Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) Experts from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, have designed a web-enabled application that identifies ecologically sensitive regions (ESR) in the Western Ghats and pinpoints sites that are open to…
Shimla, Jan 6 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh’s popular tourist resort Manali on Friday received season’s first snowfall, making it more picturesque, a weather official said. State capital Shimla also saw snow in the evening. Manali, which…
London, Jan 6 (IANS) Global warming is replicating conditions that triggered an abrupt sea level rise of several meters in the ocean around Antarctica some 15,000 years ago, warns a study. “The changes that are…
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) Outgoing US Trade Representative (USTR) Mike Froman has said that the successful American challenge at the WTO to India’s local sourcing conditions in its solar policy sent a message to the…
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) Humans likely established permanent settlements on the high-altitude Tibetan plateau at least 7,400 years ago, much before the advent of agriculture 5,200 years ago, says a study. The findings are based…
Beijing, Jan 6 (IANS) Several schools in northern China are installing huge domes where children can play and exercise during recess to protect them from the smog outside, officials reported on Friday. The domes resemble…
Tokyo, Jan 6 (IANS) A nematode pest from pinewood is threatening to infest a forest on the Japanese island of Yakushima, a world heritage site and home to an endangered pine species. The pest has…
Srinagar, Jan 6 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed on Friday due to heavy snowfall. The closure followed snowfall on both sides of the Jawahar tunnel, officials said.
Shimla, Jan 6 (IANS) The hills near Manali in Himachal Pradesh on Friday recieved snow, a weather official said. Manali, which saw a low of 0.6 degree, also got mild rains. The temperatures remained below…
Lucknow, Jan 6 (IANS) All schools up to eighth standard have been closed in the Uttar Pradesh capital till January 10, owing to extreme cold wave condition, an official said on Friday. The decision was…
By Rajendra Shende Mohamed Bouazizi was a Tunisian fruit vendor. Six years ago, in Decemebr 2010, he set himself ablaze at a market in the town of Sid Bouzi. He was protesting because the police…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) At least 70 trains were running late and were 23 rescheduled due to dense fog in parts of north India on Friday morning, a railway official said here. According to…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) It was a partially foggy Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.5 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would…
New York, Jan 6 (IANS) US Navy-trained dolphins are being tapped to save worlds smallest porpoise, vaquita, that is on the verge of extinction in the Gulf of California, experts said. Experts are hoping dolphins’…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) At least 85 trains were running late and seven others cancelled on Thursday due to dense fog in parts of north India, a railway official said. According to the Northern…
London, Jan 5 (IANS) The exposure of the Arctic ecosystem to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is toxic to the health of endangered polar bears, researchers warn. POPs are chemicals that remain intact in the environment…
By Pradeep Singh Gurugram, Jan 5 (IANS) Rare migratory birds are being spotted in and near Sultanpur National Park here, including the white-tailed eagle and yellow-legged button quall in neighbouring Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary, for the…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) In a bid to end the suffering of animals abroad, which are culled in large numbers to meet the market demands here, India has shut its doors to fur and…
Berlin, Jan 5 (IANS) Germany’s Baltic coast has been hit by the worst storm surge in 10 years, with citizens on Thursday waking up to flooding and damage as weather conditions exceeded forecasts. Images on…
Paris, Jan 5 (IANS) France on Thursday launched a farm bird culling campaign that could affect up to 800,000 birds in an attempt to avoid the spread of avian flu. The cull, according to the…