London, June 20 (IANS) Britain is set to become the first European Union (EU) country to resume rice imports from Fukushima prefecture in Japan, which experienced one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. From…
Canberra, June 20 (IANS) A six-year-old girl from Canberra has been given the naming rights of a tiger cub at the Australia Zoo after she donated the inheritance from her grandparents to a “Wildlife Warrior”…
Canberra, June 20 (IANS) A six-year-old Australian girl has donated her inheritance from her grandparents to a wildlife programme to save tigers. According to officials, it is believed Canberra-resident Audrey Joyce’s donation was in thousands…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked an animal rights activist and other organisations to point out to the Central government flaws in its notifications permitting the culling of nilgais, wild…
London, June 20 (IANS) The same asteroid that killed the dinosaurs in the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago also wiped out over 90 per cent of mammal species, significantly more than previously thought, new…
London, June 20 (IANS) Mongooses risk their own survival to protect their unborn children through a remarkable ability to adapt their own bodies, says a new study. According to previous studies, pregnancy takes a physical…
Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) Rainfall may hamper the main event of International Yoga Day to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday, a weather official said on Monday. “There are high chances…
Jakarta, June 20 (IANS) The death toll from flooding and landslides in Indonesia’s Central Java province has risen to 43 with 19 missing and 14 injured, an official from the disaster agency said on Monday….
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) It was a warm Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 30.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will remain…
Beijing, June 20 (IANS) Restaurants in China’s Guangxi Zhuang region’s Yulin city have covered the Chinese character “dog” on their signboards in order to “avoid trouble” ahead of the start of a controversial dog meat…
Bhopal, June 19 (IANS) The monsoon signalled its arrival in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday with several areas in the eastern part of the state receiving rain. The met office has warned of heavy rain at…
Guwahati, June 19 (IANS) Poachers killed a one-horned rhino inside the Kaziranga National Park in Assam and took away its horn, officials said on Sunday. “The park guards found the carcass of a female rhino…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Himalyan countries, including India, are likely to face an unprecedented food crisis unless they strengthen regional collaboration for the development of inclusive climate resilience in the region, experts have…
Shimla, June 19 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh may see heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours, a weather official said here on Sunday. “There are chances of heavy rainfall in some parts of…
Gurgaon, June 19 (IANS) At least 76 per cent of the offices and homes in Gurgaon have poor air quality which leads to various respiratory diseases, a survey revealed. According to the survey by Artemis…
Bhopal, June 19 (IANS) At least 10 Vultures were brought for mating from Haryana’s Pinjore Jatayu Conservation and Reproduction Centre to Madhya Pradesh capital c ity Bhopal. According to Madhya Pradesh forest department, the vultures…
London, June 19 (IANS) A team led by an Indian-origin air pollution expert has found an emerging risk to the environment from wood burning stoves in pizza restaurants and charcoal in steakhouses. A recent study,…
Jakarta, June 19 (IANS) At least 24 persons were killed in landslides and floods in Indonesia’s Central Java province, a weather official said on Sunday. According to the country’s disaster management agency, most of the…
Beijing, June 19 (IANS) China’s meteorological authority on Sunday issued a yellow alert for heavy rains across most parts of the country. Thunderstorms will hit the provinces of Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei and Yunnan from Sunday…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Notwithstanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for conservation and to project India’s eco-sensitive stance, the government’s call for culling of “vermin” animals has caused a blot on…