Category: Wildlife

Indian woman dies in Saudi after ant bite

Riyadh, April 4 (IANS) An Indian woman has died after being bitten by a poisonous ant in the Saudi Arabian…

6 years ago

Need seen for ‘global agency’ to help protect dying Dal Lake

By Arun Kumar Das Srinagar, April 4 (IANS) Faced with alarming levels of muck and choking weeds, Dal lake, the…

6 years ago

Clear Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) It was a clear Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

6 years ago

FAO chief champions agroecology in call for healthier, sustainable food systems

Rome, April 4 (IANS/AKI) United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation chief Jose Graziano da Silva has called for healthier and…

6 years ago

Mercury on rise in Delhi, respite unlikely till next week

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The national capital on Tuesday sizzled at 38.6 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season's…

6 years ago

Britain to introduce ‘one of world’s toughest’ ivory bans

London, April 3 (IANS) Britain is set to introduce "one of the world's toughest" bans on ivory sales in a…

6 years ago

BSES Delhi discoms procure 200 MW wind power at low rate

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Delhi electricity distribution company (discom) BSES on Tuesday announced it has signed a power sale…

6 years ago

Display screens to indicate pollution levels in Shimla, HP towns

Shimla, April 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday inaugurated 12 electronic display screens that will…

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Crop burning to up air pollution in Delhi to hazardous levels: US study

Washington, April 3 (IANS) The air pollution in Delhi may reach 20 times higher than the safe limits owing to…

6 years ago

President plants Baobab sapling

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday planted a Baobab sapling, which has a life span…

6 years ago

‘Sanitary pads need to be made biodegradable’

By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Periods: The word is no longer taboo. Both women and men, in…

6 years ago

Clear Tuesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) It was a clear Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded…

6 years ago

US to roll back Obama-era vehicle fuel efficiency targets

Washington, April 3 (IANS) US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has said the targets of vehicle fuel efficiency…

6 years ago

Standards set for industries emitting nitrogen, sulphur oxides

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Union Environment Ministry has set emission standards for industries where nitrogen and sulphur oxides…

6 years ago

Heaviest April snow storm in 12 years hits NYC

New York, April 2 (IANS) New Yorkers woke up to yet another winter storm on Monday which the US National…

6 years ago

Stop using pugs in advertisements, PETA urges Vodafone

Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Animal welfare organisation PETA India on Monday requested telecom company Vodafone to stop using pugs in…

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6.23 lakh household toilets constructed in Odisha in 2017-18

Bhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) Over 6.23 lakh household toilets have been constructed in Odisha during 2017-18 fiscal, an official said…

6 years ago

Above average temperatures, heat waves till June, warns Met

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) With above average temperatures already being felt in several regions across the country, the weather…

6 years ago

Fuel price: Pradhan wants petroleum under GST

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Petroleum products should be brought under GST so that consumers can get the benefit of…

6 years ago

Green energy firm ReNew Power acquires Ostro Energy

New Delhi,, April 2 (IANS) Private producer ReNew Power on Monday announced its acquisition of Ostro Energy Private Ltd, which…

6 years ago



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