Category: Wildlife

Why male animals from far-off areas beget less offsprings

New York, March 16 (IANS) If male animals travelling long distances are unable to woo females in an entirely unknown…

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Parseker promises to boost coconut production in Goa

Panaji, March 16 (IANS) Under the flak for derecognising the coconut palm as a tree, Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar…

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Trade in rare plants on social media risking their extinction: Study

London, March 16 (IANS) People buying rare plants through social media are placing the species at risk of extinction and…

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Storks renounce winter migration to binge on junk food!

London, March 16 (IANS) The influence of junk food on behaviour is not limited to humans. Researchers have found that…

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Adolescent female pandas travel miles to seek mates

New York, March 16 (IANS) Unlike other mammals, female pandas approaching adulthood wander long distance looking for mating opportunities, new…

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Sunny Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.6 degrees…

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Hailstorm damages crops in 13 UP districts

Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday said that more than 33 percent of crops in Banda,…

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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…

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PMO gets a cleanliness ‘trim’, junks 10,000 files

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on Tuesday said it has "weeded out" over 10,000…

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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…

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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)…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 --…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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