7 magnitude quake jolts Vanuatu
Port Vila, April 29 (IANS) A magnitude 7 earthquake struck the north of the South Pacific island of Vanuatu on Friday. The US Geological Survey located the epicentre of the quake at a shallow depth…
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Landfill fires affected air quality in Delhi: Gopal Rai
New Delhi: Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai inspects trail of implementation of odd-even formula begins in New Delhi on Dec 31, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai…
NGT verdict next week, AoL denies backtracking on paying damages
By Vinayak Dutt New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is likely to give its verdict next Wednesday on the Art of Living (AoL) causing ecological damage on the Yamuna banks in…
15 more die of heat wave in Telangana, toll rises to 137
Hyderabad, April 28 (IANS) Heat wave claimed 15 more lives in Telangana on Thursday, taking the toll to 137 this season, officials said. The deaths were reported from various parts of the state during last…
Severe heat wave warning in coastal Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 28 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday sounded a severe heat wave warning in coastal Odisha for the next 3-4 days. Odisha continued to reel under the scorching sun on Thursday,…
Efforts on to revive dying Hindon river: Uma Bharti
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) With dissolved oxygen levels as low as 0.4 milligram per litre, Hindon river, a tributary of Yamuna, is not in a good condition and efforts are on to revive the…
Landfill fires affected air quality in Delhi: Gopal Rai
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said that recent incidents of fires have contributed to raising air pollution in the city. As the second phase of the odd-even traffic…
Himachal continues to experience hot weather
Shimla, April 28 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday continued to experience warm weather due to prevailing dry weather, with the state’s Una town recording a high of 38.4 degrees Celsius, a Met…
Ghaziabad Development Board toys with commercial hub in river bed
Ghaziabad, April 28 (IANS) The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has sought government clearances for a commercial hub in the Hindon river bed, though the proposal stands in violation of environmental laws, according to official sources….
Swachh Bharat mission fails March 2016 urban-trash targets
By Prachi Salve No more than 17.6 percent of urban solid-waste (garbage) was processed as of March 2016, against a target of 30 percent set last year under the Swachh Bharat (Clean India) Mission launched…
Endangered dholes spotted in China reserve
Beijing, April 28 (IANS) At least nine dholes, or Asiatic wild dogs, were caught on camera in a nature reserve in China’s Gansu province, the nature reserve officials said on Thursday. Infrared cameras in Yanchiwan…
Cobra rescued from factory
Agra, April 28 (IANS) A six-foot-long cobra created panic when it was found perched in the office of a carpet making factory here. The Wildlife SOS Rapid Response Unit was summoned after the snake refused…
Simhasth Kumbh: Foreigners connect to Green-Clean movement
Ujjain, April 28 (IANS) The foreign nationals who came to participate in the ongoing Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh have been promoting cleanliness by connecting to “Green Ujjain – Clean Ujjain”…
Southwest Japan records over 1,000 aftershocks
Tokyo, April 28 (IANS) Japan’s southwestern region, jolted by two powerful tremors that killed 50 people earlier this month, has witnessed over a thousand aftershocks since the first strong quake hit the country on April…
Hominins were food for carnivores 500,000 years ago
London, April 28 (IANS) Tooth-marks on a 500,000-year-old hominin femur bone found in a Moroccan cave indicate that it was consumed by large carnivores likely hyenas, says a study. Hominins is the group consisting of…
Kerala wants to be declared drought hit
Thiruvananthapuram, April 28 (IANS) Kerala wants the central government to declare the state drought hit, it was announced on Thursday. A meeting chaired by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy decided to accept the recommendation of the…
Thailand faces longest heatwave in 65 years
Bangkok, April 28 (IANS) Thai authorities have urged the public to stay indoors and drink more water to cope with the hot weather as the country is facing its longest heatwave after 65 years. The…
Male peacocks shake feathers to charm females
Toronto, April 28 (IANS) As male peacocks shake their long feathers in courtship, the iridescent eyespot remains nearly stationary and captivates females, new research has found. The iridescent eyespot effectively hypnotises the female, leaving her…
Loss of ocean oxygen to become widespread by 2030s
New York, April 28 (IANS) There is bad news for marine life as a new study has found that loss of oxygen in oceans due to climate change which is already discernible in some parts…
MPs follow odd-even scheme; more vehicles to ferry lawmakers
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 27…