Humans damaged Madagascar’s forests 1,000 years ago
New York, Feb 19 (IANS) A widespread and permanent loss of forests in Madagascar that occurred 1,000 years ago was due not to climate change or any natural disaster, but to human settlers who set…
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Kerala agri varsity develops hybrid seedless watermelon
Kochi, Feb 19 (IANS) Venturing into the modern agri-farming, state owned INKEL Limited has introduced a yellow seedless hybrid of watermelons for the first time in the Kerala market. The unique variety of the thirst…
Beijing, five other cities to jointly fight smog
(151225) — BEIJING, Dec. 25, 2015 (Xinhua) — A cyclist takes photos of the smog-shrouded Palace Museum turret in Beijing, Dec. 25, 2015. An orange alarm has been issued to alert smog and air pollution…
Asia’s largest desert reservoir to be expanded
Beijing, Feb 19 (IANS) The largest desert reservoir in Asia, Hongyashan, in China’s Gansu province, will expand its storage by 49 percent to ease desertification in region, authorities said on Friday. The storage capacity of…
PETA wants bikers to shed leather jackets, bike accessories
Panaji, Feb 18 (IANS) Bikes are cool, leather riding jackets are not. That’s the message PETA is trying to send across at the India Bike Week, which is scheduled to start in Goa on Friday….
Snake Eats Kangaroo in Australia
Sydney, Feb 17 (IANS) A 17-foot-long snake, believed to be an amethystine python, was seen at a caravan park in Australia devouring a kangaroo. The snake was seen unhinging its jaw to make room for…
38-Feet Dead Whale Washed Ashore on Odisha Coast
Bhubaneswar, Feb 16 (IANS) Another carcass of a whale – the fourth so far this month – was washed ashore in Odisha’s Puri district on Tuesday, a forest department official said. The decomposed carcass was…
Better Crop Water Management Could Reduce Hunger
London, Feb 16 (IANS) Improved agricultural water management could significantly boost agricultural production and reduce hunger while at the same time making up for population growth, say, researchers. Investing in crop water management could have…
Captured Leopard Escapes from Bengaluru Zoo
Bengaluru, Feb 15 (IANS) A hunt is on for a leopard that escaped on Monday from the zoo where it was caged after its capture on February 7 in a private school in the city,…
Goa Minister Says Peacock Cannot Be Called Vermin
Panaji, Feb 15 (IANS) Goa Forest and Environment Minister Rajendra Arlekar on Monday said there was no possibility of the peacock, India’s national bird, being relegated to the list of vermin. Arlekar was speaking to…
Drones Helping Scientists Collect High-Resolution Data
New York, Feb 13 (IANS) Earth and environmental scientists are relying on affordable advanced technological drones to conduct long-term high-resolution experiments at a much lower cost than using aircrafts or satellites. “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)…
‘Save Bisons, Peacocks, but Monkeys and Wild Boars Are a Menace’
Panaji, Feb 13 (IANS) Modern techniques should be used to keep peacocks and bisons away from farmland instead of culling them, but wild boars and monkeys are a menace and could be declared vermin, says…
More Natural Gas Discovered in Myanmar
Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 12 (IANS) More natural gas was discovered in the deep-sea offshore block AD-7 at Thalin (1) exploration well in Myanmar’s western Rakhine Basin offshore, sources in the Myanmar Oil and Gas…
Delhi Residents Say Odd-Even Scheme Fine, but Need Better Transport
New Delhi: Volunteers stand on Delhi roads with placards on the Day-1 of implementation of the state government’s odd even formula in the national capital on Jan 1, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, Feb…
Plea in HC Against Odd-Even Scheme
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) As the AAP government announced bringing back of odd-even scheme in the national capital, a PIL was filed at the Delhi High Court against the decision, saying the rise in…
Odd-Even Plan Is Temporary, We’ve Long-Term Solution for Delhi’s Pollution: Prakash Javadekar
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) Prakash Javadekar briefs the media on air pollution, in New Delhi on Dec 30, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) By Priyanka Paldev (Madhya…
US Climate Change Ruling Raises Doubts in India, China: NYT
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) The US Supreme Court’s surprise decision to halt President Barack Obama’s climate change regulation could imperil the Paris accord and raise doubts in India and China about US commitments, according to…
Odd-Even Scheme to Return April 15-30: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Policemen stop cars with odd registration numbers on the Day-4 of implementation of the state government’s odd even formula in the national capital, on Jan 4, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 11…
Delhi Favours Odd-Even Scheme: Survey
New Delhi: Volunteers stand on Delhi roads with placards on the Day-1 of implementation of the state government’s odd even formula in the national capital on Jan 1, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, Feb…
West Antarctic Ice Sheet Could Disappear in Next 1,000 Years
London, Feb 10 (IANS) A future warming of the Southern Ocean caused by rising greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere may severely disrupt the stability of the West Antarctic ice masses and they may disappear…