Jaipur, Sep 28 (IANS) A white tiger from Chennai zoo is set to make Udaipur his new home, but will take some time to overcome “language difficulties”, say wildlife officials. Five-year-old Rama was born in…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the Met office said. “The sky will be…
United Nations, Sep 28 (IANS) New interactive maps from the World Health Organization (WHO) on air pollution have been released on Tuesday, confirming that 92 per cent of the world’s population live in places where…
Kollam (Kerala), Sep 27 (IANS) The 63rd birthday of popular spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi was celebrated on Tuesday at her mutt near here with Amma, as she is popularly known, stressing the need of protecting…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 27 (IANS) As many as 393 elephants have died in the past five years in Odisha, Forests and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh said on Tuesday. The minister did not elaborate how the…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) on Tuesday said the national capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has become the first airport in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve carbon neutral…
Chandigarh, Sep 27 (IANS) Felling of trees will be banned in Haryana for five years to increase the forest cover in the state, a senior officer said on Tuesday. Haryana Additional Chief Secretary (Forests) R.R….
Bhubaneswar, Sep 27 (IANS) The Odisha government has planned to implement roof-top solar projects across all major cities in the state, a minister said on Tuesday. The Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Limited (GEDCOL)…
Guwahati, Sep 27 (IANS) Two elephants were killed after hit by a train along the Assam-Nagaland border early on Tuesday, officials said. The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has set up a committee to probe the…
Chennai, Sep 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa discussed the issues related to the Supreme Court directions on Tuesday on the Cauvery water sharing row at the Apollo Hospital. Jayalalithaa also dictated her…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) It would cost India 12 billion euros to shift from hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs), used as refrigerants, to the greener gases between 2015 and 2050, a research has said. The research released…
Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) The West Bengal government will take up with the central government the problem of erosion caused by the Ganga and Padma rivers, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday. Addressing a…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement that India will ratify the Paris Agreement on Climate Change shows New Delhi is supplicant to “US global strategic interests”, the CPI-M said on Tuesday….
London, Sep 27 (IANS) Poaching has taken a massive toll on Africa’s elephant population and has led to the worst declines in the past 25 years, a report said. The study found that the surge…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) France has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that India will ratify the Paris Agreement on October 2, Mahatma Gandhis birthday. In a statement, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
Bangkok, Sep 27 (IANS) Thailand has issued warning to swimmers and snorkelers against venturing into the oceans following the appearance of poisonous marine life that washed ashore after the recent storms. According to officials, steps…
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) A new species of a ground-dwelling lizard has been discovered in Goregaon’s Aarey Colony and Thane’s Badlapur forested belts, 130 years after the last such gecko was discovered, and has been…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) It was mostly a clear sky on Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 25.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the Met office said. “There…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) India moved the historic Paris agreement on climate change closer to reality on Monday by announcing that New Delhi would ratify it and submit the document to…
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung directed all three Municipal Commissioners as well as New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) Chairman to ensure that ‘dhalaos’, or intermediary transfer points for garbage are…