Chinese lake turns pink, green
Beijing, Sep 21 (IANS) A salt lake in China’s Shanxi province has turned pink and green attracting people from all across the country. The Yuncheng lake appears green on one side and pink on the…
Wildlife
These tiny frogs can’t hear their own calls
London, Sep 21 (IANS) Two species of pumpkin toadlets, which are among the smallest frogs in the world and found on the leaf litter of Brazil’s Atlantic forest, cannot hear the sound of their own…
Beijing mulls fireworks ban
Beijing, Sep 21 (IANS) Beijing authorities are mulling a fireworks ban in the city throughout the year due to heavy air pollution and casualties caused by the crackers during festivals. A draft amendment on the…
Climate change and mountains: Ten states discuss growing challenges
Aizawl, Sep 21 (IANS) The 6th edition of the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS-VI) began on a rousing note in the sprawling Mizoram University campus with representatives from 10 Himalayan mountain states of India deliberating…
Cloudy Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) It was a cloudy Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 24.8 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the weather office said. “Generally partly cloudy sky…
Hurricane Maria knocks out power across Puerto Rico
San Juan, Sep 21 (IANS) Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to make a direct hit on Puerto Rico in almost a century, has ravaged the island and knocked out electricity supply across the island,…
Trump calls Mexican president after deadly earthquake
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has spoken by phone with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto as Mexico recovers from a powerful earthquake that hit the country on Tuesday. Trump on Wednesday offered…
Mexico earthquake toll increases to 230
Mexico City, Sep 21 (IANS) The number of confirmed deaths as a result of the magnitude-7.1 earthquake that rocked Mexico on Tuesday stands at 230, officials said. People affected by Tuesday’s temblor are already receiving…
Three-day mourning in Mexico for quake victims
Mexico City, Sep 21 (IANS) Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has decreed three days of national mourning for the victims of the powerful quake that killed over 200 people and toppled buildings in central Mexico…
6.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Japan
Tokyo, Sep 21 (IANS) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 has been detected off the coast of Japan on Thursday. The US Geological Survey said that the earthquake struck about 281 km southeast of…
Heavy rains batter Mumbai, disrupt life, main runway shut
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Torrential rains battered Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra on Wednesday, disrupting normal life in the country’s financial capital. Flights were badly hit after a private airline skidded on Mumbai airport’s main…
Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) Hurricane Maria made landfall on Wednesday in southeast Puerto Rico, ripping trees out of the ground and lashing two-thirds of the island with maximum sustained winds of 250 kmph, the US…
Floating labs to boost innovation in North-East
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Ministry of Science and Technology on Wednesday announced three initiatives to boost innovation, awareness and science in the north-eastern states, with a floating laboratory on the Brahmaputra being one…
India to conduct BIMSTEC disaster management exercise
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Indias National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is going to conduct a disaster management exercise next month in New Delhi with BIMSTEC countries, the Home Ministry said on Wednesday. The exercise,…
Modi invites noted gastroenterologist to contribute to Swachhata Hi Seva
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited noted gastroenterologist and liver transplant surgeon Saumitra Rawat to be part of the Swachhata Hi Seva initiative, saying that his contribution will be instrumental…
Bio-toilets installed at Victoria Memorial Hall
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) The Victoria Memorial Hall (VMH) has installed two clusters of bio-toilets at its sprawling campus here as part of its Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan initiative, its curator said here on Wednesday. These…
India will work above, beyond Paris Agreement: Sushma
New York, Sep 20 (IANS) India will work above and beyond the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said while stressing that living in harmony with nature is central to…
Adopting eco-friendly tech a challenge for cooling industry
Chennai, Sep 20 (IANS) The refrigeration and air conditioning sector faces several challenges while adopting low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants, said a senior official of the business body here on Wednesday. “Among the various…
Mumbai airport main runway shut due to heavy rains
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) The Mumbai Airport’s main runway failed to open at 2 p.m. on Wedesday as work on towing out a stranded private airlines aircraft continued amid heavy rains, low visibility and strong…
Hurricane Maria lashes Virgin Islands, eyes Puerto Rico
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) Hurricane Maria, the powerful category-5 storm, has slammed into the US Virgin Islands lashing the archipelago with rain as Puerto Rico braced for the hurricane’s expected landfall on Wednesday. The hurricane’s…