New York, Aug 6 (IANS) The world’s largest mammals are declining rapidly and preventing their extinction will require bold political action and financial commitments from nations worldwide, experts have warned. In an article in the…
Dhaka, Aug 6 (IANS) Forest officials of India and Bangladesh are planning to tranquilise an elephant that was washed across the border a month ago and transport it back to northeast India via the land…
Hyderabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Telangana on Saturday signed an agreement with ISRO to become the first Indian state to use space technology for real-time monitoring of its water resources. The irrigation department signed a memorandum…
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) NASA has zeroed in on five green technology concepts that have the potential to transform the aviation industry in the next decade by reducing aircraft fuel use by half and emissions…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) It was a cloudy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 29 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. According to the weather office, humidity at 8.30…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) With no rains as the second half of the monsoon began, Friday in Delhi remained hot and humid with the maximum temperature at 36.9 degree Celsius, three notches above the…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Reckless destruction of natural resources has posed a grave threat to the environment, and the role of forest officers is crucial in preserving the environment, President Pranab Mukherjee said on…
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Heavy rains since Friday morning led to waterlogging in many parts of the city and suburbs, and disrupted rail and road traffic and flight operations, officials said. The downpour since daybreak,…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 5 (IANS) The Odisha government on Friday said it would install Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) in six coastal districts to reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities to natural calamities. The government will…
Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) Monkeys and wild boars that destroy farms and plantations in Goa must be declared vermin, Congress leader Pratapsing Rane said in the state assembly on Friday. “We have to declare monkeys…
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Celebrities, including John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arjun Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Raveena Tandon, Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane, have signed a new petition by People for the Ethical Treatment of…
Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) Goa will form special squads to stop Plaster of Paris Ganesh idols from coming in from Maharashtra, cabinet minister Rajendra Arlekar said on Friday. Arlekar also told the assembly that special…
Toronto, Aug 5 (IANS) Climate change is threatening to release hazardous radioactive waste from an abandoned camp thought to be buried forever in the Greenland Ice Sheet, new research has found. Camp Century, a US…
New York, Aug 5 (IANS) Stress experienced by birds as a result of their continent-spanning annual migrations is leading to faster ageing as well as potentially earlier death, a study has found. Migration lets birds…
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Heavy rains since Friday morning flooded many parts of Mumbai, disrupting rail and road traffic as well as flights, officials said. The downpour led to waterlogging in parts of south and…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) It was a warm and sunny Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. According to the weather office, humidity…
Bengaluru, Aug 4 (IANS) In a shocking case, Karnataka wildlife officials found poachers used “explosive device” to hunt after finding a critically injured sloth bear from outskirts of the state capital on Thursday, officials said….
Bhubaneswar, Aug 4 (IANS) While incessant rains have thrown normal life out of gear in several parts of Odisha, the Met department on Thursday forecast that the state will receive more rainfall over the next…
New York, Aug 4 (IANS) Desert elephants pass on their unique knowledge and survival skills to future generations to help them adapt to extreme environmental conditions, says an interesting study conducted on Namibian elephants. The…
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Researchers have discovered that birds can sleep in flight without colliding with obstacles or falling from the sky. Measuring the brain activity of frigatebirds, the researchers found that they sleep in…