Vasudev Lokhande is the beneficiary of an ambitious Maharashtra government programme to permanently transform the lives of farmers devastated by a record-setting drought, but he is unhappy about its benefits. In an agrarian eastern corner…
Credit: Youtube Los Angeles, Jan 23 (PTI) Hollywood star Leonardo Dicaprio has donated USD 15 million from his foundation in an effort to fast-track ways to preserve the planet. The 41-year-old actor made the announcement…
(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…
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, Jan…
London, Jan 21 (IANS) The ambitious plan to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius is abstract and invites misunderstanding, a team of Swiss researchers has claimed. According to Sonia Seneviratne, professor of…
London, Jan 21 (IANS) Contrary to fears that water supplies in the major Asian rivers would drastically decline in the near future, new research now shows that water flow in these rivers will be stable…
A map of climate change. Credit: Nature Climate Change New York, Jan 21 (IANS) Researchers from Canada, in a new study, have marked on a map the temperature rise caused by carbon dioxide emissions. The…
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Jan 21 (IANS) A cleanliness drive at Sabarimala has rid the shrine of over 670 tonnes of organic and plastic waste left behind by pilgrims. Pilgrims visiting the Sabarimala temple – dedicated to…
Ranchi, Jan 21 (IANS) The massive fire that broke out at a coal mine in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district on Monday may threaten the Ranchi-Patna national highway, an official said on Wednesday. Quintals of coal were…
Jolpa (Rajasthan), Jan 21 (IANS) In Rajasthan’s stark desert hinterland, Jolpa, a small village inhabited by a poor farming community, has been the home to a uniquely architectured historic temple for more than 800 years….
Credit: Youtube Los Angeles, Jan 21 (PTI) “The Revenant” star Leonardo DiCaprio wants the world to say goodbye to fossil fuels. While being honored for his philanthropic work at the World Economic Forum in…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 20 (IANS) Hundreds of endangered Olive Ridley turtles, besides a bottlenose dolphin, were found dead on Puri beach in Odisha on Wednesday. The turtles were lying scattered stretching from Digabarini and Chakratirtha Road…
New York, Jan 20 (IANS) Half of the global ocean heat content increase since 1865 has occurred over the past two decades, says a new study. “In recent decades the ocean has continued to warm…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 20 (IANS) From being purely an oil refiner-cum-marketer, Indian Oil Corporation is turning into a technology licensor to other refineries to produce higher levels of LPG while mulling a mega refinery-cum-petrochemical project in…
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) It was not just the quintessential Victorian-era poison, arsenic that Queen of Crime Agatha Christie used in her deadly murder-plots to kill off characters. Her toxic arsenal comprised over 30 compounds…
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Jan 17 (IANS) More than 200,000 people have pledged at the famous Sabarimala Temple here not to throw their clothes into the Pamba river as per a tradition and to keep it clean….
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) claimed on Sunday that it recycled about 8.80 tonnes of waste paper over a period of five months in order to contribute its bit…
Changsha (China), Jan 17 (IANS) The number of migratory birds wintering at China’s second-largest freshwater lake is up nearly 20 percent over last year, a survey has found. Over 120,000 migratory birds were observed on…
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, Jan 17…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) The World Bank usually tames wild economies and helps countries stabilise their fluctuating finances, but in a global first, the banker for the world has gone to a zoo that…