Beijing, April 27 (IANS) Dogs were first tamed in China, Chinese scientists claim, disputing research that domesticated dogs first evolved 15,000 years ago in Central Asia. A research team led by Zhang Yaping from Kunming…
Caracas, April 27 (IANS) Venezuelan has imposed a two-day work week for public sector workers as a temporary measure to help it overcome a serious energy crisis. Vice President Aristobulo Isturiz announced that civil servants…
New York, April 27 (IANS) A quarter to half of Earth’s vegetated land has shown significant greening over the last 35 years largely due to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), says a study….
By Rajendra Shende Rewinding fast backward reveals that when the Kyoto Protocol was opened for signature 18 years ago, on March 16, 1998, only six countries signed it on the opening day. Four of them…
Ranchi, April 27 (IANS) A man committed suicide in Jharkhand’s Giridih district as a result of severe water crisis in the state, sources said on Wednesday. According to the sources, Dilip Yadav a resident of…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 22.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would remain…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Delhi government on Tuesday decided to discontinue its special bus service for parliament members due to poor response from the lawmakers over two consecutive days. “Keeping in view today’s…
New Delhi: A view of that broke out at National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi, on April 26, 2016. (Photo: TV Grab/IANS) New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) If officials of the National Museum…
Ahmedabad, April 26 (IANS) The Gujarat Congress on Tuesday launched a three-day ‘Pani Yatra’ (march for water) across the state to give what it called a “wake-up call” to the BJP government for the severe…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Parliament’s key Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has lashed out at the railways for not according due importance to “serious environmental problems” of emissions from diesel locos and dealing with waste…
London, April 26 (IANS) Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration was the major driver behind the global climatic shifts that occurred in the “Eocene epoch” between 53 and 34 million years ago, says a new study….
Imphal, April 26 (IANS) People affected by torrential rains in Manipur in the last 10 days are sore over the alleged sloth in official response to their plight as the government awaits district collectors’ reports…
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Conserving wildlife can benefit carbon storage in tropical forests across the world and contribute to controlling global warming, says a new study conducted by an international consortium of researchers. This is…
Kathmandu, April 26 (IANS) Although the current distribution of the critically endangered Himalayan wolf has mostly been a matter of assumption, rather than evident truth, an international research team has now confirmed its existence in…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Delhi government on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it will consider exempting lawyers from the odd-even traffic restrictions if the scheme was enforced again in the national…
Ghaziabad, April 26 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued notice to 10 government agencies in Ghaziabad on the issue of fast-depleting groundwater in the district. The court fixed the next hearing in…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Severe drought conditions and the resultant water crisis, especially in Latur region of Maharashtra, figured prominently in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said ‘bhayankar’ (serious)…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Effective management of land erosion and water and promoting organic farming are some of the key features in sustainable development and ecological protection agenda showcased in manifestos by…
Phnom Penh, April 26 (IANS) Thousands of people on Tuesday called for an end to wildlife tourism rides in Cambodia after an elephant dropped dead from exhaustion. The elephant was walking for about 40 minutes…
Ranchi, April 26 (IANS) Given the rising summer heat, schools in Ranchi have been told to change their timings to close latest by 11.30 a.m., an official said on Tuesday. The new timing is likely…