London, March 4 (IANS) Studying chimpanzee behaviour across Africa, researchers have discovered a previously unknown aspect of man’s closest living relatives: they love to throw stones at trees. While the researchers do not yet know…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 4 (IANS) People were back to wearing masks in the smog-laden Chinese capital on Friday, the eve of the annual session of parliament that is set to discuss the worsening…
By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, March 4 (IANS) The small but efficient Manipuri pony may soon be declared an endangered species like the brow-antlered deer. Both these animals are found only in Manipur. “In the livestock…
Bangkok, March 4 (IANS) After weeks of warnings over impending shortages brought by a dry spell, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has assured Bangkok residents that their water supply will last until July, the media…
Buenos Aires, March 4 (IANS) An Argentine engineer has used recycled items to create a robot that can find and eat trash, the media reported on Friday. The robot, Nano, has been built with discarded…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Thane, Raigad, Mumbai and others parts of Maharashtra experienced unseasonal rain that brought the temperatures down on Friday. Several areas in the eastern and western suburbs of Mumbai experienced a drizzle…
London, March 4 (IANS) Despite having much smaller brains than mammals, some birds like parrots and crows have mental skills that match with those of our ape cousins, new research has found. Among other things,…
Hanoi, March 4 (IANS) Vietnam is experiencing its most severe drought in almost a century, and farmers have adopted measures to save their crops amid the water shortage, the media reported on Friday. In the…
Jakarta, March 4 (IANS) Indonesian authorities have admitted that most buoys which were installed for tsunami alerts were not working when recently a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra island, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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….
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…