Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) Wetland conservation experts in West Bengal and Assam have dubbed the Draft Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2016 as “considerably weaker” and “ambiguous” compared to the 2010 version in terms of…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) An overwhelming majority of Indians surveyed feel that civic bodies across the country have been ineffective in reducing the use of polythene bags in the first two years of the…
By Rohan Bapat In 2016, the air in Bihars capital, Patna, was classified the worlds sixth-most polluted in a World Health Organisation (WHO) ranking of 3,000 cities in 103 countries. There are 10 Indian cities…
Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) Mild showers in the city on Monday evening brought much relief from the scorching heat conditions, but worried authorities as it may threaten the main event of International Yoga Day to…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Heavy pre-monsoon showers and gusts of wind brought respite from scorching heat and humidity in the capital on Monday but disrupted traffic in several places. Light to moderate rain was…
Gurgaon, June 20 (IANS) Showers lasting over half an hour on Monday afternoon brought much relief to the Gurgaon residents, but also led to water-logging and traffic snarls. Water-logging in both new and old Gurgaon,…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to put on hold three notifications allowing the culling of Nilgai, wild boar and Rhesus Macaque (monkeys) in Bihar, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and…
New York, June 20 (IANS) With an aim to tackle one of the world’s biggest energy challenges — clean fuel for transportation, researchers in the US have developed a new technology to make clean hydrogen…
London, June 20 (IANS) Britain is set to become the first European Union (EU) country to resume rice imports from Fukushima prefecture in Japan, which experienced one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. From…
Canberra, June 20 (IANS) A six-year-old girl from Canberra has been given the naming rights of a tiger cub at the Australia Zoo after she donated the inheritance from her grandparents to a “Wildlife Warrior”…
Canberra, June 20 (IANS) A six-year-old Australian girl has donated her inheritance from her grandparents to a wildlife programme to save tigers. According to officials, it is believed Canberra-resident Audrey Joyce’s donation was in thousands…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked an animal rights activist and other organisations to point out to the Central government flaws in its notifications permitting the culling of nilgais, wild…
London, June 20 (IANS) The same asteroid that killed the dinosaurs in the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago also wiped out over 90 per cent of mammal species, significantly more than previously thought, new…
London, June 20 (IANS) Mongooses risk their own survival to protect their unborn children through a remarkable ability to adapt their own bodies, says a new study. According to previous studies, pregnancy takes a physical…
Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) Rainfall may hamper the main event of International Yoga Day to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday, a weather official said on Monday. “There are high chances…
Jakarta, June 20 (IANS) The death toll from flooding and landslides in Indonesia’s Central Java province has risen to 43 with 19 missing and 14 injured, an official from the disaster agency said on Monday….
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) It was a warm Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 30.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will remain…
Beijing, June 20 (IANS) Restaurants in China’s Guangxi Zhuang region’s Yulin city have covered the Chinese character “dog” on their signboards in order to “avoid trouble” ahead of the start of a controversial dog meat…
Bhopal, June 19 (IANS) The monsoon signalled its arrival in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday with several areas in the eastern part of the state receiving rain. The met office has warned of heavy rain at…
Guwahati, June 19 (IANS) Poachers killed a one-horned rhino inside the Kaziranga National Park in Assam and took away its horn, officials said on Sunday. “The park guards found the carcass of a female rhino…