Warm morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) It was a warm morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 21.4 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The day would remain partly cloudy with the…
Wildlife
See-saw in Goa over banning or legitimising bullfighting
Panaji, March 3 (IANS) Animal rights groups are applauding a Goa government notification disfavouring ‘Dhirio’ — Konkani term for bullfighting — even though a legislative panel continues to see if the blood sport can be…
Over 15,000 Indian specimens digitised at London’s NHM: Official
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Over 15000 specimens from India housed at the London’s Natural History Museum (NHM) have been digitised till date, its curator Alan Warren said on Thursday. According to an estimate by him,…
Stopping World Culture Festival will not serve any purpose: DDA to NGT
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) told the National Green Tribunal on Thursday that stopping the Art of Living Foundation’s World Culture Festival to be held here this month will not…
Extreme tornado outbreaks have become more frequent: Study
An aerial image taken Sunday, December 27, 2015 shows the path of a tornado tornado through Garland, Texas. Violent storms ripped through the North Texas area late Saturday, spawning tornados that killed 11 people. (G.J….
China on yellow alert for smog
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China’s weather observatory issued a yellow alert on Thursday for smog that has shrouded the country’s northern and eastern regions, including Beijing and Tianjin. Smog will blanket parts of Beijing, Tianjin,…
Trade in threatened species thriving on Facebook: Report
Kuala Lumpur, March 3 (IANS) The illegal trade in iconic and threatened animal species in Asia is growing unabated on social media platforms like Facebook, a leading wildlife trade monitoring network claimed on Thursday. “The…
China’s panda pair arrive in Seoul
Seoul, March 3 (IANS) A pair of Chinese giant pandas arrived in South Korea on Thursday on a 15-year lease aimed at joint research. Yuan Xin, a three-year-old male, and Hua Ni, a two-year-old female,…
‘No casualties from major quake in Indonesia’
Jakarta, March 3 (IANS) No damage or casualty were reported after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra the previous day, officials said on Thursday. “There’s no report on death toll based on…
China buys German waste management company
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China has bought Germany’s largest waste management company for 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion), the media reported on Thursday. The waste management company EEW has been acquired by Beijing Enterprises, an…
Brazil government, mining company settle on dam disaster damages
Brasilia, March 3 (IANS) The Brazilian government and mining firm Samarco have signed a billion-dollar agreement providing indemnification for last year’s toxic dam spill. As part of the deal signed on Wednesday, the company commits…
New snake genus, species discovered in Gujarat
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) A team of young Indian researchers and naturalists have recently discovered a new snake genus and species in Gujarat, it was announced here on Thursday. The snake genus has been named…
Warm morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) It was a warm Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.7 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The…
Warm morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) It was a warm Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.7 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The…
Myanmar monitoring tsunami activity as quake hit Indonesia
Nay Pyi Taw, March 3 (IANS) Myanmar’s Earthquake Committee on Thursday has continued monitoring a possible tsunami wave in its coastal areas after Indonesia was hit by a 7.9-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday. Myanmar’s Meteorology and…
Myanmar monitoring tsunami activity as quake hit Indonesia
Nay Pyi Taw, March 3 (IANS) Myanmar’s Earthquake Committee on Thursday has continued monitoring a possible tsunami wave in its coastal areas after Indonesia was hit by a 7.9-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday. Myanmar’s Meteorology and…
Pachauri’s extension of stay in Sharjah was not deliberate: Court
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) A sessions court here on Wednesday set aside a magistrate court order asking TERI executive vice chairman R.K Pachauri to fortfeit his surety bond and said one-day extension of Pachauri’s…
It’s monkey business in Himachal literally: BJP
Shimla, March 2 (IANS) It is monkey business in Himachal Pradesh literally, as the opposition BJP on Wednesday said the forest department is deliberately releasing sterilised monkeys in its members’ constituencies. The issue raised tempers…
NGT verdict on Ravi Shankar’s event on Thursday
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is expected to deliver on Thursday its verdict on the plea filed against spiritual guru Ravi Shankar’s World Culture Festival. Sources in NGT, privy to…
Recent drought in Levant region worst in past 900 years: NASA
New York, March 2 (IANS) The recent drought that began in 1998 in the eastern Mediterranean Levant region — comprising Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey — is about 10 to 20 percent…