Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 27 (IANS) Kerala Animal Husbandry Minister K. Raju on Thursday informed the state assembly that there need be no panic over reports of the death of ducks due to avian flu (H5N1 virus)…
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The Delhi government is planning to install Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFIDs) and weigh-in-motion sensors at all 13 entry points to the national capital, a government statement said on Thursday….
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The future of many living organisms is under question as the world may loss 68 percent of its wildlife by 2020 — a possible prelude for the sixth mass extinction,…
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday stressed on India’s need to urbanise rapidly in the next two decades in line with its present development in order to relieve the…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 27 (IANS) Odisha is likely to receive rainfall as cyclonic storm Kyant forming over the Bay of Bengal weakened into a deep depression, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. “Rain or…
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The global wildlife population could fall by an average of 67 per cent between 1970 and 2020 as a result of human activities, according to World Wildlife Fund’s Living Planet…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 27 (IANS) Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday called union minister Maneka Gandhi a “hypocrite” for opposing the killing of stray dogs in Kerala. “Maneka Gandhi is a hypocrite. Who does she think…
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) It was a clear Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 16.5 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will mainly remain clear during…
Rome, Oct 27 (IANS) A strong 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Italy on Wednesday evening, local media reported. The tremor had its epicentre in the province of Macerata in the Marche region, Xinhua news agency reported, citing…
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) With reports of three more birds dying in the national capital, including one in Delhi zoo, both the Delhi and central governments on Wednesday geared up to contain further spread…
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Delhi government is planning to convert the Rajghat Power Plant into a waste-to-energy plant, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Wednesday. The proposal was discussed on Wednesday in a…
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Delhi government is planning to convert the Rajghat Power Plant into a waste-to-energy plant, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Wednesday. The proposal was discussed on Wednesday in a…
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The central government on Wednesday constituted a committee to maintain constant vigil on the situation arising out of bird flu, an official statement said. All 45 samples received from the…
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The national capital experienced a pleasant weather on Wednesday with the maximum temperature settling at 33.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the Met Office said. It has…
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Three more birds died in Delhi due to bird flu on Wednesday, one of the deaths reported from the Delhi Zoo after a gap of six days, officials here said….
Visakhapatnam, Oct 26 (IANS) Authorities on the Andhra Pradesh coast were put on alert as cyclonic storm ‘Kyant’ advanced further in the Bay of Bengal. The impact of the cyclone will be felt from Thursday…
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The Delhi government on Wednesday told Delhi High Court that in the wake of bird flu surfacing in parts of the national capital, birds are being closely monitored at the…
Gurgaon, Oct 26 (IANS) In view of the bird flu outbreak in some parts of the country, the Sultanpur National Park authorities here are keeping a close watch on the movement of migratory and other…
Rabat, Oct 26 (IANS) Morocco will deploy over 5,000 policemen to protect the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22), slated to be held from November 7…
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IANS) Set across a sprawling six-acre plot in the north-eastern fringes of the eastern metropolis, the ‘Tall Tree Nursery’ that houses 114 species of tall trees besides other plants, has gone online….