London, March 15 (IANS) Spiders are one of the most prolific predators and researchers have found that they wipe out an estimated 400-800 million tonnes of prey every year, compared to an estimated 280-500 million…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) It was a clear Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 10.5 degrees Celsius, five notches below the season’s average. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around…
Panaji, March 14 (IANS) The coconut palm may well be on its way to be classified as a tree, if an assurance given by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who was sworn in on Tuesday, is…
Ahmedabad, March 14 (IANS) Four persons, including a forest official, were killed in an attack by a sloth bear in north Gujarat in the last two days, officials said on Tuesday. Forest official R.H. Patni…
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) It was mostly a dry Holi, with gulal powder in and water balloons and pichkaris largely avoided, as the national capital celebrated its coldest festival of colours…
Washington, March 14 (IANS) A powerful winter storm on Tuesday began its thrashing of the mid-Atlantic and the northeast with heavy snow, sleet and rain, prompting more than 7,800 flight cancellations, school closures and warnings…
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) A group of 43 scientists in a new study have highlighted that conservation of large mammals (megafauna) does not come at the cost of biodiversity conservation, but rather complements it, a…
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has ordered Tata Chemicals to shut down its Haldia plant in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district for alleged non-compliance with prescribed norms of liquid affluent…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) A bill to set up a single, permanent tribunal to adjudicate all inter-state river water disputes was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, amid opposition from the Biju Janata…
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has ordered Tata Chemicals to shut down its Haldia plant in East Midnapore district of West Bengal for alleged non-compliance of the prescribed norm of…
Guwahati, March 14 (IANS) A fatal road accident on Tuesday led to the uncovering of a case of poaching of one-horned rhino in Assam’s Kamrup district, police said. Police have recovered a rhino horn from…
Jammu, March 14 (IANS) Authorities on Tuesday airlifted at least 830 stranded passengers from Jammu region to the Kashmir Valley. The passengers stranded due to closure of the National Highway No. 1A connecting Jammu to…
Manila, March 14 (IANS) The Philippines Senate on Tuesday ratified the Paris global climate agreement, making the Southeast Asian nation an official signatory to the historic pact. With a vote of 22-0, the Senate unanimously…
Washington, March 14 (IANS) Rapid loss of Arctic sea ice in recent decades is partly driven by natural swings, not just global warming triggered by human activities, says a study. A shift in wind patterns…
Buenos Aires, March 14 (IANS) The worlds first fluorescent frog has been discovered in the Amazon basin in Argentina, a media report said on Tuesday. Scientists at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum in Buenos…
Washington, March 14 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump has been postponed due to a winter storm that threatens to shutdown Washington. White House press secretary Sean Spicer…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.9 in the richter scale rocked the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Tuesday morning, said an official. “The earthquake was experienced at 8.21 a.m,” said the India…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The national capital witnessed a cold Tuesday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 9.1 degrees Celsius, seven notches below the season’s average. The maximum temperature is likely to hover…
Jammu, March 14 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed on Tuesday prompting authorities to make arrangements to airlift stranded passengers, officials said. The highway was closed after a portion of the road on the…
Chennai, March 13 (IANS) India’s atomic power plant operator will restart its second 1,000 MW unit at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu in two weeks’ time while the first unit of similar capacity will be stopped…