US judge extends Volkswagen’s diesel solution deadline
Washington, March 25 (IANS) A federal judge in San Francisco gave Volkswagen an additional month — till April 21 — to come up with a solution for around 600,000 diesel vehicles sold in the US…
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NGT appoints commissioner lawyer for Vrindavan
Vrindavan, March 25 (IANS) In a petition filed by an environmentalist charging the local administration with neglecting solid waste management and failing to provide landfill site, the NGT has asked a commissioner to visit Vrindavan…
Two monkey carcasses test positive for rare disease
Panaji, March 24 (IANS) Samples taken from two monkey carcasses found earlier this week in the forests of Goa have tested positive for Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) locally known as monkey fever, a health official…
Here’s how animals find their way in the dark
New York, March 24 (IANS) Ever wondered how animals find their way in the dark? US scientists have revealed that their brain activity helps them find food and other vital resources in unfamiliar environments where…
Rain, snow likely to lash Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu/Srinagar, March 24 (IANS) The weather across Jammu and Kashmir is likely to remain inclement with rainfall and snow in the next three days, the Met Office said on Thursday. “We are expecting rain in…
Himachal Pradesh may get fresh rain, snow
Shimla, March 24 (IANS) The hill destinations across Himachal Pradesh on Thursday saw partly cloudy conditions with Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti district coldest in the state at a low of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius, a meteorological…
How green bonds can help achieve 2022 RE targets
By Ashish Nigam In June 2015, the Indian government reaffirmed its support to renewable energy (RE) suppliers by revising the generation capacity to 175 GW by 2022. Of this, 100 GW is slated to come…
Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 16 degrees celsius, a notch below the season’s average, the Met Office said. The…
Prince Harry extends Nepal stay, to work for relief project
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 23 (IANS) Impressed by Nepal’s natural beauty and in order to work for the reconstruction of a school devastated by an earthquake on April 25 last year, Britain’s Prince Harry…
DefExpo 2016: Bombay HC refuses ad-interim relief
Panaji, March 23 (IANS) The Bombay High Court’s Panaji bench on Wednesday refused ad-interim relief while hearing a petition opposing the holding of ‘DefExpo 2016’, and adjourned the case to March 30. The petition filed…
Appeals, warnings against pruning, cutting green trees for Holi-eve bonfires ignored in Bihar
Patna: LJP MP Chirag Paswan during a programme to celebrate Holi in Patna, on March 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Imran Khan, Patna, March 23 (IANS) Ignoring appeal and warnings against pruning or cutting down…
Fish bond when they eat the same food, smell the same
London, March 23 (IANS) For some fish it makes more sense to swim around with those that share their taste in food – and smell similar in the process – than to shoal with members…
Rains may dampen weekend plans of tourists in Himachal
Shimla, March 23 (IANS) Rains may play spoil sport for tourists heading to the hill destinations and hoping to make the most of the long weekend beginning with Holi, the festival of colours on Thursday….
Sunny Wednesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.2 degrees Celsius, the Met Office said. The sky would remain clear throughout the…
17 areas polluting Kolkata: Report
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) As many as 17 critical areas in and around Kolkata have been identified as “probable hotspots” for polluting the city, says a study. The report “Living Dangerously” — by NGO Toxics…
193 elephants died in Odisha in three years
Bhubaneswar, March 22 (IANS) A total of 193 elephants died in the last three years in Odisha despite several efforts by the government to protect the animals, the assembly was informed on Tuesday. Replying to…
Camera-trapping quashes rumours of second tiger in Nagaland
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Camera-trapping data has quashed reports of presence of a second tiger in Nagaland’s Medziphema village where a big cat was recently killed by locals, a Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) statement said…
Forests in catchment area can prevent Ganga pollution: Javadekar
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Forests and more greenery should be developed in the catchment areas of the Ganga river to rid it of pollution, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar said on…
City birds smarter than their rural counterparts!
Toronto, March 22 (IANS) Life in the city changes cognition, behaviour and physiology of birds to their advantage, making those living in urban environments far more superior than the ones from rural environments. City birds…
Brace for hotter, drier, wetter future: Researcher
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) There is strong evidence that the Earth is already one degree Celsius hotter than at the start of the 20th century – and the past four years…