Panaji, March 16 (IANS) Under the flak for derecognising the coconut palm as a tree, Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Wednesday promised a string of measures to promote cultivation and enhance the production of…
London, March 16 (IANS) People buying rare plants through social media are placing the species at risk of extinction and the trade must be monitored, warn researchers. Using the orchid trade as a case study,…
London, March 16 (IANS) The influence of junk food on behaviour is not limited to humans. Researchers have found that white storks have become so addicted to burgers and sandwiches from landfill sites that since…
New York, March 16 (IANS) Unlike other mammals, female pandas approaching adulthood wander long distance looking for mating opportunities, new research has found. Instead of waiting around for male callers, female adolscent pandas seem to…
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.6 degrees Celsius, average for this time of season, the weather office said. “The sky would remain…
Lucknow, March 15 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday said that more than 33 percent of crops in Banda, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jalaun, Fatehpur, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Lucknow, Sitapur, Firozabad, Agra, Aligarh and Bhadohi districts had…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The increasing trend of urban flooding in India poses a great challenge, resulting in cities being inundated from a few hours to several days, the government said on Tuesday. Minister…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Prime Ministers Office (PMO) said on Tuesday said it has “weeded out” over 10,000 files, disposed e-waste and beautified the lawns during a special cleanliness drive under the Swachh…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the union tourism ministry and Ecotourism Society of India (ESOI) to promote responsible and sustainable tourism in the country, an official…
New York, March 15 (IANS) Paleontologists have found the presence of a gender-specific reproductive tissue in a Tyrannosaurus Rex (T.Rex) that roamed Montana in the US 68 million years ago, thereby allowing them to determine…
Tokyo, March 15 (IANS) The Japanese government on Tuesday committed to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by endorsing a plan to achieve its goal by more than a quarter within 15 years. The initial plan…
Brasilia, March 15 (IANS) At least 26 people were killed due to heavy rain in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, the media reported on Tuesday. The rain that lashed the city since last week…
Washington, March 15 (IANS) A state of disaster was declared in the US state of Texas after it was hit by huge rains resulting in floods, the media reported on Tuesday. The state of disaster…
By Prashant Kumar New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Uttarakhand BJP legislator Ganesh Joshi, who brutally thrashed and injured a police horse, is a “danger to society” and he must be sacked both from the legislature…
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) To explore life deep into the Indian Ocean, the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) is planning to acquire deep-sea vehicles for exploration and to search for new species, an official said…
New York, March 15 (IANS) Rising temperatures worldwide are changing not only weather systems, but — just as importantly — the distribution of water around the globe, thereby affecting the availability of potable water, says…
Sydney, March 15 (IANS) Australian authorities have raised the level of threat due to coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef after an increased loss of corals was detected north of the reef, its most…
London, March 15 (IANS) Traditionally viewed as a predator of insects, a new study has revealed that spiders like to spice up their menu occasionally with a vegetarian meal. The study showed evidence of spiders…
Hanoi, March 15 (IANS) The serious drought in Vietnam has damaged 160,000 hectares of paddy rice in Mekong delta, causing a loss of around 5,000 billion Vietnamese dong ($222 million) and affecting about 290,000 hectares…
Jammu, March 15 (IANS) After fresh snowfall and rain prompted shutdown of the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway, authorities on Tuesday restored the road for traffic. “Traffic has been allowed to move on the Jammu-Srinagar national…