Coral reef sharks not apex predators
Sydney, Feb 23 (IANS) They may look ferocious but one should not be too worried as coral reef sharks eat prey that are smaller than a cheeseburger. In the latest study published in the journal…
Environment
Pakistan’s parliament becomes completely solar
Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) Pakistan’s parliament on Tuesday earned the unique distinction of becoming the world’s first legislature whose entire electricity needs are met by solar power. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday inaugurated the…
Myanmar bans visit to Bagan ancient pagodas for conservation
Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 23 (IANS) Myanmar authorities have banned visit to ancient pagodas in Bagan, Ministry of Culture said on Tuesday. Visitors will not be allowed in the vicinity of Bagan’s ancient pagodas and…
200 houses in Kolkata slum to get light from solar power
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) Around 200 houses in a Kolkata slum will be lit up from Tuesday courtesy a portable rooftop gadget that uses solar power to generate light. The brainchild of S.P. Gon Chaudhuri,…
Sonakshi Sinha to be face of tiger protection campaign
Mumbai: Actress Sonakshi Sinha during the Zee Cine Awards 2016 in Mumbai on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha will be the face of a TV campaign…
Many lions at death risk in Cecil the Lion’s park: Researchers
London, Feb 23 (IANS) When Cecil the Lion was killed last year by an American trophy hunter in Zimbabwe, it caused a global outcry. Now, researchers from universities of Southern Denmark and Oxford have calculated…
Sharks not as lonely as previously thought
New York, Feb 23 (IANS) Far from being solitary animals, as they have been historically seen, sharks can actually form complex social network that are typically seen in mammals but rarely observed in fish, new…
Cleaner energy policies could save 175,000 US lives by 2030
New York, Feb 23 (IANS) Reducing US climate emissions enough to avoid a two degree Celsius increase in global warming could prevent up to 175,000 pollution-related premature deaths nationwide by 2030, new research has estimated….
Steps taken to usher in second Green Revolution: President
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday that the government was keen to fully harness the agricultural potential of the eastern states and steps had been taken to usher in a…
Solar power becoming affordable: President
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Solar power was becoming increasingly affordable and accessible to thousands of people, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday while addressing the joint session of both houses of parliament ahead of…
Unesco show highlights culture of sustainability
United Nations, Feb 23 (IANS) A new photograph exhibition launched here by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) celebrated green citizens, from Indigenous Nicaraguans to a fisherman in France. The exhibition “Green…
Obama wants India, China to use clean coal
US President Barack Obama. (File Photo: Xinhua/Bao Dandan/IANS) Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) Calling climate change a real problem, President Barack Obama would like India and China to know how to use clean coal to ensure…
Bustards captive breeding centre in Rajasthan mulled
Jaipur, Feb 22 (IANS) The Wildlife Institute of India is considering to set up a captive breeding centre in Rajasthan for the Great Indian Bustard (GIB), locally known as ‘Godawan’ and is the state bird…
Particulate matter exposure in India higher than in China
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) For the first time this century, the average particulate matter exposure is higher in India than China, a Greenpeace analysis of NASA satellite data on particulate matter has said. “China’s…
25 punished for illegal disposal of chemicals in China
Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) At least 25 people have been punished after they were implicated in the illegal disposal of hazardous chemicals which killed four persons in east China’s Shangdong province, the Ministry of Environmental…
Nepal suggested to adopt ‘Green Economy’ policy
Kathmandu, Feb 22 (IANS) International experts on Monday suggested that Nepal should promote and implement “Green economy” in the country to graduate from a Least Developed Countries (LDC) to a Developing Country. Experts from China,…
Beijing to raise threshold for issuing pollution alerts
Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) Beijing is to raise the thresholds for issuing its highest air pollution warnings, two months after smog triggered the city’s first ever “red alerts”, a media report said on Monday. In…
Peacock, bison safe from Goa vermin order, not wild boar
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, Feb 22 (IANS) India’s national bird, the peacock, and the Great Indian bison may have been dropped from a potential list of vermin animals and birds, but wild boars and monkeys…
Purple swamphens found in China
Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) At least three purple swamphens were spotted in China’s Yunnan province, said local forestry bureau on Monday. With blue and purple plumage, a red beak and yellow feet, the purple swamphen…
New map shows areas most sensitive to climate changes
Global map of the Vegetation Sensitivity Index (VSI), a new indicator of vegetation sensitivity to climate variability using satellite data. Red colour shows higher ecosystem sensitivity, whereas green indicates lower ecosystem sensitivity. Grey areas are…