Delhi breathing cleaner air this October
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Even though the national capital continues to choke on smog and dust, experts say its air quality this October has improved a little, as compared to last…
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6.6 magnitude quake jolts Japan
Tokyo, Oct 21 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted Japan’s Tottori prefecture on Friday, weather officials said. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the temblor was centred in the central part of…
Hong Kong shuts down as typhoon Haima nears
Hong Kong, Oct 21 (IANS) Hong Kong was shut down on Friday due to the arrival of typhoon Haima, the most powerful tropical storm of the season that has already caused several deaths in the…
Clear Friday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) It was a clear Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the weather office said. “It was a clear sky in the…
Five feet long python creates panic in Agra village
Agra, Oct 20 (IANS) A five feet long rock python created panic among villagers after it slithered through a village street here. A four member Wild Life SOS team rescued the python from Nagla Vindu…
Eight more birds die in Delhi, Deer Park too shut
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) With eight more birds succumbing to bird flu in Delhi, authorities on Thursday shut down the popular Deer Park and warned people not to touch any dead bird. Deaths of…
Fossil leaves show how Antarctic ice melted 23 mn years ago
Wellington, Oct 20 (IANS) Fossilised leaves recovered from a crater lake in New Zealand provided insight on how climate changed and affected the Antarctic ice-sheet 23 million years ago, a scientist said on Thursday. The…
Russian makers of Kudankulam n-plant open regional centre in Mumbai
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) The Russian makers of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu, on Thursday opened their regional centre here with an aim to boost the company’s market presence in India….
Disruptive innovation at Kigali to save the environment
By Rajendra Shende Clayton Christensen, a professor at the Harvard Business School, wrote in the Harvard Business Review in 1995 about the concept of ‘disruptive innovation’. He described it as “a process that takes root…
Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) It was a clear Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 18.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. “The sky will remain clear throughout the day….
Delhi Zoo to remain shut after bird deaths
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Delhi Zoo will remain shut for some more days, an official said on Wednesday, as tests confirmed that bird influenza had indeed killed two of the 10 migratory birds. “We…
Two held with tiger meat in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, Oct 19 (IANS) Two men have been arrested here with 56 gram of dry tiger meat, police said on Wednesday. The arrests were made from a house in Surat Nagar. The accused were identified…
Taking all steps to prevent ‘bird flu’: Delhi minister
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Delhi Development Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said that the government is taking all necessary measures to check the threat of bird flu in the city even though there is…
Cobra rescued from Delhi Secretariat
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) A 3.5 feet long cobra was spotted in the Delhi Secretariat on Wednesday and rescued by Wildlife SOS, an official said. The reptile was found in the Duty Officer’s room…
Two held with tiger meat in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, Oct 19 (IANS) Two men have been arrested here with 56 kg of tiger meat, police said on Wednesday. The arrests were made from a house in Surat Nagar. The accused were identified as…
Farmers’ unions call for nod to GM Mustard for arid regions
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Farmers from 16 states in a signed petition to Prime Minster Narendra Modi have urged him to commercialise the Genetically Modified (GM) Mustard in dry areas, claiming that it would…
Four poachers arrested with rhino horn, AK-47
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) Four poachers have been arrested in West Bengal’s Alipurduar district for keeping a rhinoceros horn and illegal arms, wildlife officials said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip, Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary officials…
Hartek Power wins 460 MW solar contracts in this fiscal
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Chandigarh-based Hartek Power said on Wednesday that it has bagged orders for 460 MW solar power projects in the first half of the ongoing fiscal. “Hartek has bagged 460 MW…
Environmentalist Rajendra Shende unanimously elected to UN expert panel
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) One hundred and ninety-seven countries have unanimously approved Indias nomination of Rajendra Shende as a senior expert to the United Nations Environment Programmes Technology and Economic Assessment Panel of the…
JNU to conduct certificate courses in animal welfare
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here on Wednesday announced six new certificate courses in the field of animal welfare to sensitise and train people in the ethics of treating animals. The…