set of key principles for mainstreaming climate action adopted in the…
Union Ministry forms team to find solutions for Delhi’s air pollution
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) As Delhi’s air quality reeled under “emergency or severe-plus” category, the Union Environment Ministry on Thursday formed a seven-member committee to work out short and long -term measures to fight…
Delhi air may worsen further on Friday, respite likely next week
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Even as an “emergency” under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) was officially imposed in Delhi-NCR on Thursday and the Delhi government announced the third phase of the odd-even traffic…