Category: Environment

Harshvardhan Rane Draws Attention to Abused Elephants

Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Actor Harshvardhan Rane, who has ventured into Bollywood with "Sanam Teri Kasam", is trying to draw…

9 years ago

Humans Responsible for Spreading Bee Killing Virus: Study

London, Feb 7 (IANS) Humans are responsible for the spread of a virus that is killing global bee populations, a…

9 years ago

Man-Made Underwater Sound May Affect Marine Ecosystem

London, Feb 7 (IANS) Underwater sound linked to human activity could alter the behaviour of seabed creatures that play a…

9 years ago

Diasaster-Prone Kosi Basin in Bihar to Be Better Warned About Floods

Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) It's an area prone to annual devastating floods but little empirical data about it was available…

9 years ago

‘Green’ Lessons Fetch Reliance Industries Staffer Guinness Entry

Coimbatore, Feb 7 (IANS) An hour-long lesson last year on how to segregate waste at source, involving 12,994 people of…

9 years ago

10 Lakh Calls Received on Odd-Even Campaign: AAP

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday said it has received 10 lakh calls…

9 years ago

Less Polluted Nations Most Vulnerable to Climate Change

Sydney, Feb 6 (IANS) Nations producing fewer greenhouse gases are most vulnerable to climate change while the highest emitting countries…

9 years ago

Parliamentary Panel Slams Goa for Anti-Coconut Tree Law

Panaji, Feb 6 (IANS) A parliamentary standing committee on science and technology, environment and forests on Saturday slammed the Goa…

9 years ago

Leading Car Makers Shifting Gears to Counter Diesel Ban

By Sandip Sikdar Greater Noida, Feb 6 (IANS) Even though the ban on the registration of diesel vehicles in the…

9 years ago

Online Shopping May Not Be As Green As We Think

New York, Feb 6 (IANS) Who does not love to sit at home in sweat pants and shop online? But…

9 years ago

‘Shifting Tides’ Creates Ripples in Conservation Landscape

[gallery type="rectangular" ids="39079,39078,39077"] New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) As the morning tide of the Arabian Sea rise in a Kutchi…

9 years ago

Birds Of 11 Rare Species Found in Jharkhand

Ranchi, Feb 6 (IANS) Birds of 11 rare species thought to be extinct have been found during a survey of…

9 years ago

Beijing Limits Sale, Use Of Spring Festival Fireworks

Beijing, Feb 5 (IANS) The sale of fireworks and their use will be banned in the Chinese capital Beijing if…

9 years ago

Giant Panda Cub Named Tintin in China Zoo

Beijing, Feb 5 (IANS) A zoo in China's Chongqing Municipality has named a giant panda cub "Tintin", after the famous…

9 years ago

Movement Of Greenland Ice During Past 9,000 Years Mapped

New York, Feb 5 (IANS) Mapping for the first time how the Greenland's ice sheet has moved over time, scientists…

9 years ago

Kudankulam N-Plant Down Due to Steam Leak

Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) The 1,000-MW nuclear power plant at Kudankulam stopped generation on Thursday night following a steam leak,…

9 years ago

Melting Ice Sheet in Antarctica May Impact Sea Level: Study

London, Feb 4 (IANS) Loss of ice in Antarctica caused by a warming ocean may result in rising global sea…

9 years ago

Sperm Whale Washes Ashore on Odisha Coast

Bhubaneswar, Feb 4 (IANS) The carcass of a 33-foot-long sperm whale washed ashore at the Rushikulya rookery in Odisha's Ganjam…

9 years ago

Radioactivity Around Fukushima N-Plant Down by 65 Percent

Tokyo, Feb 4 (IANS) Levels of radioactivity, in a radius of 80 km (50 miles), around the Fukushima nuclear plant…

9 years ago

Panel Set Up to Check Fire-Crackers at Weddings: Hc Told

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) To ensure stringent norms for bursting firecrackers during the wedding season and other celebrations are…

9 years ago



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