Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) India has enriched the faunal biodiversity of the world with the discovery of 262 new species in 2015 while 105 species were recorded in the country for the first time, a…
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has launched long-term monitoring studies in five Himalayan states to document the effect of climate change on animal biodiversity, an official said here on Tuesday….
(151225) — BEIJING, Dec. 25, 2015 (Xinhua) — A cyclist takes photos of the smog-shrouded Palace Museum turret in Beijing, Dec. 25, 2015. An orange alarm has been issued to alert smog and air pollution…
Panaji, June 28 (IANS) The Congress in Goa on Tuesday condemned the government’s decision to anchor an offshore casino vessel near Dr. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary located on the outskirts of this city. The government,…
By Sahana Ghosh Shantipur (West Bengal), June 28 (IANS) Climate change and vicious river bank erosion in the post-Farakka Barrage period have blurred the lines between the rich and the poor and are pushing successive…
Bengaluru, June 28 (IANS) As the southwest monsoon remains active in Karnataka, heavy and widespread rains will batter the coastal region of the state over the next 24 hours, a Met official said on Tuesday…
By Vishal Gulati Kufri, June 28 (IANS) The breeding of the highly-endangered snow leopard in the Himalayan nature park in this picturesque Himachal Pradesh resort is set to begin with zoo authorities in Darjeeling agreeing…
Beijing, June 28 (IANS) Power supply has been restored to a city in China’s Jiangsu province after it was hit by a deadly tornado last week, officials said on Tuesday. The tornado and a hailstorm…
By Abhishek Waghmare Of 11 states ravaged by drought in 2016, seven – Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana – had less than average water in their reservoirs in June. Levels in…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) A light rainfall with cloudy skies on Tuesday morning brought respite from hot and humid temperature in the national capital decreasing the minimum temperature to three notches below the season’s…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Veteran journalist P.Sainath on Monday, terming “inequality” the fundamental reason for water and farm crisis in the country, said agriculture should be declared a “public service” in India. Delivering the…
Guwahati, June 27 (IANS) The first cabinet meeting of the BJP-led government in Assam on Monday decided to fulfill poll promises, including a special task force to stop poaching of one-horned rhinos and upgrade the…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has validated the usage of municipal waste materials for highway construction, said an official statement. The work of technically verifying solid waste…
Jaipur, June 27 (IANS) With an aim to the protect the state bird, the Great Indian Bustard, locally known as ‘Godawan’, the Rajasthan government has now decided not to set up any windmills for wind…
Shimla, June 27 (IANS) The southwest monsoon will get aggressive in Himachal Pradesh with the weather bureau on Monday predicating heavy rainfall at some places in the state this week. “There are chances of moderate…
Bengaluru, June 27 (IANS) Heavy rainfall has been forecast in coastal areas and south interior parts of Karnataka over the next 24 hours, as the southwest monsoon remained vigorous over the state, the Met department…
Beijing, June 27 (IANS) A revised draft of China’s Wild Animal Protection Law submitted for a third reading on Monday regulates the release of captive animals into the wild. Authorities at provincial level and above…
By Imran Khan New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) At a time when climate change is set to impact rice production in Asia, simple water management by farmers as an adaptation strategy will minimise the damage,…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) It was a pleasant though a bit sweaty morning in Delhi with a partly cloudy sky and minimum temperature recorded at 30.0 degree Celsius, two notches above the season’s average,…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) announced on Sunday that the capital’s consumers will be distributed 9W light emitting diode (LED) bulbs from the first week of July. The distribution,…