New York, May 25 (IANS) Long-term exposure to air pollution is likely to increase the risk of heart disease, says a new study. The findings showed that air pollution accelerates the progression of atherosclerosis –…
New York, May 25 (IANS) Learning about English ivy plant’s natural glue can lead to better medical adhesives and stronger armor for the military, researchers report. Famous naturalist Charles Darwin had discovered ivys sticking power…
Beijing, May 25 (IANS) China’s capital Beijing is slated to implement new vehicle emissions standard from December 2017. According to the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau, the new standards will be the strictest of anywhere in…
By K. Siddhartha India is going through severe water shortage in several states. The scarcity is mainly due to the dry season, but it has been exacerbated by our inability to manage water resources, and…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) It was a cloudy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will remain…
Chandigarh, May 24 (IANS) Gurgaon will soon have a 24X7 hospital for animals with indoor admission facility, an official said here on Tueday. “The first-of-its-kind facility will be set up in Basai village on the…
Chandigarh, May 24 (IANS) Haryana and Punjab got a much-needed respite from heat wave conditions on Tuesday following thunderstorms and rainfall over the region in the past 24 hours. At most places in both states,…
Shimla, May 24 (IANS) Widespread rains and thundershowers on Tuesday brought down temperatures in Himachal Pradesh by four to five notches, weather officials said. The weather department has forecast more rains in the state by…
Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) The US embassy is holding a workshop here on May 25-26 on combating air pollution in north India with a view to strengthen collaboration between American and Indian air quality experts,…
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Experts working under an Indo-Norwegian collaborative programme said on Tuesday that they will approach India’s University Grants Commission to take a “serious look” into launching interdisciplinary sustainable energy education in the…
Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) A 76-year-old record was broken in Kanpur on Tuesday when the city received 31 mm rainfall in a single day in the month of May. The rains came in after a…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking 100 percent cut in supply of water to the liquor industry in Maharashtra so that millions of people faced…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking 100 percent cut in supply of water to the liquor industry in Maharashtra so that millions of people faced…
Sydney, May 24 (IANS) Unlike the declining populations of many fish species, the number of cephalopods – octopus, cuttlefish and squid — has increased in the world’s oceans over the past 60 years, new research…
Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) A dust storm in Uttar Pradesh in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday claimed at least five lives, uprooted trees, and caused heavy damage to mango crop, electric poles and…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) It was a cloudy Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.1 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average, as rains bring respite for denizens the previous…
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Two people died and another was injured as a balcony and a bus shelter gave way in the city on Monday following heavy rains, police said. A 70-year-old woman died when…
Hyderabad, May 23 (IANS) A man, who jumped into the lions enclosure at Jawaharlal Nehru Zoological Park here to shake hands with the big cats, was on Monday sent by a court here to two…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A four year old female ‘striped hyena’, wandering in the fields for food and water and beaten by a mob in an Agra village, was on Monday rescued by the…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Presenting “compliance” as the roadmap for the next three years, union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that soon a strong civil penalty law would be bought in to…