India faces increasing urban flooding
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The increasing trend of urban flooding in India poses a great challenge, resulting in cities being inundated from a few hours to several days, the government said on Tuesday. Minister…
Environment
PMO gets a cleanliness ‘trim’, junks 10,000 files
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Prime Ministers Office (PMO) said on Tuesday said it has “weeded out” over 10,000 files, disposed e-waste and beautified the lawns during a special cleanliness drive under the Swachh…
Ministry, Ecotourism Society to promote sustainable tourism
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the union tourism ministry and Ecotourism Society of India (ESOI) to promote responsible and sustainable tourism in the country, an official…
Pregnant T. Rex sheds light on sex-linked traits in extinct dinosaurs
New York, March 15 (IANS) Paleontologists have found the presence of a gender-specific reproductive tissue in a Tyrannosaurus Rex (T.Rex) that roamed Montana in the US 68 million years ago, thereby allowing them to determine…
Japan endorses plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions
Tokyo, March 15 (IANS) The Japanese government on Tuesday committed to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by endorsing a plan to achieve its goal by more than a quarter within 15 years. The initial plan…
26 killed in Brazil rains
Brasilia, March 15 (IANS) At least 26 people were killed due to heavy rain in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, the media reported on Tuesday. The rain that lashed the city since last week…
State of disaster declared in Texas
Washington, March 15 (IANS) A state of disaster was declared in the US state of Texas after it was hit by huge rains resulting in floods, the media reported on Tuesday. The state of disaster…
PETA, Bollywood want BJP MLA kicked out for wounding horse
By Prashant Kumar New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Uttarakhand BJP legislator Ganesh Joshi, who brutally thrashed and injured a police horse, is a “danger to society” and he must be sacked both from the legislature…
Zoological Survey wants deep-sea vehicles for research
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) To explore life deep into the Indian Ocean, the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) is planning to acquire deep-sea vehicles for exploration and to search for new species, an official said…
Global warming redistributed world’s water resources
New York, March 15 (IANS) Rising temperatures worldwide are changing not only weather systems, but — just as importantly — the distribution of water around the globe, thereby affecting the availability of potable water, says…
Coral bleaching threat rises in the Great Barrier Reef
Sydney, March 15 (IANS) Australian authorities have raised the level of threat due to coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef after an increased loss of corals was detected north of the reef, its most…
Spiders spreading their web to trap veg meals too?
London, March 15 (IANS) Traditionally viewed as a predator of insects, a new study has revealed that spiders like to spice up their menu occasionally with a vegetarian meal. The study showed evidence of spiders…
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta hit hard by severe drought
Hanoi, March 15 (IANS) The serious drought in Vietnam has damaged 160,000 hectares of paddy rice in Mekong delta, causing a loss of around 5,000 billion Vietnamese dong ($222 million) and affecting about 290,000 hectares…
Jammu-Srinagar highway reopens for traffic
Jammu, March 15 (IANS) After fresh snowfall and rain prompted shutdown of the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway, authorities on Tuesday restored the road for traffic. “Traffic has been allowed to move on the Jammu-Srinagar national…
Sunny Morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) It was a sunny morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 14.5 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would remain mainly…
World’s biggest waste incineration plant planned in China
Beijing, March 15 (IANS) China’s southern city of Shenzhen is planning to build three waste incineration power plants including the one which will be the world’s largest in the next three years, the media reported…
TV actress Sangita Joshi unveils her wildlife photo exhibition
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Gujarati actor Sangita Joshi, who played Pannaben in the popular show “Preet Piyu Aney Pannaben”, unveiled her wildlife photography exhibition here on Monday. The exhibition features a collection of some of…
Italian man, son shot dead in Zimbabwe wildlife park
Rome, March 14 (IANS/AKI) The Italian foreign ministry on Monday confirmed reports that two Italians from Padua — Claudio Chiarelli and his son Massimiliano — were killed in a Zimbabwe nature reserve. The ministry said…
AoL begins cleaning up world culture fest venue
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Over 100 volunteers on Monday started dismantling and cleaning the area on the Yamuna river bank where the three-day Art of Living World Culture Festival was held amid controversy that…
Plastic bottles safe for packing drugs, NGT told
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) An expert committee on Monday said plastic bottles made of PET (poly ethylene terephthalate) material were safe for packaging medicines. “There is no conclusive evidence to suggest that use of…