Category: Wildlife

Over 600 films at Kolkata wildlife and environment fest

Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) More than 600 films from nearly 100 countries are expected to be screened at the second…

8 years ago

Lions in West and Central Africa form unique group

London, Aug 13 (IANS) Lions in West and Central Africa form a unique group, only distantly related to lions in…

8 years ago

Cloudy Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) It was a cloudy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.5 degrees…

8 years ago

Zero tolerance over Ganga pollution: Environment Minister

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Environment Anil Madhav Dave on Friday spoke about "zero tolerance"…

8 years ago

SC revokes ban on registering diesel vehicles in NCR

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday lifted a ban on registering diesel cars, SUVs and other…

8 years ago

Gurgaon Expressway water-logged again

Gurgaon, Aug 12 (IANS) Service lanes at Hero Honda Chowk on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway waterlogged again on Friday after heavy…

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Thousands displaced due to floods in Myanmar

Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 12 (IANS) Thousands of people have been displaced due to floods in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region, the…

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Rain continues in Himachal Pradesh

Shimla, Aug 12 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh continued to experience moderate to heavy rain on Friday with Nadaun…

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SC lifts ban on registering diesel vehicles in NCR

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said that all diesel vehicles with engine capacity of 2,000…

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Primates didn’t start out with large brains

New York, Aug 12 (IANS) Brain specialisations such as improved vision preceded the development of large brains in primates, our…

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Government launches short film series against open defecation

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation on Thursday launched a short film series titled…

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Indian elephant that strayed into Bangladesh tranquilised

Dhaka, Aug 11 (IANS) An Indian elephant that was swept across the Bangladesh border in strong river currents over a…

8 years ago

Tortured for amusement, killed for ivory, elephant is the most exploited animal

By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Despite elephant-headed Ganesha being widely worshipped across India, at least 100 elephants…

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Stressed-out birds more inviting to mosquitoes

New York, Aug 11 (IANS) Birds exposed to stress such as road noise, pesticides and light pollution were twice as…

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Cool data visualisation reveals extent of global warming

By G.B.S.N.P. Varma Two newly-released spiral visualisations of global-warming data reveal how human activities are linked to rising carbon dioxide…

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Species in southeast Asian forests face risk of extinction

London, Aug 11 (IANS) Species endemic to Southeast Asia's natural forests face a much higher risk of extinction from habitat…

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Achieving solar targets while complying with WTO norms

By Manmeet Singh and Saptak Ghosh The World Trade Organisation (WTO) recently ruled against India's Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) for…

8 years ago

New ‘geological surprise’ hinders Rohtang tunnel excavation

By Vishal Gulati Manali, Aug 11 (IANS) The excavation of a tunnel under the Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh, one…

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Climate change poses huge threat to primates

Toronto, Aug 11 (IANS) Climate change is likely to pose a huge challenge to the survival of the world's primate…

8 years ago

Achieving solar targets while complying with WTO norms

By Manmeet Singh and Saptak Ghosh The World Trade Organisation (WTO) recently ruled against India's Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) for…

8 years ago



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