Prime area of Manas National Park freed from encroachment
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) In a major success to the wildlife preservation bid, a large area which was part of the prime habitat of Manas National Park was freed from 20 years of encroachment…
Environment
Delhi proposes waste-to-energy plant at Ghazipur poultry market
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Delhi government is planning to set up a waste-to-energy plant in the fish and poultry market at Ghazipur, Rural Development Minister Gopal Rai said on Thursday. The government will…
‘Harappans avoided conflicts with proper water, sewage treatment’
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Ensuring good water system and proper sewage treatment for every city can lessen conflicts, according to Indus Valley Civilisation expert Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, who says the strategy is an important lesson…
45 trains delayed, 6 cancelled due to fog
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) At least 45 trains were delayed and six cancelled on Thursday due to fog in most parts of north India, a railway official said. According to the Northern Railway official,…
Another rhino killed in Assam’s Kaziranga, horn taken away
Guwahati, Dec 22 (IANS) Poachers killed a male one-horned rhino in Assam’s highly secured Kaziranga National Park on Thursday and managed to decamp with its horn, officials said. This was the 18th rhino killed by…
Google Maps app to help find toilets near you
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Taking a step towards making India cleaner, Minister of Urban Development (MoUD) M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday launched a Google Map toilet locator to help people find access to clean…
Google app to help find toilets near you
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Taking a step towards making India cleaner, Minister of Urban Development (MoUD) M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday launched a Google Map toilet locator to help people find access to clean…
Meet Obama, a new coral-reef fish!
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) After a trapdoor spider, a speckled freshwater darter (fish), a parasitic hairworm and an extinct lizard, outgoing US President Barack Obama now has a new species on his name: a…
Beijing lifts red alert after 5 days
Beijing, Dec 22 (IANS) Beijing lifted its red alert for air pollution on Thursday after the smog dispersed in the wind and the skies cleared once again over the Chinese capital. As the particulate matter…
Mathura’s Jawaharbagh to get Rs 15 cr facelift
Lucknow, Dec 22 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to spent Rs 15 crore to beautify the Jawaharbagh Park in Mathura, where 28 persons, including two police officers, were killed in a gun battle…
NASA space laser maps polar ocean plants key to life
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) A NASA satellite instrument orbiting Earth that can see through fog, clouds and darkness has given scientists their first continuous look at the boom-and-bust, or peak and decline, cycles of phytoplankton…
Zebras, giraffes, impalas and other evolutionary conundrums
By Vikas Datta Title: How the Zebra Got its Stripes And Other Darwinian Just So Stories; Author: Leo Grasset (translated by Barbara Mellor); Publisher: Profile Books/Hachette India; Pages: 162; Price: Rs 499 It was birthplace…
Clear Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) It was a clear Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.6 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the season, the weather office said. “The sky will…
Cold wave continues in J&K
Srinagar, Dec 22 (IANS) Cold wave continued throughout Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as night temperatures remained below freezing point in the valley and Ladakh region. An official of the MET department told IANS: “Cold…
China launches satellite to monitor global carbon emissions
Beijing, Dec 22 (IANS) China on Thursday launched a global carbon dioxide monitoring satellite via a Long March-2D rocket, authorities said. It was launched at 3.22 a.m. from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi…
Fifteen tremors rattle central Italy
Rome, Dec 21 (IANS/AKI) Fifteen tremors shook central Italy early Wednesday, with the strongest magnitude 3 quakes occurring at 12.26 a.m. between the provinces of Macerata and Perugia and at 12.33 am between the provinces…
Delhi slashes bus fares to battle pollution
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) With a view to battle pollution by encouraging people to take public transport, the Delhi government on Wednesday cut bus fares significantly for January. Commuters will now have to pay…
Wild Barking Deer comes to Delhi forest after centuries
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) In a rare case — perhaps the first time in 400 years — a free ranging Barking Deer has made its way to Delhi’s Yamuna Biodiversity Park (YBP), becoming the…
Beijing to lift red alert with smog set to disperse
Beijing, Dec 21 (IANS) Beijing will lift the red alert for air pollution after Wednesday night as cold air was expected to disperse the smog that has lasted for several days, the city’s pollution watchdog…
Principal sacked for holding exams in open on polluted day in China
Hengzhou, Dec 21 (IANS) A school principal in China has been sacked for conducting exams in the open on a highly polluted day. A thick blanket of smog — worst of this year — descended…