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…
New York, Feb 27 (IANS) Mapping all the proteins found in the dolphin genome could pave the way for finding a new way to treat some common diseases that affect humans, say researchers. “Dolphins and…
Beijing, Feb 27 (IANS) The amount of smuggled ivory tracked down in China fell 80 percent in 2016 from previous peak years, China’s forest department has said. Liu Dongsheng, deputy head of the State Forestry…
Kathmandu, Feb 27 (IANS) Two moderate earthquakes measuring 4.6 and 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted Nepal on Monday, officials said. According to the National Seismological Centre (NSC) of Nepal, the two temblors that hit…
Ranchi, Feb 27 (IANS) Jharkhand government has decided to ban polythene in the state, an official said on Monday. “Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das has asked to bring a proposal regarding banning of the polythene…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 11 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, the weather office said. It was a mainly…
Jammu, Feb 27 (IANS) One-way traffic was allowed on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway on Monday due to bad road conditions, officials here said. The nearly 300 km-long journey which normally takes six to seven hours…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The national capital experienced a pleasant day on Sunday with the maximum temperature settling at 27.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the Met office said. It has…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (IANS) Endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles, which were tagged for the purpose of studying their migration pattern, have returned for mass nesting to the Odisha coast. The tagged Olive Ridley turtles have…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Every citizen is making efforts towards a clean India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. “The government, society, institutions, organisations, citizens and in fact everyone is making some or…
London, Feb 26 (IANS) If you are living in a neighbourhood surrounded by trees and shrubs, with birds chirping all the time, there are less chances for you to suffer from anxiety or stress, a…
London, Feb 26 (IANS) Four rare tortoises rescued in Hong Kong from illegal smugglers went on show for the first time in their new home at Britain’s Chester Zoo. The ploughshare tortoises, regarded by conservationists…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Ashwem (Goa), Feb 26 (IANS) As Panaji resounded with the din and applause of thousands of colourfully-clad, masked Carnival revellers over the weekend, another carnival, one marked by an air of organic…
Patna, Feb 25 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday stressed on the need for a national debate for a clean and pollution-free Ganga river. “If we want to save river Ganga, there should…
Patna, Feb 25 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday publicly announced that he and his government are against the central government’s proposed Allahabad-Haldia national inland waterways project on the river Ganga via the…
London, Feb 25 (IANS) Tens of thousands of children at over 800 schools, nurseries and colleges in London are being exposed to illegal levels of air pollution that risk causing lifelong health problems, a media…
Agartala, Feb 25 (IANS) Two separate quakes of varying magnitude hit India’s northeastern region and Bangladesh on Saturday. There was no report of any major damage, officials said. The first tremor of magnitude 3.5 on…