New York, May 17 (IANS) Communities with more fish species are more productive and more resilient to rising temperatures and temperature swings, says a study. The accelerating loss and rearrangement of species all over the…
People quench their thirst with sugarcane juice on a hot day. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) It was a hot Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.6 degree Celsius,…
Tokyo, May 17 (IANS) Environment ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Monday in Japan collectively said they were committed to ensuring global climate change would be tackled swiftly in line with a…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The World Bank said on Monday it has approved a $625 million loan to support India’s grid connected rooftop solar programme to generate clean energy. “The project will finance the…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said the government is mulling a plan to ensure the protection of grazing land for cows and provide cow fodder free of cost…
Bhubaneswar, May 16 (IANS) Rain and thundershowers, coupled with gusty winds, are likely to hit some parts of Odisha on Tuesday under the impact of a low pressure area formed over Bay of Bengal, met…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear next week a plea seeking complete stoppage of water supply to the liquor industry in Maharashtra in the wake of acute water scarcity in the…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Three snake charmers were arrested with three rare Red Sand Boas, a protected species, here on Monday, an official said. The snakes were seized and handed over to the Wildlife…
Hyderabad, May 16 (IANS) The death toll due to heat wave in Telangana rose to 300 this season, officials said on Monday. According to disaster management department, 15 more deaths were reported from various parts…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The national capital experienced another scorching day on Monday with the maximum temperature settling at 43.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the Met office said. Met has…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Environmentalist R.K. Pachauri, accused of sexual harassment by a former colleague, on Monday again denied the charge and said he had done nothing wrong and will prove his innocence in…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of National Green Tribunal’s May 4 order directing the demolition of a hotel-cum-restaurant built at McLeodganj multipurpose commercial bus stand and inquiry…
Bangkok, May 16 (IANS) Thai authorities have decided to close down tourism in Tachai Island in the Andaman Sea, to protect the coral and underwater flora and fauna in one of the country’s key diving…
Shimla, May 16 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh continued to experience hot weather on Monday with the day temperatures high across the state and no respite likely before the weekend, a Met official said. “Temperatures remained on…
Beijing, May 16 (IANS) Some 8,000 fishing boats returned to ports on Monday as the 18th annual fishing ban began in the South China Sea. From May 16 to August 1, no fishing is allowed…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) India can enhance its rice yields by 2.5 percent and wheat by 3.3 percent if emissions leading to generation of ground-level ozone could be mitigated, say scientists who…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Almost a year after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Himalayan nation of Nepal, a new international report says a staggering 4,312 landslides were triggered by…
London, May 16 (IANS) Heat waves classified as unusual today could within 30 years become a normal yearly occurrence in Africa, thereby triggering a damaging effect on life expectancy and crop production in the continent…
Cosmic dust reveals Earth’s ancient upper atmosphere may have been oxygen-rich in the Archaean era around 3 billion years ago. Monash University scientists, Dr Andrew Tomkins and Dr Sasha Wilson, who were part of the…
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, May 16 (IANS) Fewer migratory birds have arrived here due to the severe drought in Telangana for a second year in a row. With most lakes in and around Hyderabad drying…