Category: Wildlife

Baby monkeys grow faster to avoid infanticide

Toronto, March 18 (IANS) Some baby monkeys develop faster than others in the same population, and this is best explained…

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China to adopt national standard on lab animal welfare

Beijing, March 18 (IANS) China is set to adopt its first national standard on laboratory animal welfare and ethics by…

9 years ago

No threat of flood in Kashmir due to rainfall: met office

Jammu/Srinagar, March 18 (IANS) Incessant rains continued on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir even as the weather office dispelled fears…

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New golden frog species found

New York, March 18 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a new species of pale-gold coloured frog in the cloud forests of…

9 years ago

Rain likely in Delhi

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) It is likely to rain in the national capital as the sky remained partly cloudy…

9 years ago

Energy efficiency will help save $6.5 bn per year: Goyal

New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The government's Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) will help save up to $6.5 billion annually…

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Delhi municipal body intensifies efforts to install LED streetlights

New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has intensified efforts to replace all streetlights with LED-based energy…

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Railways asks ISRO to help enable train running in foggy season

New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The railways on Thursday asked the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to undertake a study…

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Open defecation-free Odisha by 2019 almost impossible: Unicef official

Bhubaneswar, March 17 (IANS) The Odisha government's endeavour to make the state free of open defecation by 2019 looks almost…

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India, Pakistan vie to house Saarc environment centre

By Anil Giri Pokhara, March 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan are vying to host the Saarc Environment and Disaster Management…

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Western Europe’s 2013-14 winter storms most energetic since 1948

London, March 17 (IANS) The repeated storms which battered Europe's Atlantic coastline during the winter of 2013-14 were the most…

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Uma Bharti to release forestry intervention DPR on Ganga

New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Union minister Uma Bharti will release a detailed project report (DPR) on forestry intervention for…

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Rains lash plains in Jammu & Kashmir

Srinagar, March 17 (IANS) Rains lashed the plains of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday while higher reaches received fresh snowfall,…

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Endangered bird spotted in China

Beijing, March 17 (IANS) Forestry authorities in China's Sichuan province confirmed the sighting of a white-eared night heron, the most…

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Temperatures in Singapore soar to unusual high

Singapore, March 17 (IANS) Singapore is in the midst of an unusual heatwave, with temperatures comparable to the warmest March…

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Protective magnetic field helped life begin on Earth

Washington, March 17 (IANS) Not just water and oxygen, life thrived on early Earth thanks to another necessary ingredient: the…

9 years ago

Sunny morning in Delhi

New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) It was a sunny morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 16.8 degrees Celsius,…

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Beijing building South China Sea tsunami alert centre

Beijing, March 17 (IANS) China is building a tsunami alert centre in the South China Sea, a media report said…

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Yale joins global carbon pricing policies coalition

By Arun Kumar Washington, March 16 (IANS) Yale will become the first university member of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition…

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Maharashtra braces for a ‘dry’ Holi

Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) With the spectre of a severe drought looming large, Maharashtra will celebrate a 'dry Holi' this…

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