Bangkok, May 26 (IANS) Three islands off Phuket in south Thailand were closed to tourists to protect endangered coral reefs, Thai Marine officials said on Wednesday. The tiny islands off Phuket’s east coast, namely Koh…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Over three kilogram of scales of the ‘critically endangered’ Indian pangolin, intended to be sold in the Chinese market, were confiscated from three poachers in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, in a…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) India has emerged as the fifth largest producer of e-waste in the world, discarding roughly 18.5 lakh metric tonnes of electronic waste each year, a study revealed. As much as…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The national capital experienced a cloudy day on Wednesday with a hailstorm in one area while a dust storm blew over most of the city. The weather office forecast light…
May 25 (IANS) With no respite from the blistering heat wave in Odisha, at least a dozen places in the state recorded day temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Bhabanipatna recorded highest temperature of…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal will take up on August 2 the arguments on plea for contempt proceedings against spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for his alleged statement terming the…
London, May 25 (IANS) People living within five kilometres of a landfill site are at an increased risk of lung cancer and respiratory diseases, warns a new study. The results showed that among residents living…
Lucknow, May 25 (IANS) A two-day workshop organised by the US embassy began here on Wednesday. The event, part of a series to deliberate on the air pollution in north India, was jointly inaugurated by…
Sydney, May 25 (IANS) Offering a glimmer of hope to those managing the impact of bleaching on the world’s coral reefs, a new UN report has found that part of the ecosystem may survive in…
New York, May 25 (IANS) Long-term exposure to air pollution is likely to increase the risk of heart disease, says a new study. The findings showed that air pollution accelerates the progression of atherosclerosis –…
New York, May 25 (IANS) Learning about English ivy plant’s natural glue can lead to better medical adhesives and stronger armor for the military, researchers report. Famous naturalist Charles Darwin had discovered ivys sticking power…
Beijing, May 25 (IANS) China’s capital Beijing is slated to implement new vehicle emissions standard from December 2017. According to the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau, the new standards will be the strictest of anywhere in…
By K. Siddhartha India is going through severe water shortage in several states. The scarcity is mainly due to the dry season, but it has been exacerbated by our inability to manage water resources, and…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) It was a cloudy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will remain…
Chandigarh, May 24 (IANS) Gurgaon will soon have a 24X7 hospital for animals with indoor admission facility, an official said here on Tueday. “The first-of-its-kind facility will be set up in Basai village on the…
Chandigarh, May 24 (IANS) Haryana and Punjab got a much-needed respite from heat wave conditions on Tuesday following thunderstorms and rainfall over the region in the past 24 hours. At most places in both states,…
Shimla, May 24 (IANS) Widespread rains and thundershowers on Tuesday brought down temperatures in Himachal Pradesh by four to five notches, weather officials said. The weather department has forecast more rains in the state by…
Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) The US embassy is holding a workshop here on May 25-26 on combating air pollution in north India with a view to strengthen collaboration between American and Indian air quality experts,…
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Experts working under an Indo-Norwegian collaborative programme said on Tuesday that they will approach India’s University Grants Commission to take a “serious look” into launching interdisciplinary sustainable energy education in the…
Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) A 76-year-old record was broken in Kanpur on Tuesday when the city received 31 mm rainfall in a single day in the month of May. The rains came in after a…