New York, March 14 (IANS) Driven by strong El Nino event in the tropical Pacific Ocean and human-caused global warming, the warmest ever February in recorded history was this year, preliminary data released by NASA…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Art of Living (AoL), headed by spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, on Monday, said it was committed to setting up a bio-diversity park at the Yamuna floodplain. “We…
Agra, March 14 (IANS) Illegal trade in owls was exposed in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh when a nature photographer tipped-off the Wildlife SOS NGO after spying a group of men with a bag containing…
Tokyo, March 14 (IANS) A survey has found that at least 3,000 tonnes of un-designated radioactive waste from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident is being kept in 30 municipalities in seven prefectures in Japan. The…
Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) Rain lashed the eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh as well as the Allahabad district on Monday, damaging standing crops in many places. Heavy showers were reported from Varanasi, Bhadohi (Sant Ravidas…
Jammu, March 14 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was on Monday reopened for light vehicular traffic after remaining closed for two days due to landslides triggered by incessant rain in Ramban district of the…
London, March 14 (IANS) Marine turtles experienced an evolutionary windfall thanks to a mass extinction of crocodyliforms – group of animals that comprise modern crocodiles and alligators and their ancient ancestors – around 145 million…
Shimla, March 14 (IANS) The nearby hills of the Himachal Pradesh capital saw moderate spells of snow on Monday morning after three days of intermittent rainfall. While Shimla received snowflakes, upper areas like Kufri, Narkanda,…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Delhi experienced light rains on Monday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 17.1 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. An official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD)…
Dehradun, March 14 (IANS) Moderate to heavy rains continued in many hill tracts of the state, leading to drop of temperatures on Monday. The regional Met office said the rains would continue and in some…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Questioning the intentions of environmentalists who opposed the World Culture Festival, union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said the criticism was the craving of “some people’s negative thinking”. “How could an…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is slated to pronounce on Monday on whether plastic packaging of products including polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers is safe or not. Uttarakhand-based NGO, Him Jagriti,…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to take the initiative to clean…
Islamabad, March 13 (IANS) At least 31 people were killed and 47 injured in rain-related incidents in Pakistan in the last three days, the authorities said on Sunday. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in…
Jakarta, March 13 (IANS) A satellite observation on Sunday detected more hotspots on Indonesia’s Sumatra and Borneo Islands. On Sunday morning, the satellite detected 151 hot spots across the nation, comprising mostly of islands, significantly…
Kathmandu, March 13 (IANS) Senior forestry officials from India and Nepal are meeting in New Delhi from Monday to chalk out a joint strategy to save the tiger population along the trans-boundary corridor after 14…
Srinagar, March 13 (IANS) The higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, including the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Sonmarg, received fresh snow while Jammu region recorded intermittent rain on Sunday. There will be an overall…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 13 (IANS) In a crackdown against polluting industries, China shut down 20,000 plants and got $654 billion as fine from polluters in 2015. The amount is 34 percent more than…
Beijing, March 13 (IANS) Chinese courts have concluded 19,000 criminal cases involving environmental pollution and undermining resources in 2015, up 18.8 percent year on year, a report of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) said Sunday….
Jammu, March 13 (IANS) Landslides in Ramban district of Jammu region on Sunday forced closure of the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway which was briefly restored for traffic on Saturday, an official said. “Intending travellers should…