New Delhi/Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) India can offset close to 520 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year through reforestation alone, according to a study. The study, released by The Nature Conservancy, a global…
London, Oct 17 (IANS) Whales and dolphins live in tightly-knit social groups, have complex relationships, talk to each other and even have regional dialects, much like human societies, according to a study. The findings revealed…
Shimla, Oct 17 (IANS) Acting tough ahead of the November 9 assembly polls, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed the state election officials to ensure that no defacement of public property by any…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital here on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 18.4 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average. The weather office…
Dublin, Oct 17 (IANS) Two men and a woman were killed as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia hit the British Isles. Thousands of homes and businesses have lost power in Northern Ireland and Wales. The…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The 2016 post-Diwali scenario is unlikely to berepeat this year on Friday after Diwali even in the worse case scenario where firecracker emission in the national capital remains same as…
Rabat, Oct 16 (IANS/MAP) Morocco and 12 other countries have signed the foundation treaty of the Global Dryland Alliance (GDA). The GDA is aimed at establishing an international organisation to face food insecurity consequences, negative…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) With air quality in the national capital deteriorating consistently and likely to cross the red bar around Diwali, the Delhi Traffic Police is set to give away 5,000 N95 standard…
A Coruna (Spain), Oct 16 (IANS) Hundreds of wildfires ravaging the northwestern corner of the Iberian peninsula have killed at least 31 people in Portugal and four in Spain’s Galicia region, officials in both nations…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) With increase in stubble burning in neighbouring states and the NCR, Delhi on Monday saw a further rise in pollution levels, with Bhiwadi (NCR) in Rajasthan becoming the first place…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Come November and you will see Mother Nature in all her glory in Shillong as the Meghalaya capital holds the first India International Cherry Blossom Festival from November 8 to…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 (IANS) In order to promote investments in downstream aluminium sector, the Odisha government on Monday held discussions with over 70 Indian companies and invited them to invest in Odisha’s downstream ecosystem. The…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court ban on sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR continues to draw mixed reactions from the general public, though a majority of working professionals in the region have supported…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik turned 72 on Monday and good wishes poured in from all quarters. Prime Minister Narendra Modi prayed for his good health. Patnaik celebrated by cutting a…
By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, Oct 16 (IANS) Continuous monitoring of water levels in the foothills of the Himalayas can warn about an impending earthquake in the region, which is due for a major temblor. This…
New Delhi Oct 16 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at 19 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the weather office said. The MeT has…
Beijing, Oct 16 (IANS) Khanun, the 20th typhoon this year, made landfall on Monday in China’s Guangdong province. According to Guangdong Flood Control and Drought Relief headquarters, by Sunday evening, more than 368,000 people within…
Rabat, Oct 16 (IANS) The seventh session of the Islamic Conference of Environment Ministers will be held from October 25 to 26 in the Moroccan capital Rabat. The Environment Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic…
Beijing, Oct 15 (IANS) Sixty-six giraffes arrived in China’s Henan Province on Sunday on a chartered flight from Johannesburg, the media reported. The giraffes, 22 males and 44 females, are all around two years old….
Noida, Oct 15 (IANS) To spread awareness on the increase in respiratory problems caused by rising air pollution, Jaypee Hospital on Sunday organised a free health check-up camp for the polic officers of Noida and…