Moscow, July 20 (IANS) A huge wildfire, raging in Russia’s far eastern Yakutia region for the past three weeks, has been extinguished, a forest official said on Wednesday. The wildfire, covering an area of more…
New York, July 20 (IANS) In addition to environmental benefits, shifting away from inefficient and polluting fuel-based lighting — such as candles, firewood, and kerosene lanterns — to solar-LED systems can spur economic development as…
New York, July 20 (IANS) The six-month period from January to June this year was the planet’s warmest half-year on record, NASA has found. Each of the first six months of 2016 set a record…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.5 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will…
London, July 20 (IANS) Last month was the hottest June ever recorded worldwide, and the 14th straight month that global heat records were broken, scientists say. Global sea temperatures were fractionally higher than for June…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The topic of environment goes missing from the literary and imaginative conversation, says acclaimed author Amitav Ghosh whose new book deals with the issue of climate change. “It is a…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Seeking to put at rest certain controversies pertaining to reports that the central government has allowed “killing” of animals to protect agricultural farms, new Environment Minister Anil Dave on Tuesday…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016 was on Tuesday moved in the Rajya Sabha amid protests by the Congress which demanded a consensus on it before it was brought to…
Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) Heavy rains in the past four days, specially in central Uttar Pradesh, have led to increased water levels in most rivers of the state with some approaching danger levels, an official…
Panaji, July 19 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into what he said was “massive destruction” of the Western Ghats by neighbouring Karnataka, especially in and around…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.2 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the weather office said. “There is a…
Tokyo, July 19 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted eastern Japan on Tuesday, the weather agency said. The 12.57 p.m. quake registered 4 on the Japanese seismic scale which peaks at…
Melbourne, July 19 (IANS) Australian researchers are set to develop more customized video games for orangutans in the Melbourne Zoo to play with, following the success of the world’s first interactive study which aimed to…
Antananarivo, July 19 (IANS) Madagascar police seized 260 baby turtles ready to be sent illicitly to Bangkok at the international airport of Ivato on Monday. “Madagascar’s police of air and borders (PAF) seized 260 radiata…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Minister of State for Environment and Forests Anil Madhav Dave on Monday said the ministry is monitoring all the online websites involved in the smuggling of rare animals and will…
Ahmedabad, July 18 (IANS) A week after a pride of eight lions were seen loitering in a residential area of Junagadh town, a group of four lions were on the road near the rock edict…
Nadiad (Gujarat), July 18 (IANS) As many as 22 persons were taken ill on Monday in this central Gujarat town after a chlorine gas leak. People residing in over 250 houses in the headquarters town…
Shimla, July 18 (IANS) Most parts of Himachal Pradesh on Monday continued to experience rains with Paonta Sahib recording the highest rainfall in the state at 104 mm, officials said. Now the monsoon will largely…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Fashion and lifestyle social network Roposo has partnered with NGO Friendicoes SECA (Society for the Eradication of Cruelty to Animals) to spread awareness about pet adoption. They are encouraging more…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Dubbing diesel as a “major cause of pollution”, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered that all diesel vehicles that are 10 years old or more be banned from…