London, June 7 (IANS) Despite having a much simpler and smaller brain than that of primates, fish have the remarkable ability to distinguish between human faces, new research has found. Being able to distinguish between…
Panaji, June 7 (IANS) Goa forest authorities want farmers and those living near forested areas to use non-lethal ‘Gandhi bandooks’ to scare away wild animals, even as a senior forest official said the department will…
New York, June 7 (IANS) Pandas do not like it hot and rising temperatures can also put pressure on their food supply by eliminating vast amounts of bamboo plants, researchers say. “Higher climate temperatures would…
Shimla, June 7 (IANS) The bus service from New Delhi to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir has restarted for the summer season, an official of the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) said here on Tuesday….
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) It was a sunny Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.7 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will remain…
Seoul, June 7 (IANS) South Korea’s environment ministry on Tuesday banned sales of Japanese automaker Nissan’s Qashqai model for alleged emissions fabrication. The ministry said that it ordered Nissan Korea, the local unit of the…
Sydney, June 7 (IANS) At least four people have died and three remain missing due to the massive storm that hit Australia’s east coast. The waves and a massive king tide have eroded 50 metres…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday announced implementation of its solar policy with the aim of making the national capital a solar city with installation of 1 GW solar power capacity…
Haridwar: Devotees throng Ganga ghats on Kartik Purnima in Haridwar on Nov 25, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The government is seeking to rope in thousands of volunteers to help bring about…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Sri Sri Ravi Shankar-led Art of Living (AoL) Foundation on Monday said it has paid the Rs 5-crore environment compensation imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) but maintained…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A Railway Board member on Monday said all train coaches will have bio-toilets by 2019, two years ahead of the deadline. “All the coaches of the Indian Railways will have…
Shimla, June 6 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh, which saw deficit rainfall in the past two southwest monsoons, will see good rainfall this monsoon that is likely to hit this month, an official said here on Monday….
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Art of Living (AoL) Foundation led by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Monday said it has paid the Rs.5-crore environment compensation imposed by the National Green Tribunal but maintained…
Washington, June 6 (IANS) Using 29 years of data from satellite imageries, NASA scientists have found extensive greening in the Arctic region, thanks to rising temperatures. The northern reaches of North America are getting greener,…
Canberra, June 6 (IANS) Severe storms which battered the east coast of Australia caused nationwide outages of online shopping websites and video streaming service and crippled vital services such as ATMs. The outages, which reportedly…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning in the national capital with minimum temperature recorded at 32.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the MET Office said. “The sky…
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said that urban forestry will be the new thrust area of the government and steps will be taken to create “urban jungles (forests)” across…
Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy rode on a battery-driven bicycle on Sunday here to promote greater use of electric vehicles and mark the World Environment Day. “Electric vehicles are future of…
Bhubaneswar, June 5 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said zero tolerance should be shown to illegal trade in wildlife. “Let us take a pledge to protect and preserve wildlife. Let us show…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Delhi continued to suffer the heat on Sunday as the maximum temperature settled two notches above the season’s average at 42 degrees Celsius. However, the Met has forecast an overcast…