New Zealand buoy to study ‘liquid Himalayas’
Wellington, Feb 9 (IANS) The New Zealand navy has launched a research buoy in the sub-Antarctic Southern Ocean to help a study on how ships can navigate mammoth waves known as the “liquid Himalayas”, the…
Environment
ISRO, lifeguard agency collaborate to study killer tides
Panaji, Feb 8 (IANS) The phenomenon of ‘killer rip tides’ is being studied by ISRO in collaboration with a private lifeguard agency appointed by the Goa government to safeguard its beaches. Rip tides are one…
‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ a mass movement, says Modi
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” (clean India mission) is not a government programme but a mass movement. Replying to the debate in the Rajya Sabha…
Free wifi zones to be set up at Everest base camp
Kathmandu, Feb 8 (IANS) In order to promote tourism and provide easy flow of information during disasters, the Nepal government on Wednesday said free wifi zones would be set up on the Lukla-Everest Base Camp…
‘Let Delhi government’s wildlife department catch monkeys’
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking to be relieved from the responsibility of catching monkeys which have been creating a menace in…
Animal menace in Jharkhand as snakes, dogs on prowl
Ranchi, Feb 8 (IANS) The menace of animal bites is taking a heavy toll in Jharkhand with over a thousand people having died due to snake bites and more than 41,000 having been bitten by…
Just spending money won’t clean Ganga, say experts
By Vishav New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Just spending money on Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) will not clean the Ganga river – what is needed is a comprehensive plan to stop sewage from entering the…
Unbridled construction erodes Vrindavan’s ecology
By Brij Khandelwal Vrindavan, Feb 8 (IANS) Once famous for its 12 dense forests and hundreds of water bodies, Vrindavan, the “leela-bhoomi”, sacred land, of Sri Krishna and his consort Radha, Hinduism’s popular divinities, is…
Traffic allowed from Jammu to Srinagar
Jammu, Feb 8 (IANS) One-way vehicular movement was allowed on Wednesday on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, an official of the traffic department said. “Traffic will be allowed from Jammu to Srinagar today (Wednesday),” the official…
Remains of huge undersea landslide found on Great Barrier Reef
Sydney, Feb 8 (IANS) Scientists have discovered the remnants of a massive undersea landslide on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia, which occurred more than 300,000 years ago, a media report said…
Cold Wednesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) It was a cold Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 9 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around…
Dubai Municipality marks National Environment Day
Dubai, Feb 7 (IANS/WAM) Dubai Municipality on Tuesday marked the 20th National Environment Day based on “sustainable consumption and production” theme, reinforcing its vision of building a happy and sustainable city. The civic body organised…
Connaught Place shuts down over new traffic plan
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Delhi’s upscale Connaught Place business hub remained closed in the first-half of Tuesday in protest against a new traffic and parking plan for the heritage marketplace. According to the New…
EU programme for climate, energy to expand to India
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The EU-led Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, with over 7,000 member cities from all over the world, will be expanding to India starting from 2017, a statement said….
Developing countries need funds to green power sectors: UNFCCC
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Developing countries need finance to green their power sectors under the Paris Climate Change Agreement, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said on Tuesday. Countries in Asia, Africa and…
China approves two electric car projects
Beijing, Feb 7 (IANS) China announced on Tuesday that it has approved two electric car projects worth 6.15 billion yuan ($896 million). After completion, the two projects will boast a combined output of 115,000 electric…
Efforts on to make Tripura a green state
Agartala, Feb 7 (IANS) Efforts are on to run more vehicles on compressed natural gas (CNG) and supply piped natural gas (PNG) to households to turn Tripura into a green state, an official said on…
Connaught Place shuts down over new traffic plan
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Delhi’s upscale Connaught Place business hub remained closed in the first half of Tuesday in protest against a new traffic and parking plan for the heritage marketplace. According to the…
Volcano continues to erupt in Indonesia
Jakarta, Feb 7 (IANS) Mount Sinabung volcano in Indonesia’s North Sumatra continued to erupt on Tuesday, spewing a column of ash up to 2 km, a disaster agency official said. The ash spread to the…
Extremely ‘dangerous’ fire weather on rise in Australia: Study
Canberra, Feb 7 (IANS) Extremely dangerous fire weather will become increasingly prominent in Australia and the Mediterranean, a study has found. The study, published by the University of Tasmania (UTAS) on Tuesday, assessed 23 million…