Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Actor Harshvardhan Rane, who has ventured into Bollywood with “Sanam Teri Kasam”, is trying to draw people’s attention towards the condition of abused elephants, which are used for tourist joyrides. In…
London, Feb 7 (IANS) Humans are responsible for the spread of a virus that is killing global bee populations, a new research has found. The populations of European honeybee called Apis mellifera is the prime…
London, Feb 7 (IANS) Underwater sound linked to human activity could alter the behaviour of seabed creatures that play a vital role in marine ecosystems, says a new research. Exposure to increasing levels of sounds…
Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) It’s an area prone to annual devastating floods but little empirical data about it was available to anticipate potential disasters and maintain resilient livelihoods for the millions of people inhabiting the…
Coimbatore, Feb 7 (IANS) An hour-long lesson last year on how to segregate waste at source, involving 12,994 people of this city, has fetched C.G.S. Manion, a member of the polyester division of Reliance Industries,…
New Delhi: Volunteers stand on Delhi roads with placards on the Day-1 of implementation of the state government’s odd even formula in the national capital on Jan 1, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, Feb…
Sydney, Feb 6 (IANS) Nations producing fewer greenhouse gases are most vulnerable to climate change while the highest emitting countries are ironically least exposed to environmental change effects triggered by global warming, according to a…
Panaji, Feb 6 (IANS) A parliamentary standing committee on science and technology, environment and forests on Saturday slammed the Goa government for passing an amendment de-recognising the coconut palm as a tree. The committee, headed…
By Sandip Sikdar Greater Noida, Feb 6 (IANS) Even though the ban on the registration of diesel vehicles in the national capital potentially affects several leading automobile manufacturers, they are coming out with alternatives and…
New York, Feb 6 (IANS) Who does not love to sit at home in sweat pants and shop online? But it may not be as an environment-friendly option as often people think, new research suggests….
Aakash Doshi receiving the”Best Documentary” award for his film “Shifting Tides” at the National Students Film Awards held at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, in 2015 A still from the film “Shifting…
Ranchi, Feb 6 (IANS) Birds of 11 rare species thought to be extinct have been found during a survey of the water bodies in Jharkhand, a state forest department official said. The water bodies of…
(151225) — BEIJING, Dec. 25, 2015 (Xinhua) — A cyclist takes photos of the smog-shrouded Palace Museum turret in Beijing, Dec. 25, 2015. An orange alarm has been issued to alert smog and air pollution…
CHONGQING, Feb. 4, 2016 (Xinhua) — Giant panda cub Ding Ding and its namer Cao Li (1st R) are seen at a naming ceremony at the Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, southwest China, Feb. 4, 2016….
New York, Feb 5 (IANS) Mapping for the first time how the Greenland’s ice sheet has moved over time, scientists have found that ice in the interior is moving more slowly towards the edges than…
File picture of the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant which was synchronised with the southern power grid marking a major milestone in power generation of the ambitious Indo-Russian nuclear collaboration at Tirunelveli…
London, Feb 4 (IANS) Loss of ice in Antarctica caused by a warming ocean may result in rising global sea levels by three metres, warns a recent research. Scientists from the University of Edinburgh in…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 4 (IANS) The carcass of a 33-foot-long sperm whale washed ashore at the Rushikulya rookery in Odisha’s Ganjam district, a forest official said on Thursday. The Forest official said they spotted the carcass…
Earthquake and Tsunami damage, Japan-March 14, 2011: This is a satellite image of Japan showing damage after an Earthquake and Tsunami at the Dai Ichi Power Plant, Japan. (credit: DigitalGlobe) www.digitalglobe.com Tokyo, Feb 4 (IANS)…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) To ensure stringent norms for bursting firecrackers during the wedding season and other celebrations are adhered to, the AAP government has constituted a committee, the Delhi High Court was informed…