Sunny Morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) It was a sunny morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 14.5 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would remain mainly…
Environment
World’s biggest waste incineration plant planned in China
Beijing, March 15 (IANS) China’s southern city of Shenzhen is planning to build three waste incineration power plants including the one which will be the world’s largest in the next three years, the media reported…
TV actress Sangita Joshi unveils her wildlife photo exhibition
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Gujarati actor Sangita Joshi, who played Pannaben in the popular show “Preet Piyu Aney Pannaben”, unveiled her wildlife photography exhibition here on Monday. The exhibition features a collection of some of…
Italian man, son shot dead in Zimbabwe wildlife park
Rome, March 14 (IANS/AKI) The Italian foreign ministry on Monday confirmed reports that two Italians from Padua — Claudio Chiarelli and his son Massimiliano — were killed in a Zimbabwe nature reserve. The ministry said…
AoL begins cleaning up world culture fest venue
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Over 100 volunteers on Monday started dismantling and cleaning the area on the Yamuna river bank where the three-day Art of Living World Culture Festival was held amid controversy that…
Plastic bottles safe for packing drugs, NGT told
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) An expert committee on Monday said plastic bottles made of PET (poly ethylene terephthalate) material were safe for packaging medicines. “There is no conclusive evidence to suggest that use of…
Centre seeks report from hailstorm-hit states
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The government has sought reports from states about damage to crops following heavy rainfall and hailstorm in some parts of northern India, union Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Monday….
Kerala hamlet finds place on global sanitation map
By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 (IANS) Pulluvila, a sleepy hamlet located close to the airport here, has earned a place for itself on the global sanitation map — it boasts of the worlds first…
49 die in rain-triggered accidents in Pakistan
Islamabad, March 14 (IANS) At least 49 people were killed and 80 injured over the last four days in accidents caused by a spell of torrential rains in Pakistan, the authorities said on Monday. The…
ZSI expanding DNA barcoding database
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) is expanding its database of genetic sequences to enable precise identification of animals using DNA barcoding which will aid in wildlife crime detection and control,…
GIS-enabled complete list of Indian fauna soon: ZSI
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) A simple click of a button will soon tell you which animals live where in India, courtesy a GIS-enabled web-based platform where information on over 96,000 species will be provided by…
Rahul seeks relief for hailstorm-hit farmers
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked the government to assess crop damage following hailstorms in the country and provide adequate compensation to…
Access damage to crops: Kejriwal to official
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday directed Divisional Commissioner A. Anbarasu to estimate the damage caused to the farmers due to…
Dead whale washes ashore on Bali beach
Jakarta, March 14 (IANS) The carcass of a 16.2-metre-long sperm whale washed up on a beach in Indonesia’s Bali island on Monday morning. The whale was discovered in Klungkung by local fisherman, EFE news reported….
February temperatures hit record high: NASA
New York, March 14 (IANS) Driven by strong El Nino event in the tropical Pacific Ocean and human-caused global warming, the warmest ever February in recorded history was this year, preliminary data released by NASA…
AoL to set up bio-diversity park at Yamuna floodplain
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Art of Living (AoL), headed by spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, on Monday, said it was committed to setting up a bio-diversity park at the Yamuna floodplain. “We…
Juvenile dusty eagle owl seized from smugglers in Agra
Agra, March 14 (IANS) Illegal trade in owls was exposed in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh when a nature photographer tipped-off the Wildlife SOS NGO after spying a group of men with a bag containing…
3,000 tonnes of radioactive waste unreported in Japan
Tokyo, March 14 (IANS) A survey has found that at least 3,000 tonnes of un-designated radioactive waste from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident is being kept in 30 municipalities in seven prefectures in Japan. The…
Rain, hailstorm damage crops in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) Rain lashed the eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh as well as the Allahabad district on Monday, damaging standing crops in many places. Heavy showers were reported from Varanasi, Bhadohi (Sant Ravidas…
Jammu-Srinagar highway reopened to light vehicles
Jammu, March 14 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was on Monday reopened for light vehicular traffic after remaining closed for two days due to landslides triggered by incessant rain in Ramban district of the…