New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Art of Living (AOL) Foundation is seeking the National Green Tribunal’s permission to submit a bank guarantee rather than paying in cash Rs.4.75 crore as “environmental compensation” for causing…
Shimla, April 3 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh saw the mercury rising on Sunday owing to prevailing dry weather but the Met office forecast rains and thundershowers by Monday. “A western disturbance is active…
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) More and more women are taking up an active entrepreneurial role in solar power projects at the grass roots in India, says The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) director general Ajay…
London, April 3 (IANS) A new explanation of how gypsum forms may change the way we process this important building material, as well as allowing us to interpret past water availability on other planets such…
London, April 3 (IANS) Light can put active materials into motion and humans can use this movement for development of new programmable materials which can be used for environment protection and deliver pharmaceutical substances, a…
Sydney, April 3 (IANS) India’s Adani Enterprises may soon start work on the mega Carmichael coal project in Australia after securing leases following final environmental clearance by the government. Australia’s Minister for Natural Resources and…
London, April 3 (IANS) The Moon plays a major role in maintaining the Earth’s magnetic field, say researchers, adding that the lunar action, overlooked till now, is thought to have kept the geodynamo active. The…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The national capital witnessed the hottest morning of the season till date on Sunday, with the minimum temperature of 24.8 degree celsius, six notches above the season’s average. It may…
Beijing, April 3 (IANS) China’s meteorological authority on Sunday continued to issue a blue alert, the lowest in a four-tier warning system, as rainstorms will hit most parts of the country’s southern regions. Parts of…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Saturday said the central government was ready to face any water crisis in case this year’s monsoon proves to be disappointing. “Government is ready…
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) India, along with 100 other nations would ratify the Paris ‘COP 21 Global Climate Agreement’ in New York on April 22, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday. “The COP…
Beijing, April 2 (IANS) China’s flood control authorities have warned of possible big floods this summer as weather and hydrologic factors closely resemble those of 1998, when floods killed at least 3,000 people nationwide. Because…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit 100 km northeast of Chignik Lake, Alaska around 8.50 p.m. (local time) on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with…
Beijing, April 2 (IANS) China’s meteorological authority on Saturday issued a blue alert — the lowest in a four-tier warning system — for rainstorms in the country’s south. From Saturday to Sunday, storms bringing 50…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) It was a warm sunny Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would…
Canberra, April 2 (IANS) March 2016 has become the hottest March ever on record in Australia, the country’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), said in its monthly climate report. In the report released on Friday, the…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The city government has decided to revive Naini lake in Model Town locality of north Delhi. Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra discussed with North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) mayor Ravindra…
Shimla, April 1 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the state government’s status report on jaundice outbreak and directed the chief secretary to file another report on the steps taken…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) After two successive years of poor rains, farmers in India can look forward to favourable monsoon this year, thanks to positive weather patterns. According to the India…
Tehran, April 1 (IANS) Iranians celebrated the 13th day of the New Persian Year, officially called Nature Day, in green environments on Friday. Iranians moved out of their houses, heading for parks, gardens or countryside…