President Pranab Mukherjee. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will not attend the World Culture Festival to be organised by spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living foundation,…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) India’s water management issues have pushed the country to the top among 11 nations on the Environmental Justice Atlas, an interactive portal conceived by an international team that…
Beijing, March 7 (IANS) Seven people were jailed in China’s Hunan province on Monday for poisoning endangered birds and trafficking their carcasses for meat. The People’s Court in Yueyang city sentenced one of the seven…
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) A 700-year-old tradition was broken at the famous Mankameshwar temple here on Monday when water from the Gomti river was used for ‘jal abhishek’ on Mahashivratri to spread the message of…
Tokyo, March 7 (IANS) In an important step towards development of green energy, Japanese researchers have developed a new prototype of a turbine to efficiently harness energy from ocean currents. In various experiments to test…
London, March 7 (IANS) The impact of human activities on the Earth has triggered a new geological era, the Anthropocene, which is marked by the spread of man-made materials such as aluminium, concrete, plastic, and…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, weather office said. “The day ahead will be…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, weather office said. “The day ahead will be…
Patna, March 6 (IANS) Dozens of activists and experts gathered at Bodh Gaya in Bihar on Sunday, urging central and state governments to adopt ecologically sustainable and socio-economically equitable transitions for the electricity sector in…
London, March 6 (IANS) New technologies have been “hyped” by the aviation industry and media as the key to sustainable air travel, perpetuating a culture of non-accountability for increased emissions and subsequent environmental damage, says…
Panaji, March 6 (IANS) Rapidly decreasing presence of marine phytoplankton, a micro-algae consumed by small fish and responsible for reducing carbon dioxide in sea water, in the western Indian Ocean due to global warming may…
Shimla, March 6 (IANS) The cold again gripped Himachal Pradesh on Sunday with the state’s higher reaches experiencing snow. However, low and mid hills saw widespread rainfall, a weather official said. He said the chill…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) There was rainfall in parts of Delhi on Sunday morning. The minimum temperature settled at 17.2 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. As per an official of the India Meteorological…
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Vouching for going big on nuclear energy in India, American global thinker on energy and environment Michael Shellenberger cautions against “too much” thrust on solar power for rural villages. “I think…
Shimla, March 5 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday said the central government has approved the state’s master plans for development of Shimla and Hamirpur as solar cities. He said the ministry…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) It was a cloudy day here on Saturday with light rainfall experienced in some parts of the national capital. The maximum temperature was, however, recorded at 30.1 degrees Celsius, three…
Actor Madhavan during the media meet of film `Irudhi Suttru` .(Photo: IANS) Mumbai: Actor Shah Rukh Khan during the trailer launch of film Fan in Mumbai on Feb 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 5…
New York, March 5 (IANS) The rainbow hues of lakes that dot the Himalayas helped NASA astronaut Scott Kelly keep his wits during his 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station which aimed at studying…
Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved launching of the “Green Pakistan Programme” whereby over 100 million trees will be planted all across the country, the media reported on Saturday. The idea,…
Beijing, March 5 (IANS) Heavy smog that has shrouded parts of northern China will ease on Saturday due to a cold front. The National Meteorological Centre (NMC) said a cold front has helped reduce the…