Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Climate change and development activities in coastal wetlands of India have led to change in arrival patterns of migratory birds and habitat alterations, an expert said here on Saturday. The important…
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Widespread use of pesticides for enhanced crop yields has led to the decline of pollinators such as honey bees which are needed for increase in yields and quality of 84 per…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday inaugurated a smart model village pilot project at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President said in the last four years of his presidency this was the first…
Panaji, July 2 (IANS) Mining of iron ore will resume on a much more comprehensive scale after the monsoons, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Saturday, adding that if mine-owners co-operate in building ore…
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) Moderate to heavy rain will occur at many places across the Malnad region in central Karnataka over the next 24 hours, a Met official said on Saturday. “As the southwest monsoon…
Lucknow, July 2 (IANS) Overcast skies and a slight drizzle in some parts of Uttar Pradesh gave people some relief from the summer heat on Saturday. The Regional Met Department has predicted moderate to very…
By Rajendra Shende A frightening but most authoritative report on the state of the environment released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in May 2016 was eclipsed in the bedlam of terrorist attacks, tsunami…
Washington, July 2 (IANS) After its historic first-ever flyby of Pluto, NASA’s New Horizons mission has received the green light to fly onward to an object deeper in the Kuiper Belt. The spacecraft’s planned rendezvous…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) A cloudy morning on Saturday brought respite from hot and humid temperature in Delhi lowering the minimum temperature to 24.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. “The city…
Dehradun, July 2 (IANS) At least 14 bodies have been recovered so far from the debris in villages which were buried in a cloud burst in Uttarakhand, police said on Saturday. As many as 39…
Imphal, July 1 (IANS) Incessant rains in Manipur have claimed two lives, inundated many areas in several districts and led to landslides which have blocked both highways connecting the mountainous state to the world, cutting…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) will add two more regional centres – in Sikkim and Gujarat – to its existing 16, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar announced here on Friday….
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday asserted his ministry will ensure animals don’t get hurt in the wake of incidences of elephants being mowed down by speeding trains in West…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Extending support for West Bengal’s planned tunnel aquarium, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday urged the state government to prepare a proposal, saying the central government would help take the…
Ranchi, July 1 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday launched a month-long plantation drive in Ramgarh district of the state. The government targets to plant 2.5 crore saplings across the state under the…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday batted for preserving rivers and protecting the Himalayas in the aftermath of the Uttarakhand cloudburst which killed at least seven people. “Concerned state government…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday batted for preserving rivers and protecting the Himalayas in the aftermath of the Uttarakhand cloudburst which killed at least seven people. “Concerned state government…
Itanagar, July 1 (IANS) At least 10 people, including women and children, were killed after a landslide hit West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh on Friday morning. Police said five bodies were recovered and a…
Itanagar, July 1 (IANS) At least 10 people, including women and children, were killed after a landslide hit West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh on Friday morning. Police said five bodies were recovered and a…
Dehradun, July 1 (IANS) At least 22 people were killed following cloudburst and landslides as heavy rains lashed Pithoragarh and Chamoli districts of Uttarakhand, officials said on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister…