HC concerns over vacancies in NGT, notice to Centre
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Asking the government if it wanted to wind up the National Green Tribunal, the Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre on a public interest litigation…
Environment
Flood toll mars Bangladesh’s reputation for disaster management
By Kamran Reza Chowdhury Long considered one of the global leaders in disaster management, the deaths from this year’s floods have been traumatic for Bangladesh — with many happening in areas not considered to be…
Hurricane Harvey to bring ‘life-threatening’ floods to Texas
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) Texas is expected to experience “life-threatening” floods from the heavy rains and storm surge accompanying Hurricane Harvey, the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) has announced. At 9 p.m. (local time) on…
Humid Friday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The national capital saw a humid Friday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 28 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. The India Meteorological Department forecast a generally…
Britain’s only female giant panda pregnant
London, Aug 24 (IANS) Tian Tian, the only female Chinese giant panda in Britain, is pregnant, the media reported on Thursday. If a cub is born, it would be the first birth of a panda…
Python rescued from shrine in Delhi, over 80 cases since July
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) A seven-feet-long rock python was rescued from a shrine in Delhi’s Tughlakabad area, the rescuers said on Thursday. About 80 such cases of snakes rescued from human spaces in the…
Bihar flood victims loot fodder to save cattle
Patna, Aug 24 (IANS) Angry and desperate flood victims in Bihar’s Darbhanga district on Thursday looted cattle-feed from a truck on the road to save their cattle, many of which have died of hunger, police…
Humid Thursday in Delhi, rain likely on Friday
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) It was a warm and humid day in the national capital on Thursday with the maximum temperature recorded at 34.7 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the Met…
Britain admires India’s stretching renewable targets: Envoy
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) Britain “admires” the stretching targets that India has set to bring its renewable energy capacity up to 175 GW by 2022, Britain’s High Commissioner to India Sir Dominic Asquith said here…
Philippine environmental activists hail cancellation of undersea park
Manila, Aug 24 (IANS) Environmental activists and netizens on Thursday hailed the cancellation of an undersea attraction and resort project that Nickelodeon plans to build on Palawan, an island province dubbed as “the last ecological…
Medha Patkar likely to be released on Thursday
Bhopal, Aug 24 (IANS) Social activist and Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar, who was granted bail in an abduction case on Wednesday, is likely to be released on Thursday evening, informed sources said. Patkar…
Brazil opens vast Amazon reserve to mining
Brasilia, Aug 24 (IANS) The Brazilian government has abolished a vast national reserve in the Amazon rainforest to open up the area to mining despite strong opposition from environmental activists, the media reported on Thursday….
Rare bush rat rediscovered after 30 years
Perth, Aug 24 (IANS) A rare bush rat has been rediscovered living in Western Australia (WA) 30 years after it was thought to have been wiped out of the region, researchers said on Thursday. The…
Satellite collars can save big cats in the wild, say biologists
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Satellite collars, though possibly detrimental to their daily activities, can save the wild cats from being killed by humans, international big cat biologists say. Domestic animals are…
12 killed as typhoon lashes China
Beijing, Aug 24 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed as typhoon Hato, the strongest this year, lashed southern China, the media reported. Eight people were killed Macau on Wednesday, reports CNN. Among the victims…
Indian states with high forest cover likely to better cope with flood damage: Experts
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) As floods ravage India and its neighbours, experts at IIT-Kharagpur (IIT-Kgp) say states with high forest cover are more likely to better cope with the damage caused. In…
Dia Mirza campaigns for protection of snow leopards
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) Bollywood actress and ardent animal lover Dia Mirza will attend the International Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Forum (Summit 2017) to campaign for the protection of snow leopards. “12 countries are meeting…
Brazil opens Amazon national reserve for mining
Brasilia, Aug 24 (IANS) Brazilian President Michel Temer has signed a decree allowing a nature reserve in the Amazon rainforest to open for mining. Located in northern Brazil, the 47,000 sq.km Copper National Reserve (Renca),…
‘Alarmingly high’ arsenic level found in Pakistan groundwater
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) An “alarmingly high” level of arsenic contamination was found in groundwater in Pakistan, putting up to 60 million people at risk of serious diseases including cancer, reveals a US study. The…
Rains likely in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) It was a cloudy Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.2 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average. The MeT has predicted light rains. “The sky…