(151225) — BEIJING, Dec. 25, 2015 (Xinhua) — A cyclist takes photos of the smog-shrouded Palace Museum turret in Beijing, Dec. 25, 2015. An orange alarm has been issued to alert smog and air pollution…
New York, June 10 (IANS) Large animals hunted for their parts — such as elephant ivory and shark fins — are in double jeopardy of extinction due to their large body size and high value,…
London, June 10 (IANS) An international team of scientists has developed a method for the permanent and environmentally friendly storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions caused by humans by turning it into rocks. The study,…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) It was a warm, humid Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.4 degrees Celsius, normal for the season’s average. Met has forecast a partly cloudy day ahead…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) In an embarrassment to the Narendra Modi government, a war of words broke out on Thursday between union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi and Environment and Forests Minister…
Children swim to beat the heat on a hot day. (File Photo: IANS) New June 9 (IANS) The national capital suffered another hot day on Thursday with the maximum temperature settling at 41.1 degrees Celsius,…
(151225) — SHANGHAI, Dec. 25, 2015 (Xinhua) — Light rail trains run in heavy smog in east China’s Shanghai, Dec. 25, 2015. A yellow alarm has been issued to alert smog and air pollution by…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Jharkhand’s tourism department said on Thursday it is working to develop the closed and abandoned mines in the state into active tourist destinations. “Mining tourism is to be developed following…
Sydney, June 9 (IANS) The move from life on land to life in the sea has led to the evolution of a new sense for sea snakes, potentially making them more likely to be able…
Bangkok, June 9 (IANS) The controversial Wat Pa Luangta Maha Bua Buddhist monastery, popularly known as the Tiger Temple accused of abusing dozens of tigers seized by wildlife authorities in Thailand, on Thursday denied allegations…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday accused Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar of encouraging a regime of “killing animals” across the country. However, Javadekar defended his ministry…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday accused Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar of encouraging a regime of “killing animals” across the country. “Environment ministry is writing to…
Jakarta, June 9 (IANS) A shallow quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia’s Bali Island on Thursday, but no tsunami alert was issued, an official of the meteorology and geophysics agency said….
United Nations, June 9 (IANS) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the commitment of India and the United States to Paris Agreement on Climate Change and their mission to reduce greenhouse gases as a sign…
New June 9 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 30.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “It will be partly cloudy…
New Delhi: Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) Prakash Javadekar interacts with the media persons, in New Delhi on June 8, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) The southwest monsoon has finally set in over Kerala and Lakshadweep, a senior India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said on Wednesday. K. Santhosh, director at the IMD office here, said “good…
Shimla, June 8 (IANS) Temperatures across Himachal Pradesh fell on Wednesday due to widespread rain, with Arki town recording the highest 39 mm in the state, the Met Office said. More rains are expected, it…
Bhubaneswar, June 8 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted that the southwest monsoon may hit the Odisha coast by the end of June second week. “The southwest monsoon hit Kerala on Wednesday….
Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) The Congress in Kerala has asked the Pinarayi Vijayan government to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the concerns raised after the Chief Minister’s reported statement that the Mullaperiyar dam is…