Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 16 degrees celsius, a notch below the season’s average, the Met Office said. The…
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Prince Harry extends Nepal stay, to work for relief project
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 23 (IANS) Impressed by Nepal’s natural beauty and in order to work for the reconstruction of a school devastated by an earthquake on April 25 last year, Britain’s Prince Harry…
DefExpo 2016: Bombay HC refuses ad-interim relief
Panaji, March 23 (IANS) The Bombay High Court’s Panaji bench on Wednesday refused ad-interim relief while hearing a petition opposing the holding of ‘DefExpo 2016’, and adjourned the case to March 30. The petition filed…
Appeals, warnings against pruning, cutting green trees for Holi-eve bonfires ignored in Bihar
Patna: LJP MP Chirag Paswan during a programme to celebrate Holi in Patna, on March 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Imran Khan, Patna, March 23 (IANS) Ignoring appeal and warnings against pruning or cutting down…
Fish bond when they eat the same food, smell the same
London, March 23 (IANS) For some fish it makes more sense to swim around with those that share their taste in food – and smell similar in the process – than to shoal with members…
Rains may dampen weekend plans of tourists in Himachal
Shimla, March 23 (IANS) Rains may play spoil sport for tourists heading to the hill destinations and hoping to make the most of the long weekend beginning with Holi, the festival of colours on Thursday….
Sunny Wednesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.2 degrees Celsius, the Met Office said. The sky would remain clear throughout the…
17 areas polluting Kolkata: Report
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) As many as 17 critical areas in and around Kolkata have been identified as “probable hotspots” for polluting the city, says a study. The report “Living Dangerously” — by NGO Toxics…
193 elephants died in Odisha in three years
Bhubaneswar, March 22 (IANS) A total of 193 elephants died in the last three years in Odisha despite several efforts by the government to protect the animals, the assembly was informed on Tuesday. Replying to…
Camera-trapping quashes rumours of second tiger in Nagaland
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Camera-trapping data has quashed reports of presence of a second tiger in Nagaland’s Medziphema village where a big cat was recently killed by locals, a Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) statement said…
Forests in catchment area can prevent Ganga pollution: Javadekar
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Forests and more greenery should be developed in the catchment areas of the Ganga river to rid it of pollution, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar said on…
City birds smarter than their rural counterparts!
Toronto, March 22 (IANS) Life in the city changes cognition, behaviour and physiology of birds to their advantage, making those living in urban environments far more superior than the ones from rural environments. City birds…
Brace for hotter, drier, wetter future: Researcher
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) There is strong evidence that the Earth is already one degree Celsius hotter than at the start of the 20th century – and the past four years…
Over 64,000 hospitalised in northern Thailand for haze
Bangkok, March 22 (IANS) Haze in Thailand’s northern provinces has caused 64,108 people to be hospitalised, while more patients are expected as a result of the air pollution, the media reported on Tuesday. Suraphan Sangsawang,…
Smaller species may go extinct without fossil trace
New York, March 22 (IANS) Many of the species now perishing due to the ongoing sixth mass-extinction event — especially the smaller ones — may vanish without a permanent trace, says researchers. The fossil record…
Clear morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) It was a clear Tuesday morning here with the temperature of dry air in the morning being 19.8 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain clear in…
Change of guard 100 days into Paris climate pact
By Rajendra Shende US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met in Washington some days ago and signed a joint statement reiterating their resolve to fight climate change, adding that both the…
’40 percent people in India may not have water to drink by 2030′
By Ruwa Shah and Ashish Mishra New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Forty percent of India’s population may not have drinking water by 2030, if the water crisis in country is not met seriously, a study…
Delhi’s next odd-even traffic scheme from April 15
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The next phase of the odd-even formula aimed at battling pollution in Delhi will be launched from April 15 to 30, and 400 ex-servicemen will be recruited to help enforce…
SWN, Honeywell launch 25th safe water station in Telangana
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) Safe Water Network (SWN) and Honeywell India on Monday announced the launch of the 25th Honeywell-funded iJal safe water station in Telangana to mark the World Water Day. Built over the…