Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) Taking a cue from the ‘Green Initiative’ of the Inian cricket board, the National Cricket Club (NCC) here on Sunday initiated “Cricket for Environment”, a programme for planting saplings and distribution…
By Kushagra Dixit and Ashish Mishra New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) With eco crimes like ivory smuggling, illegal logging and toxic waste touching record high of $258 billion globally, discovery of 40 dead tiger cubs…
Oil rig. (File Photo: IANS) New York, June 5 (IANS) While extracting natural gas, minimising the environmental consequences above-ground is now possible at a reasonable expense by a newly found algorithm, scientists have said. Extracting…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Delhi government would plant 10 lakh trees and five lakh saplings of medicinal and herbal plants this year in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday….
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Explosive growth of automobiles in Delhi should be checked through increased use of public and non-motorised transport and use of private vehicles should be discouraged through high parking fees and…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Aiming to reduce its carbon footprint, the Indian Navy has set a target of producing 21 MW of solar power and is also looking at tapping the energy of oceans…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 5 (IANS) Conditions are favourable for onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala over the next two to three days, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). Making the announcement in its mid-Sunday…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Illegal wildlife trade and habitat fragmentation that has increased human-wildlife conflict are threatening the wildlife across the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, an international expert has said. He…
Washington, June 5 (IANS) Mental illnesses and mood disorders are more common in urban areas partly due to reduced access to nature, say researchers. “There’s an enormous amount of disease largely tied to our…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) It was a sunny Sunday morning in the national capital with minimum temperature recorded at 30.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the Met Office said. “The sky…
Beijing, June 5 (IANS) Heavy rains will batter parts of southwest China in the next three days, according to the national observatory forecast on Sunday. Regions in Sichuan basin will experience downpour of up to…
Nairobi, June 5 (IANS) Criminal syndicates are currently generating an estimated $258 billion from illegal plunder of the planet’s natural capital, says a joint UNEP-Interpol report launched on Saturday ahead of the World Environment Day….
Doha, June 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday told Indian workers in Qatar that the monsoon this year will be good for India. “Maybe none of you know me. But you must be…
Bangkok, June 4 (IANS) The last batch of a total of 137 tigers from Thailand’s Tiger Temple were relocated on Saturday, ending the six-day-long relocation process. Five suspects including three monks are now charged with…
Shimla, June 4 (IANS) Nine trekkers of an expedition of income tax officials from New Delhi, stranded in a remote hamlet in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra for the past three days, could not be rescued even…
Rajgarh, June 4 (IANS) The authorities in this district of Madhya Pradesh have made it compulsory for a person seeking a firearm licence to first cite proof that they have a toilet at home. “If…
Berlin, June 4 (IANS) At least 51 persons were injured when lightning struck at a rock festival in western Germany on Saturday, police said. Organisers of the Rock am Ring festival, which is headlined by…
Brussels, June 4 (IANS) A baby panda born in Belgium on June 2 will remain at the Pairi Daiza animal park for four years before returning to China, park spokeswoman Aleksandra Vidanovski said on Saturday….
Paris, June 4 (IANS) The levels of the River Seine in Paris started dropping slightly on Saturday after reaching a 34-year high on Friday. The river’s level rose to 6.1m (20ft) above its normal height…
Hyderabad, June 4 (IANS) The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and various states in India plan to cover three million hectares under hybrid pigeonpea cultivation by 2018. Working to popularise hybrid…