Category: Wildlife

Global warming redistributed world’s water resources

New York, March 15 (IANS) Rising temperatures worldwide are changing not only weather systems, but -- just as importantly --…

9 years ago

Coral bleaching threat rises in the Great Barrier Reef

Sydney, March 15 (IANS) Australian authorities have raised the level of threat due to coral bleaching in the Great Barrier…

9 years ago

Spiders spreading their web to trap veg meals too?

London, March 15 (IANS) Traditionally viewed as a predator of insects, a new study has revealed that spiders like to…

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Vietnam’s Mekong Delta hit hard by severe drought

Hanoi, March 15 (IANS) The serious drought in Vietnam has damaged 160,000 hectares of paddy rice in Mekong delta, causing…

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Jammu-Srinagar highway reopens for traffic

Jammu, March 15 (IANS) After fresh snowfall and rain prompted shutdown of the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway, authorities on Tuesday…

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Sunny Morning in Delhi

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) It was a sunny morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 14.5 degrees Celsius,…

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World’s biggest waste incineration plant planned in China

Beijing, March 15 (IANS) China's southern city of Shenzhen is planning to build three waste incineration power plants including the…

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TV actress Sangita Joshi unveils her wildlife photo exhibition

Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Gujarati actor Sangita Joshi, who played Pannaben in the popular show "Preet Piyu Aney Pannaben", unveiled…

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Italian man, son shot dead in Zimbabwe wildlife park

Rome, March 14 (IANS/AKI) The Italian foreign ministry on Monday confirmed reports that two Italians from Padua -- Claudio Chiarelli…

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AoL begins cleaning up world culture fest venue

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Over 100 volunteers on Monday started dismantling and cleaning the area on the Yamuna river…

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Plastic bottles safe for packing drugs, NGT told

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) An expert committee on Monday said plastic bottles made of PET (poly ethylene terephthalate) material…

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Centre seeks report from hailstorm-hit states

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The government has sought reports from states about damage to crops following heavy rainfall and…

9 years ago

Kerala hamlet finds place on global sanitation map

By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 (IANS) Pulluvila, a sleepy hamlet located close to the airport here, has earned a…

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49 die in rain-triggered accidents in Pakistan

Islamabad, March 14 (IANS) At least 49 people were killed and 80 injured over the last four days in accidents…

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ZSI expanding DNA barcoding database

Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) is expanding its database of genetic sequences to enable precise…

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GIS-enabled complete list of Indian fauna soon: ZSI

Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) A simple click of a button will soon tell you which animals live where in India,…

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Rahul seeks relief for hailstorm-hit farmers

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked the government to assess crop damage following hailstorms…

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Access damage to crops: Kejriwal to official

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday directed Divisional Commissioner A. Anbarasu to estimate the…

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Dead whale washes ashore on Bali beach

Jakarta, March 14 (IANS) The carcass of a 16.2-metre-long sperm whale washed up on a beach in Indonesia's Bali island…

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February temperatures hit record high: NASA

New York, March 14 (IANS) Driven by strong El Nino event in the tropical Pacific Ocean and human-caused global warming,…

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