Agartala, Feb 28 (IANS) Preservative formalin having an adverse impact on human body was found in 11 fish samples in Agartala markets, which forced the Tripura government to take “severe action”. “Following the media reports,…
Majuro (Marshall Islands), Feb 28 (IANS) Marshall Islands, a low-lying atoll nation in the Pacific Ocean, on Tuesday became the first country to ratify a 2016 United Nations accord to cut the use of greenhouse…
Bhopal, Feb 28 (IANS) The authorities in Madhya Pradesh are yet to confirm the arrival of Asiatic Lions from Gujarat in the state’s Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary. The Madhya Pradesh government does not have even the…
Jaipur, Feb 28 (IANS) In news that will bring cheer to wildlife lovers, three tiger cubs have been spotted in Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district, a Forest Department official said on Tuesday,…
Shimla, Feb 28 (IANS) In a first, footage of a snow leopard in the wild in Himachal Pradesh’s rugged and fairly inaccessible Miyar Valley has been recorded by a state Forest Department employee. The snow…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) For the fourth consecutive year, China has forecast a drop in its carbon dioxide (CO2) emission levels, said environment organisation Greenpeace East Asia’s report on Tuesday. China is the world’s…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) It was a clear Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 12.5 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the weather office said. According to an India Meteorological Department (IMD)…
Jammu, Feb 28 (IANS) A three-day long spell of rain and snow was forecast for Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday as an overcast night sky caused night temperatures to rise. “There is a likelihood of…
Jammu, Feb 28 (IANS) Landslides on Tuesday forced closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway yet again stranding scores of vehicles carrying passengers and goods, a traffic department official said. Fresh landslides in Mehar area of…
Harare, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 117 people have died due to heavy rains that have been received in Zimbabwe in recent months while 106 others have been injured by lightning, the Civil Protection Unit…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The life size model of a green building called SPARSH was inaugarated here by Power Secretary P.K. Pujari on Monday. Launched by the Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA),…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday sought a response from the city government on a plea filed by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) seeking to be relieved from the…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Researchers have for the first time estimated the range of movement of Asiatic wild dogs using camera-trap surveys in the forests of the Western Ghats. A new study led by scientists…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) on Monday released 20 high-yielding varieties of timber and medicinal plants. “These species were developed over a period of 10 to…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee government has taken up 10 integrated solid waste management projects for 14 urban local bodies, at a cost of Rs 421.69 crore, under Mission Nirmal Bangla, an…
Gurugram, Feb 27 (IANS) Noted NGO Sulabh International has offered to the Haryana government to clean at least 200 ponds and other water reservoirs of Gurugram under the Clean India Campaign. “We have been associated…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Air pollution is under control in the national capital and if the same condition continues, the coal-based Badarpur power plant may resume power generation from March 15, the Supreme Court-appointed…
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Some 170 peacocks have reportedly succumbed to an avian disease in Pakistan’s Tharparkar region, local media reported. Tharparkar’s honorary district game warden Talook Chand Valasai confirmed the death toll, saying at…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A report by two global organisations on Monday said leading banks holding $400 billion of shipping debt are unaware how ill-prepared the maritime industry is in the face of oncoming…
Chongqing (China), Feb 27 (IANS) A private zoo in Chongqing in China was ordered to suspend operations after the media reported about the poor living conditions of animals. The zoo, which housed over 20 animals…