Celebrity panda Tai Shan takes first step toward fatherhood
Beijing, April 16 (IANS) Tai Shan, 11, a celebrity panda born and raised in the US, on Friday attempted mating for the first time since his return to China in 2010. He mated with Wen…
Environment
Quakes rattle Japan but tsunami warning lifted
KUMAMOTO, April 15, 2016 (Xinhua) — Damaged buildings are seen at the Kumamoto University in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 15, 2016. Local police confirmed that nine people were killed after powerful quakes hit…
Quake rattles Japan, tsunami arrival ‘imminent’
KUMAMOTO, April 15, 2016 (Xinhua) — Damaged buildings are seen at the Kumamoto University in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 15, 2016. Local police confirmed that nine people were killed after powerful quakes hit…
Delhi rolls off odd-even second phase, over 1,300 violators fined
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Friday kicked off the second phase of its odd-even traffic scheme in the national capital. Delhiites and Twitterati generally endorsed the move aimed…
7.2 quake rattles Japan again, tsunami warning issued
Tokyo, April 15 (IANS) Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan was hit again by a strong quake late on Friday and a tsunami warning was issued by the national meteorological agency, reported Xinhua. The United States…
Heat wave sweeps India, more blazing days ahead
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Heat wave conditions prevailed in several parts of the country on Friday with the temperature soaring several notches above the season’s average, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had little…
‘Rising pollutants in Delhi air pose challenge to odd-even attempt’
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The second phase of odd-even scheme began with “polluted air” here, with the higher concentration of particulate matters (PM) and increased concentration of nitrogen dioxide in air, a TERI report…
Heat wave sweeps across Delhi, mercury reaches 40
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Heat wave conditions prevailed in the national capital on Friday, with the maximum temperature surging to 40.1 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the Weather Office here said….
Injured baby elephant rescued by soldiers in Assam
Guwahati, April 15 (IANS) A baby elephant who got separated from its mother and injured itself after falling in a drain found its saviours in uniform when an army patrol rescued it and provided it…
Telangana, Andhra sizzle in intense heat wave
Hyderabad, April 15 (IANS) There is no respite from the intense heat wave gripping Telangana and parts of Andhra Pradesh. The Met Office here has issued heat wave warning for Telangana and Rayalaseema region of…
Odisha in grip of intense heat wave
Bhubaneswar, April 15 (IANS) An intense heat wave continued to sweep Odisha as 17 regions recorded temperatures of above 40 degrees Celsius on Friday while at least 30 deaths due to sunstroke were reported. While…
India is drying out, study claims
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The persistent moisture deficit conditions, increase in hot days and day-night temperature is “drying India” and causing Latur-like water crisis, a latest study jointly conducted by Skymet Weather Service and…
Gogoi orders probe into rhino poaching
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi addresses a press conference in Guwahati, on April 9, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Guwahati, April 15 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday ordered an investigation into the killing…
Twitteratti give thumbs up to odd-even, few brickbats too
New Delhi: Civil Defence volunteers stand on Delhi streets with placards urging people to follow odd-even traffic formula on April 15, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Delhi government’s odd-even traffic regulation…
India to get $250 mn for renewables from BRICS bank
Washington, April 15 (IANS) The New Development Bank, the latest multilateral funding institution in the financial world, has sanctioned a $250-million loan for India to fund its ambitious scheme on new and renewable energy, a…
Second phase of odd-even kicks off, 511 fined in five hours
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The second phase of the Delhi government’s odd-even traffic scheme kicked off on Friday, with hundreds of thousands of even-numbered cars going off the capital’s roads. Over 500 traffic violators…
Mountain people bear brunt of climate change: David Molden
By Imran Khan Kathmandu, April 15 (IANS) Mountain people add very little by way of emissions but bear the brunt of climate change, international development specialist David Molden has said. “It has been established by…
Cambodia banking on India to reintroduce tigers over five years
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Right tigers from India – six females and two males – would be translocated to Cambodia where the big cats have been declared extinct. The Indian tigers…
No strike; we support odd-even, say petrol dealers
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Delhi Petrol Dealer Association (DPDA) on Friday dismissed a report that it is going on strike against the odd-even scheme, saying it stands with the government’s initiative to reduce…
Gopal Rai satisfied with the initial response to odd-even
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Friday expressed satisfaction over the initial response to the second phase of the odd-even traffic formula. He also appealed to women to go themselves…