London, Feb 3 (IANS) A combination of a carbon tax on food and sugary drinks could lead to health benefits, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and raise up to £3.6 billion in revenue, says a research….
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the green technology that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is seeking for cremation of bodies should be for the entire country…
Beijing, Feb 3 (IANS) Migratory birds wintering in China’s largest freshwater lake are facing starvation as the lake has nearly tripled in size due to winter storms and inundated birds’ habitats. A member of Poyang…
New York, Feb 2 (IANS) By examining how Earth cools itself down after a period of natural warming, a new study has found that global temperature does not rise or fall chaotically in the…
(160123) — WASHINGTON D.C., Jan. 23, 2016 (Xinhua) — Young men run in heavy snow in Washington D.C., the United States, Jan. 23, 2016. Over 43cm of snow were reported in Washington D.C. on Saturday…
Considering that 2015 was an extraordinary year for the global environmental movement for saving the planet, 2016 has begun with a bland and flat business-as-usual. I had heard European Parliament President Martin Schulz’s intervention after…
New York, Jan 30 (IANS) US researchers have found the first reliable evidence that humans played a substantial role in the extinction of Australian mega fauna — large animal species in Australia with body mass…
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Official ambient air quality monitoring has shown 61 percent increase in particulate matter in four years from 2010 to 2013, a Centre For Science and Environment study said here on Saturday….
The Indian government’s Department of Heavy Industry has announced an ambitious goal of deploying six-seven million electric vehicles (EVs) across the country by 2020. This will create a huge demand for lithium ion (li-ion) batteries…
Tokyo, Jan 29 (IANS) Japan restarted a nuclear complex on Friday in Fukui prefecture, western Japan, marking the second complex since the 2011 Fukushima disaster to be brought back online. It is also the first…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) More than 1,600 gram pradhans (village headmen) of villages located on the banks of the Ganga will discuss their role in the Clean Ganga campaign in a day-long consultation and…
Ranchi, Jan 29 (IANS) Jharkhand’s Energy department will set up rooftop solar power plants at 100 government office buildings, an official said on Friday. “Khuti district court is the first court in India to establish…
New Delhi: Policemen stop an even numbered car driver and explain him about Delhi governments’ even-odd traffic formula in New Delhi, on Jan 1, 2016. (Photo: Sandeep Datta/IANS) New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Delhi…
New York, Jan 27 (IANS) Embracing negative comments and two-way communication can help corporations enhance consumers’ trust when it comes to corporate social responsibility (CSR), a study has found. According to researchers at the University…
Shimla, Jan 25 (IANS) The World Bank-funded Mid-Himalayan Watershed Development Project in Himachal Pradesh has helped preserve natural resources and prevent soil erosion besides ensuring substantial improvement in the local economy. The project was started…
You would not think there was a worsening farm crisis in Indias second-largest agricultural economy if you met Jairam Jadhav in Maharashtra’s central region of Marathwada, one of the areas facing a drought that equals…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Celebrated hair stylist Jawed Habib is on a mission to make the best use of the cut hair from styling that is done on a regular basis at his over…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 24 (IANS) As the Odisha government is all set to start its big cat count in the first week of February, the authorities are likely to skip the Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary that has…
New Delhi: Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai inspects trail of implementation of odd-even formula begins in New Delhi on Dec 31, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The odd-even traffic scheme might…
Vasudev Lokhande is the beneficiary of an ambitious Maharashtra government programme to permanently transform the lives of farmers devastated by a record-setting drought, but he is unhappy about its benefits. In an agrarian eastern corner…