Category: Wildlife

Film, cricket stars sign petition to strengthen animals act

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Celebrities, including John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arjun Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Raveena Tandon, Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan…

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Will stop PoP Ganesh idols from Maharashtra: Goa minister

Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) Goa will form special squads to stop Plaster of Paris Ganesh idols from coming in from…

8 years ago

Melting ice may release Cold War-era radioactive waste

Toronto, Aug 5 (IANS) Climate change is threatening to release hazardous radioactive waste from an abandoned camp thought to be…

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Migratory birds’ stress cause faster ageing, premature death

New York, Aug 5 (IANS) Stress experienced by birds as a result of their continent-spanning annual migrations is leading to…

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Heavy rains lash Mumbai; road, rail, air traffic hit

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Heavy rains since Friday morning flooded many parts of Mumbai, disrupting rail and road traffic as…

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Warm Friday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) It was a warm and sunny Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at…

8 years ago

Bear found critically injured after poachers use explosives to hunt

Bengaluru, Aug 4 (IANS) In a shocking case, Karnataka wildlife officials found poachers used "explosive device" to hunt after finding…

8 years ago

Odisha likely to receive more rain in 24 hours

Bhubaneswar, Aug 4 (IANS) While incessant rains have thrown normal life out of gear in several parts of Odisha, the…

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Desert elephants pass on survival skills to their offspring

New York, Aug 4 (IANS) Desert elephants pass on their unique knowledge and survival skills to future generations to help…

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Birds can sleep in flight, shows study

London, Aug 4 (IANS) Researchers have discovered that birds can sleep in flight without colliding with obstacles or falling from…

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Researchers create vitamin-driven ‘green’ battery

Toronto, Aug 4 (IANS) Paving the way for cheaper consumer electronics that are easier on the environment, researchers have created…

8 years ago

Maharashtra twin bus tragedy: 3 bodies found

Raigad (Maharashtra), Aug 4 (IANS) Rescuers on Thursday recovered three bodies, including that of the driver of one of the…

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Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning with minimum temperature settling at 28.5 degree Celsius, two…

8 years ago

Microscopic creatures foil major Australian mining project

Perth, Aug 4 (IANS) Discovery of microscopic species of desert-dwelling crustaceans have thwarted plans to build one of Australia's biggest…

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Lion dies in Bhopal’s Van Vihar National Park

Bhopal, Aug 3 (IANS) A 26-year-old lion, Anthony, died of old age on Wednesday at Bhopal's Van Vihar National Park.…

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Rain wreaks havoc in some states; deficit rainfall in others

By Jaideep Sarin New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) At least 22 people were missing when two buses carrying them on…

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Monsoon enters lull, remains 26 pc deficit in Himachal

Shimla, Aug 3 (IANS) After days of heavy rainfall, the monsoon will remain largely subdued in Himachal Pradesh till August…

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Female rhino, calf poached in Kaziranga park, horn taken

Guwahati, Aug 3 (IANS) A one-horned rhino cow and her calf were killed by poachers inside the Kaziranga National Park,…

8 years ago

Only Rs 1,958 crore of Rs 3,703 spend on Ganga clean-up

Lucknow, Aug 3 (IANS) It is not just the opposition which is out to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi's emotive…

8 years ago

Bats build mental maps to recognise surroundings

London, Aug 3 (IANS) Bats observe and remember surroundings to form a mental map of their environment which, with their…

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