Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) With the US federal treasury getting $42 million for a renewable energy project bid and the wind industry creating huge number of jobs, US President-elect Donald Trump’s promise on a rollback…
Beijing, Jan 3 (IANS) Twenty-five Chinese cities are on red alert due to severe air pollution, officials said on Tuesday. This is the first red alert issued in the new year in China, following similar…
Lucknow, Jan 3 (IANS) The cold wave intensified further in most parts of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday with icy ‘purva’ winds bringing down the mercury. At some places, including the state capital, the sky was…
Seoul, Jan 3 (IANS) South Korea authorities on Tuesday said that the latest bird flu outbreak that has forced the culling of more than 30 million chicken and other poultry nationwide since November is almost…
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IANS) Light drizzle greeted the residents here on Tuesday morning as the weather office forecast rain and snow in Jammu and Kashmir from evening onwards. “Rain in the plains and snow in…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) At least 55 trains were running late and six cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India on Tuesday morning, a railway official said. As many as 22…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) There was a dense fog here on Tuesday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 9.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. “The sky will remain clear in…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The gardens at Rashtrapati Nilayam, or the President’s southern residence, in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, will open for public viewing from January 3 to 10, said an official…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) As 2017 began, wildlife crime accelearated with multiple cases of poaching and seizures of protected and vulnerable species, including hundreds of turtles in West Bengal and sambars…
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) A leopard entered a town in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinjapur district on Monday and injured several persons before it was confined to a house and caught, an official said. The animal’s…
Madrid, Jan 2 (IANS) Madrid authorities on Monday lifted all traffic restrictions that had been enforced to various degrees in recent days due to high levels of pollution. The Spanish capital in 2016 reduced average…
Berlin, Jan 2 (IANS) Emergency teams on Monday worked to extinguish a forest fire on Jochberg mountain in Bavaria, Germany. Local firefighters were reportedly battling the blaze with up to seven helicopters, after a 100…
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) A leopard, possibly from adjoining Bihar, entered Raiganj town and injured several persons in West Bengal on Monday, an official said. According to a forest department official, attempts were on to…
By Mukta Patil Here is one of India’s most successful conservation stories: From a population of barely 75 in 1905, there were over 2,700 Indian rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis) by 2012, according to the World Wide…
Kathmandu, Jan 2 (IANS) The number of tourists visiting the Mount Everest region has risen by 33.66 per cent in 2016 as compared to 2015, the media reported on Monday. According to Tourist Police Office,…
Sydney, Jan 2 (IANS) The rapid growth in wing length of a common Western Australian bird may be related to climate change, according to a study released on Monday. Scientists from the University of Notre…
Shimla, Jan 2 (IANS) The tourist resorts of Kufri and Narkanda near Shimla experienced mild snow in the past 24 hours, the weather bureau said on Monday, triggering a rush of tourists. The state capital…
Beijing, Jan 2 (IANS) Beijing on Monday continued the orange alert for heavy air pollution until Thursday. The Chinese capital dawned with blue skies and less-polluted haze due to cold air from the north, but…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) At least 53 trains were running late while three trains were cancelled on Monday due to heavy fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said. According to…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) It was a foggy Monday morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 11 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain partly cloudy in the day with…