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…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) As the AAP government announced bringing back of odd-even scheme in the national capital, a PIL was filed at the Delhi High Court against the decision, saying the rise in…
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) Prakash Javadekar briefs the media on air pollution, in New Delhi on Dec 30, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) By Priyanka Paldev (Madhya…
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) The US Supreme Court’s surprise decision to halt President Barack Obama’s climate change regulation could imperil the Paris accord and raise doubts in India and China about US commitments, according to…
New Delhi: Policemen stop cars with odd registration numbers on the Day-4 of implementation of the state government’s odd even formula in the national capital, on Jan 4, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 11…
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…
London, Feb 10 (IANS) A future warming of the Southern Ocean caused by rising greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere may severely disrupt the stability of the West Antarctic ice masses and they may disappear…
Bengaluru, Feb 10 (IANS) Fears of another leopard prowling in and around a private school on Tuesday night were unfounded and its so-called sighting was a speculation, a top official said on Wednesday. “No leopard…
New York, Feb 9 (IANS) The Earth is known to be able to restore its temperature equilibrium after a period of natural warming. But the phenomenon tends to be overwhelmed locally by external drivers…
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…