By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) A group of eco-conscious engineers, entrepreneurs and birders has leveraged technology to come to the rescue of our feathered friends by designing a bird sound identifier — software…
Bengaluru, July 5 (IANS) Heavy monsoon rains have intensified sea erosion in coastal Karnataka with strong surface winds and Arabian Sea water pounding the long west coast, the Met Office said on Tuesday. “Sea erosion…
Melbourne, July 5 (IANS) A baby Asian elephant, who is fighting for her life at the Melbourne Zoo, stood up for the first time on Tuesday as she battles a rare tendon condition that prevents…
Sydney, July 5 (IANS) A shark warning was issued on Tuesday in Western Australia after a 12-metre humpback whale weighing up to 40 tonnes washed up on a popular beach. Western Australian authorities said the…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A day after cloudy weather, the national capital woke up to a sunny and humid Tuesday morning as the minimum temperature settled at 27.9 degrees Celsius, average for the season,…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Reiterating that India has already started ratification of the landmark Paris Climate Agreement signed by 195 nations at New York in April this year, Indian Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on pleas for lifting its ban on registration of diesel cars with engine capacity of 2,000 cc and above in the NCR…
Ghaziabad, July 4 (IANS) Farmers on Monday protested here against the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation and alleged a “big scam” after five milch animals of a farmer were electrocuted during the rain. Jai Chand, a…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A day after the long awaited monsoon arrived in the national capital, weather experts on Monday poured water on the hopes of Delhiites forecasting only patchy rains with little possibility…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on pleas for lifting its ban on registration of diesel cars with engine capacity of 2,000 cc and above in the NCR…
Ahmedabad, July 4 (IANS) As many as 10 trains running between Ahmedabad and Mumbai had to be cancelled on Monday after a goods train derailed near Dahanu in Maharashtra, officials said. Besides, half a dozen…
London, July 4 (IANS) Surviving all kinds of environmental changes, hedgehogs — the 15 million years old species — have adapted to city life more than the rural areas, says a new study. The findings…
Beijing, July 4 (IANS) China’s meteorological authority renewed its orange alert for heavy rains in the south and southwest of the country on Monday. Heavy rains will hit the provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Jiangxi,…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Overnight rains and cloudy skies on Monday morning brought respite from hot and humid weather here, decreasing the minimum temperature to three notches below the season’s average at 24.8 degree…
Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) The death toll from a flash flood in in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province rose to 43 on Sunday, with over 40 injured and scores of others missing, officials said. The provincial…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The national capital experienced a pleasant day on Sunday as light rains and cloudy weather took the maximum temperature four notches below the season’s average to 32.4 degrees Celsius, Met…
Panaji, July 3 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Sunday said that abandoned and exhausted mining pits should be restored and adapted for environment and hospitality purposes. “It is necessary to conserve wildlife in…
Panaji, July 3 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Sunday said that abandoned and exhausted mining pits should be restored and adapted for environment and hospitality purposes. “It is necessary to conserve wildlife in…
Shimla, July 3 (IANS) After days of moderate to heavy rainfall, the monsoon will remain largely subdued in Himachal Pradesh in the coming week, the Met office said on Sunday. “Precipitation occurred at most places…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) It was a cloudy Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.2 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the Met Office said. The…