Goa to declare certain species as vermin
Panaji, March 18 (IANS) Goa Environment and Forest minister Rajendra Arlekar on Friday said that the process to identify animals and birds which damage farm crops has begun and it was the first step towards…
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Astronomers show how planets were born
New York, March 18 (IANS) Astronomers studied the new images of a young star taken by the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and said it reveals very early stages of planet formation. The…
Yamuna farmers unhappy with AoL compensation
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Manoj is deeply unhappy over the Rs.4,000 dished out by the Art of Living (AoL) for acquiring his 1.5 bigha of land along the Yamuna for the…
Hubble unveils nine new monster stars
New York, March 18 (IANS) Using the unique ultraviolet capabilities of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of scientists has identified nine monster stars with masses over 100 times the mass of the…
Female animals appear drab to avoid sexual harassment
London, March 18 (IANS) When compared to their male counterparts, female animals usually shun colour and ornamentation. According to an interesting study, the dull appearance by these females may be to protect themselves from unwanted…
Ocean acidification observed in Arabian Sea, say Indian scientists
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) The Arabian Sea, cradling a diversity of marine habitats including coral reefs, is witnessing acidification of its surface waters, a consequence of excessive carbon dioxide in the atmosphere,…
Thai hotels on drought alert
Bangkok, March 18 (IANS) Thai hoteliers in major tourist destinations are preparing measures to deal with serious drought this summer, the media reported on Friday. Members of the Thai Hotels Association (THA) are running water-saving…
Baby monkeys grow faster to avoid infanticide
Toronto, March 18 (IANS) Some baby monkeys develop faster than others in the same population, and this is best explained by the threat of infanticide they face from adult males, says a study. “Infanticide occurs…
China to adopt national standard on lab animal welfare
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) China is set to adopt its first national standard on laboratory animal welfare and ethics by the end of this year, the media reported on Friday. The draft, which is available…
No threat of flood in Kashmir due to rainfall: met office
Jammu/Srinagar, March 18 (IANS) Incessant rains continued on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir even as the weather office dispelled fears of any impending floods in the state. “Let me make it clear, there is no…
New golden frog species found
New York, March 18 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a new species of pale-gold coloured frog in the cloud forests of the high Andes in Colombia. Its name, Pristimantis dorado, commemorates both its colour (dorado means…
Rain likely in Delhi
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) It is likely to rain in the national capital as the sky remained partly cloudy on Friday and the temperature remained 22.2 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. “Rain and…
Energy efficiency will help save $6.5 bn per year: Goyal
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The government’s Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) will help save up to $6.5 billion annually through energy efficiency and also help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80 million tonnes, Power…
Delhi municipal body intensifies efforts to install LED streetlights
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has intensified efforts to replace all streetlights with LED-based energy efficient ones, SDMC Mayor Subhash Arya said on Thursday. The decision was taken at a…
Railways asks ISRO to help enable train running in foggy season
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The railways on Thursday asked the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to undertake a study on how to ensure running of trains smoothly during the foggy winter season, especially in…
Open defecation-free Odisha by 2019 almost impossible: Unicef official
Bhubaneswar, March 17 (IANS) The Odisha government’s endeavour to make the state free of open defecation by 2019 looks almost impossible to achieve, a senior Unicef official said on Thursday. “The Odisha government has to…
India, Pakistan vie to house Saarc environment centre
By Anil Giri Pokhara, March 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan are vying to host the Saarc Environment and Disaster Management Centre, a new body to look into the environment- and disaster-related issues in the region….
Western Europe’s 2013-14 winter storms most energetic since 1948
London, March 17 (IANS) The repeated storms which battered Europe’s Atlantic coastline during the winter of 2013-14 were the most energetic in almost seventy years, new research has found. In the study published in the…
Uma Bharti to release forestry intervention DPR on Ganga
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Union minister Uma Bharti will release a detailed project report (DPR) on forestry intervention for the Ganga river here on March 22. Forestry interventions all along the river course have…
Rains lash plains in Jammu & Kashmir
Srinagar, March 17 (IANS) Rains lashed the plains of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday while higher reaches received fresh snowfall, the weather office here said. “There has been fresh snowfall in all the higher reaches…