Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) In one of the largest field-based assessments of bird species, researchers have found coffee, rubber and areca agroforests in India’s Western Ghats support 204 bird species. The study, conducted outside protected…
Agra, Sep 24 (IANS) As hundreds of voluntary groups across 70 countries prepare to celebrate World Rivers Day on Sunday, river activists in Vrindavan and Agra have drawn up plans to highlight the sad state…
Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) Noted molecular biologist Pushpa M. Bhargava on Saturday said the commercial cultivation of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard would be “disastrous” as it would eventually open the doors for multinational corporations to…
By Charlie Moloney On more than 90 per cent of the days in August this year, pollution levels in Varanasi and Allahabad exceeded World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines for acceptable levels, an IndiaSpend analysis of…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 26.4 degrees Celsius, three notch above the season’s average, the Met office said. “The…
Beijing, Sep 24 (IANS) Typhoon Megi, the 17th of this year, is expected to make landfall in China’s Fujian and Guangdong provinces next week, weather officials said on Saturday. As of 5 a.m. Saturday, the…
Manila, Sep 24 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 69 km, was initially determined to be at…
Ho Chi Minh City, Sep 24 (IANS) A tiger mauled its caregiver to death when he was feeding it in Vietnam’s Binh Duong province, the media reported on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday in…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) With China having 87,000 dams, many in Tibet, with strategic benefit against India, experts on Friday urged the “down stream” Asian nations to unite and force Beijing to sign a…
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) In the fight against Zika virus, researchers have recently found that the Culex group of mosquitoes are unlikely to transmit the deadly virus into humans. Culex is a genus of…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) With India saying that there have been differences over the implementation of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, a dispute that was referred to an international tribunal under the aegis of…
Kozhikode (Kerala) Sep 23 (IANS) A water sports lover in Kerala is taking his passion to the next level as he is now aiming to spread awareness by initiating a river cleaning drive. Starting from…
Hyderabad, Sep 23 (IANS) Three persons were killed as heavy rains lashed various parts of Telangana on Friday, an official said. All the deaths were reported from Medak district, which has received heavy rains since…
Tokyo, Sep 23 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck off Japan’s east coast on Friday, weather officials said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the tremblor occurred at 9.14 a.m.,…
Hyderabad, Sep 23 (IANS) The authorities sounded an alert in Hyderabad and its outskirts as incessant rains overnight flooded more residential colonies. The Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams were gearing up for…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) It was a sunny Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 25 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the Met office said. “There…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) As part of Swachh Bharat Mission, the central government has decided to organise a week-long cleanliness drive across the country from September 25, said an official statement. The initiative named…
Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Authorities in Hyderabad have sought help of Army for possible rescue operations as heavy rains continued to lash the city and outskirts for a second consecutive day Thursday. With the met…
Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Authorities in Hyderabad have sought help of Army for possible rescue operations as heavy rains continued to lash the city and outskirts for a second consecutive day Thursday. With the met…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Considered one of the “most unlucky” Indian elephants, Mohan (55) who was rescued from Uttar Pradesh’s Pratagarh in July finally reached his new abode – Wildlife SOS’s Elephant Care Centre…