Japanese Beetle on apple (Credit:University of Maine Cooperative Extension ) London, April 24 (IANS) The leaves of virus-infected plants reflect light differently to attract the attention of disease-spreading greenfly, new research suggests. Plant viruses alter…
By Sandeep Pauranik Panna, April 24 (IANS) A project to deepen Dharam Sagar lake in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh has elicited a heart-warming response from the public, promising to become a model of volunteerism…
Imphal, April 24 (IANS) Heavy rainfall has damaged many houses and caused flooding in low-lying villages in the northeastern state of Manipur, officials said on Sunday. Also, thunderstorm accompanied by hails battered Manipur and several…
By Ankush Vats New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi’s grand daughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, who was recently conferred with a top French honour for her contribution in the field of environment, education and culture,…
New York, April 24 (IANS) Despite having extremely underdeveloped muscles and wings, young birds may acquire a mature flight stroke early in life by initially relying more on their legs and wings for power, finds…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) It was a clear Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19.9 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will remain…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Art Of Living Foundation, which was imposed an initial environment compensation of Rs.5 crore over use of the Yamuna flood plains for an event, on Saturday reiterated that it…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Taking cognizance of reports of heavy traffic during odd-even phase two, the Delhi government on Saturday formed a six-member panel to study the reason for more vehicles on the roads….
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Both gaseous and particle pollutants violated the standards in Delhi on Saturday, while the condition was way too grim on Thursday which was International Mother Earth Day, experts say. According…
New York: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and union Power Minister Piyush Goyal during the Paris climate change agreement signing ceremony at the United Nations headquarters in New York on April 22, 2016. (Photo: Mohammed…
Itanagar, April 23 (IANS) Two people died in a fresh landslide on Saturday in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, taking the death toll in two days to 19, officials said. Union Minister of State for…
New Delhi: A view of traffic at ITO on the fifth day of implementation of odd-even traffic scheme aimed at battling pollution in New Delhi on April 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 23…
Bhubaneswar, April 23 (IANS) There was no respite from the blistering sun on Saturday as 18 places in Odisha recorded temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius, officials said. The government received reports of 37 deaths…
Shimla, April 23 (IANS) At a time when many states in India are reeling under a severe heat wave, some high-altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh are witnessing teeth-chattering cold. Most of the hill destinations in…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) A severe heat wave will hit three districts in West Bengal in the next four days while state capital Kolkata will experience sultry conditions, weather officials said on Saturday. “In Bankura,…
Imphal, April 23 (IANS) Leery of fencing work along Indo-Myanmar border, a committee of about 40 villages in Manipur has announced it will not allow any government official or work inside their area. “No government…
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 23 (IANS) International support through sharing expertise and experiences and by providing financial assistance is essential for climate change projects to succeed, said Ajay Mathur, director general of The…
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 23 (IANS) Investors and corporate boards can be convinced to make green investments by showing them the value of tangible and intangible future returns, industrialist Mahendra Singhi has said….
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) If forty degrees centigrade is the new thirty today, consider April to be the new May-June. Or so says the rising mercury, which indicates that the sweltering heat…
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 23 (IANS) The historic Paris Climate Change Agreement signed by India and 174 other countries affords “business a chance to redeem itself from the trust deficit” bedeviling it, according…