Good monsoon in India this year, Modi tells Indians in Qatar
Doha, June 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday told Indian workers in Qatar that the monsoon this year will be good for India. “Maybe none of you know me. But you must be…
Wildlife
All 137 tigers relocated from Tiger Temple in Thailand
Bangkok, June 4 (IANS) The last batch of a total of 137 tigers from Thailand’s Tiger Temple were relocated on Saturday, ending the six-day-long relocation process. Five suspects including three monks are now charged with…
Nine Delhi trekkers still stranded in Himachal hills
Shimla, June 4 (IANS) Nine trekkers of an expedition of income tax officials from New Delhi, stranded in a remote hamlet in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra for the past three days, could not be rescued even…
Guns linked to toilets in Madhya Pradesh
Rajgarh, June 4 (IANS) The authorities in this district of Madhya Pradesh have made it compulsory for a person seeking a firearm licence to first cite proof that they have a toilet at home. “If…
Over 50 hurt in lightning strike during Germany rock festival
Berlin, June 4 (IANS) At least 51 persons were injured when lightning struck at a rock festival in western Germany on Saturday, police said. Organisers of the Rock am Ring festival, which is headlined by…
Baby panda to stay in Belgian animal park for four years
Brussels, June 4 (IANS) A baby panda born in Belgium on June 2 will remain at the Pairi Daiza animal park for four years before returning to China, park spokeswoman Aleksandra Vidanovski said on Saturday….
River Seine starts dropping in Paris
Paris, June 4 (IANS) The levels of the River Seine in Paris started dropping slightly on Saturday after reaching a 34-year high on Friday. The river’s level rose to 6.1m (20ft) above its normal height…
India plans to cultivate hybrid pigeonpea over 3 mn hectares
Hyderabad, June 4 (IANS) The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and various states in India plan to cover three million hectares under hybrid pigeonpea cultivation by 2018. Working to popularise hybrid…
Regulation alone will not protect wildlife: M.S. Swaminathan
Chennai, June 4 (IANS) Wildlife conservation is not possible with regulation alone, said a top agricultural scientist. M.S. Swaminathan, founder of M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation said: “Wildlife conservation will be possible only if there is…
Only 6% compensation to repair destroyed forests used
By Himadri Ghosh Bengaluru: No more than six per cent of a government fund – collected over six years from companies and institutions – meant to restore forests lost to development projects has been used,…
Eco warrior Sant Seechewal a ray of hope for Ganga revival
By Vishal Gulati Seechewal (Punjab), June 4 (IANS) Eco warrior Balbir Singh Seechewal, who hogged the global limelight by reviving the almost dead 160-km-long Kali Bein, a rivulet sacred to Sikhism, and developing low-cost community-managed…
Sunny Saturday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning in the national capital with minimum temperature recorded at 30 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the Met Office said. “The sky…
Compensatory Afforestation Fund law likely next House session: Goyal
Noida, June 4 (IANS) The proposed Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill to pave the way for speedy utilisation of funds realised for forest land diverted to non-forest purposes in a transparent manner would be passed…
Pakistan met office issued show cause notice
Islamabad, June 3 (IANS) The Prime Minister House in Pakistan on Friday asked the meteorological department to submit a report explaining its failure in notifying the provincial government of a thunderstorm forecast that claimed dozens…
Sonowal announces slew of measures for Assam forest department
Guwahati, June 3 (IANS) Newly elected Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday directed the Environment and Forest Department to set up a permanent office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest at Kaziranga. The…
Government invites suggestions on draft water bills
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The government has invited by June 25 suggestions on the draft National Water Framework Bill and the draft Model Bill for Conservation, Protection, Regulation and Management of Ground Water. The…
100 iconic places to be cleaned up under Swachh Bharat Mission
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Centre, under the Swachh Bharat Mission, has decided to undertake a special clean-up initiative focused on 100 iconic heritage, spiritual and cultural places in the country. The list of…
Coal power plants biggest guzzlers of water: Greenpeace India
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Greenpeace India on Friday released data on the water consumption patterns of coal power plants in seven drought affected states, stating that coal power plants in these states consume water…
India plans double investment for clean energy: Harsh Vardhan
San Francisco/New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Union Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan on Friday announced India’s plan to double the investment for its clean energy research over the period of next five year….
India poised to be clean energy capital of world: Minister
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said India was poised to be the clean energy of capital of the world. “The mission… is to increase use of clean technologies…