By Himadri Ghosh Over the last 30 years, forests nearly two-thirds the size of Haryana have been lost to encroachments (15,000 sq km) and 23,716 industrial projects (14,000 sq km), according to government data. Artificial…
Shimla, June 3 (IANS) Nine trekkers, mainly officials of the income tax department from New Delhi who are stranded in a remote helmet in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, could not be airlifted on Friday…
Paris, June 3 (IANS) Floodwaters in Paris are forecast to peak on Friday with the river Seine due to reach 19 ft above its normal level, officials said. The world-famous Louvre and Orsay museums have…
London, June 3 (IANS) Your loving dog may have come into being independently from two separate — possibly now extinct — wolf populations that lived on opposite sides of the Eurasian continent, new research has…
San Francisco, June 3 (IANS) China will constantly boost green and low-carbon development in an effort to promote harmony between human and nature, according to a congratulatory letter sent by President Xi Jinping to the…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has approved Rs 186 crore for the wildlife mitigation measures of a highway that cuts across the tiger corridor in Maharashtra, an official…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) While it is already raining in most parts of Kerala, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the monsoon will hit the southern state in the next four to…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Delhi witnessed a warm sunny day on Thursday with the day’s maximum temperature settling at 42.3 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. The Met office predicted a warmer…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Given the ongoing inclement weather in the region, the Indian embassy in Kathmandu on Thursday advised Indian pilgrims undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to avoid the Nepal route. “A large…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday released the second long-range monsoon forecast, and predicted an overall above-normal monsoon rainfall between June to September this year. The forecast comes as…
Beijing, June 2 (IANS) Torrential rains in China over two days since Wednesday have disrupted the lives of thousands of people and caused heavy economic losses, media reports said. Storms in Jiangxi province on Wednesday…
Shimla, June 2 (IANS) Nine trekkers, including income tax officials, mainly from New Delhi, are reportedly struck in the remote Bara Bhangal area in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district wjhich has become difficult to access due…
Dubai, June 2 (IANS) The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) on Thursday said it will launch concentrated solar power (CSP) projects to generate 1,000 megawatts by 2030. The DEWA said the projects aim to…
Canberra, June 2 (IANS) Improving the quality of water in the Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Australia requires around $11,571 billion over the next decade, according to a government study released on Thursday. These initial…
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) At least 30 people, including women and children, were killed and scores of others injured in the wake of heavy rainfall and thunderstorm that hit upper parts of Pakistan, it was…
Bangkok, June 2 (IANS) Thai authorities recovered two tiger skins on Thursday from inside a truck as it tried to leave a controversial temple, which used the big cats to attract tourists. Besides the skins,…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, June 2 (IANS) The hate mail on social networking sites against the Buddhist monks and authorities managing Thailand’s famous Tiger Temple complex in Kanchanaburi province is increasing by the hour. As…
Jakarta, June 2 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Thursday. The epicentre of the earthquake was located some 50 km deep and 91 km west of the…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 30.7 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the Met Office said. “The sky will remain…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Ministry of Urban Development on Wednesday conducted a “Mera Swachh India Gate” event and organized various competitions to engage with school students from across the capital, under the Swachh…