Sunny morning in Delhi
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 22.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would remain…
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Odd-even: Special bus service for MPs discontinued
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Delhi government on Tuesday decided to discontinue its special bus service for parliament members due to poor response from the lawmakers over two consecutive days. “Keeping in view today’s…
Museum fire: Few rare specimens could be safe, say officials
New Delhi: A view of that broke out at National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi, on April 26, 2016. (Photo: TV Grab/IANS) New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) If officials of the National Museum…
Congress launches ‘pani yatra’ on water crisis in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, April 26 (IANS) The Gujarat Congress on Tuesday launched a three-day ‘Pani Yatra’ (march for water) across the state to give what it called a “wake-up call” to the BJP government for the severe…
Parliamentary panel slams railways for ignoring environmental problems
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Parliament’s key Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has lashed out at the railways for not according due importance to “serious environmental problems” of emissions from diesel locos and dealing with waste…
CO2 levels behind ancient global climatic shift: Study
London, April 26 (IANS) Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration was the major driver behind the global climatic shifts that occurred in the “Eocene epoch” between 53 and 34 million years ago, says a new study….
Manipur’s rain-hit await relief as government gathers reports
Imphal, April 26 (IANS) People affected by torrential rains in Manipur in the last 10 days are sore over the alleged sloth in official response to their plight as the government awaits district collectors’ reports…
Carbon storage in tropical forests linked to wildlife conservation
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Conserving wildlife can benefit carbon storage in tropical forests across the world and contribute to controlling global warming, says a new study conducted by an international consortium of researchers. This is…
Study confirms existence of ancient Himalayan wolf in Nepal
Kathmandu, April 26 (IANS) Although the current distribution of the critically endangered Himalayan wolf has mostly been a matter of assumption, rather than evident truth, an international research team has now confirmed its existence in…
Will consider exempting lawyers in next odd-even scheme: Delhi government
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Delhi government on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it will consider exempting lawyers from the odd-even traffic restrictions if the scheme was enforced again in the national…
NGT notice to 10 agencies on groundwater depletion in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, April 26 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued notice to 10 government agencies in Ghaziabad on the issue of fast-depleting groundwater in the district. The court fixed the next hearing in…
Lok Sabha members discuss drought, water crisis
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Severe drought conditions and the resultant water crisis, especially in Latur region of Maharashtra, figured prominently in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said ‘bhayankar’ (serious)…
Water management, organic farming find space in poll manifestos
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Effective management of land erosion and water and promoting organic farming are some of the key features in sustainable development and ecological protection agenda showcased in manifestos by…
Tusker’s death sparks call to stop wildlife rides in Cambodia
Phnom Penh, April 26 (IANS) Thousands of people on Tuesday called for an end to wildlife tourism rides in Cambodia after an elephant dropped dead from exhaustion. The elephant was walking for about 40 minutes…
Ranchi schools told to close early due to heat
Ranchi, April 26 (IANS) Given the rising summer heat, schools in Ranchi have been told to change their timings to close latest by 11.30 a.m., an official said on Tuesday. The new timing is likely…
Countdown starts for launch of India’s navigation satellite
Chennai, April 26 (IANS) The 51.30 hour countdown for the launch of India’s seventh and final navigation satellite on April 28 afternoon begun at 9.20 a.m on Tuesday at Sriharikota rocket port of Indian Space…
Sunny Tuesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) It was a sunny Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would remain…
No let up in heat wave in Telangana, Andhra
Hyderabad, April 25 (IANS) There was no let up in the heat wave gripping Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Monday while the met office has issued a warning of severe heat wave conditions for both…
Exempt us from odd-even scheme, MPs say but Delhi government refuses
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 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 25…
275 zones around sanctuaries declared eco-sensitive: Minister
Ahmedabad, April 25 (IANS) The Union Ministry for Environment, Forests and Climate Change has approved the declaration of 275 zones around wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in the country as ‘ecologically sensitive’, including six in…