Clear Wednesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) It was a clear Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 20.2 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the weather office said. “It was a clear sky with mist…
Environment
Apes may also understand what others are thinking
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) It appears our closest relatives, apes, might also be able to understand what others are thinking, even when it does not match reality, a finding indicating these animals may be more…
Climate change is ‘real, urgent’, says Clinton
Miami, Oct 12 (IANS) Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said that “climate change is real” and “urgent”, adding that it is one of the most important issues in the upcoming November 8 election. At a…
India plays crucial role in Montreal Protocol talks
By Vishal Gulati Kigali (Rwanda), Oct 11 (IANS) India on Tuesday played a crucial role in the ongoing negotiations on the Montreal Protocol by favouring two baseline years for bringing down the consumption of HFC…
Kerala to tap renewable energy to increase power production
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 11 (IANS) Annually spending a whopping Rs 6,000 crore to purchase power from outside, Kerala has decided to step up power generation through renewable energy sources like solar and windmill, a state minister…
Clear Tuesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) It was a clear Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 21 degrees Celsius, the Met office said. “It will be clear sky through the day. There is…
‘Global phase down of a/c coolant now a must’
By Vishal Gulati Kigali (Rwanda), Oct 11 (IANS) A British charity on Tuesday warned that if the nearly 200 countries participating in a climate change conference here don’t agree on an ambitious date for ending…
Uttarakhand receives first snow of the season
Dehradun, Oct 11 (IANS) Weather turned in the hills of Uttarakhand on Tuesday as the seasons first snowfall was reported from many parts of the state. According to the regional Met office, heavy snowfall was…
Rain dampens puja spirit in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Oct 10 (IANS) Heavy rain, triggered by a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal, played spoilsport at Durga Puja celebrations in coastal Odisha on Monday. The intermittent showers kept the pandal hoppers away…
Scientist create colour-changing sunscreen patch
Canberra, Oct 10 (IANS) An Australian researcher has devised a new high-tech UV-sensitive patch that changes colour when it is time to reapply sunscreen. Queensland University of Technology (QUT’s) Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation…
Adani’s Australian coal mine project fast-tracked
Sydney, Oct 10 (IANS) The Queensland government has declared the Adani group’s Carmichael coal mine project as critical infrastructure and invoked special powers to fast-track its remaining approvals. In a move branded reckless by the…
Partly cloudy Monday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 24.3 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. The maximum temperature is likely to be…
Microscopic hair make gecko’s feet sticky
New York, Oct 9 (IANS) An integrative analysis of a type of gecko revealed that the microscopic hair, called setae, present underneath its toes makes the reptile’s feet sticky, experts said. Gecko expert Timothy Higham,…
Online sales of threatened cacti an open door for illegal trade
New York, Oct 9 (IANS) Unregulated sale of endangered species of plants such as cacti on major e-commerce websites like eBay and Amazon has threatened their survival, a new research has found. The findings showed…
India should take lead in amending Montreal Protocol: Experts
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) With India ratifying the world’s first comprehensive climate agreement earlier this month, another global treaty that eventually aims to phase out a heat-trapping substance — hydrofluorocarbons or…
Sunny Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) It was a sunny Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 22.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. The Met has forecast a partly cloudy sky…
Sunny Saturday in Delhi, Sunday to be partly cloudy Sunday
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The national capital experienced a sunny day on Saturday with the maximum temperature settling at 35.1 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the Met office. Sunday is expected…
Hurricane Matthew kills nearly 900 in Haiti, causes havoc in US
Port-au-Prince/Daytona Beach, Oct 8 (IANS) Hurricane Matthew, the most deadly storm in a decade, killed nearly 900 persons in Haiti and left tens of thousands homeless before it slammed the Atlantic Coast at the border…
Elephant electrocuted in West Bengal
Siliguri, Oct 8 (IANS) An elephant was electrocuted when it ventured into a paddy field in West Bengal, forest officials said on Saturday. The four-year-old male pachyderm was found dead in the field at Odlabari…
Will change the curriculum to create environmental consciousness: Javadekar
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said that he will update the existing educational curriculum with environmental issues for creating awareness among the future generations. “We will change…