New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The central government on Monday announced allocation of Rs.9,000 crore for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign) in the country. “The concept of Swachh Bharat was very close to…
Washington, Feb 29 (IANS) A Mars-like laboratory in the driest place on Earth is helping NASA scientists study the limits of life and test drilling and life-detection technologies that might be sent to Red Planet…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 18 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain cloudy in the day ahead with…
Tokyo, Feb 28 (IANS) Japan’s weather agency on Sunday issued an alert for the possible eruption of a volcano in the southwest of the country. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said that following an increase…
Santiago, Feb 28 (IANS) Six years after a devastating earthquake shook Chile on February 27, 2010 and claimed over 500 lives, the Chilean government is close to completing reconstruction of infrastructure essential for restoring public…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Extensive groundwater extraction in the Indo-Gangetic Plain over the last five decades has “significantly” contributed to the killer April 25, 2015, Nepal temblor and “probably all earthquakes” in…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 15.5 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain clear in the…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) It was a warm day here on Saturday with the maximum temperature recorded at 30.1 degree Celsius, five notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. According to the…
Bangkok, Feb 27 (IANS) A Buddhist temple in Thailand which houses 147 tigers as a tourist attraction has failed in its bid to register itself as a zoo, the media reported on Saturday. Wat Pha…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Expressing faith in India’s ability to prove development and sustainable energy solutions can go hand in hand, Ramon Magsaysay recipient and social entrepreneur Harish Hande here on Saturday called for research…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) It was a clear Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 13 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The day ahead is…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Economic Survey 2015-16 tabled in the parliament on Friday highlighted 2015 as a landmark year for the country in terms of climate change initiatives nationally and internationally led by…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China’s top legislature on Friday passed the country’s first law on deep seafloor resource exploration to protect the maritime environment and ensure sustainable exploitation. The legislation was adopted after a second…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday accepted a plea against an event being organised by Art of Living foundation, headed by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, for violating environmental laws….
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) In a bid to know how climate change can affect forests in the future, a team of US researchers has created a computer-simulation 3D model to understand the impact of…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) Beijing is multiplying its water sources to meet the demand of a growing population, and will increasingly rely on supplies recycled from sewage treatment plants, the media reported on Friday. The…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) Surface ozone, an abundant chemical known to be toxic to many species of vegetation and to humans, does not necessarily inhibit the productivity of natural ecosystems, says a new study….
London, Feb 26 (IANS) Driverless vehicles can intensify car use, reducing or even eliminating promised energy savings and environmental benefits in the near future, a study led by a University of Leeds researcher has warned….
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) Technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead us to continue using all the oil, gas, and coal we can, unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions, according to…
New York, Feb 25 (IANS) Examining shifting of fish stocks due to warming oceans, a new study suggests that these biophysical changes are also reallocating global wealth in unpredictable, and potentially destabilising, ways. “We don’t…