Kolkata gears for World Environment Day
byKolkata, June 4 (IANS) Themed ‘Think, Eat, Save’, the city is set to host a variety of events encompassing art and science to mark…
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Meghalaya’s first woman Everest climber hailed
byShillong, June 4 (IANS) Wansuk Myrthong, the first tribal Khasi woman from Meghalaya to scale Mount Everest, received a tumultuous reception here Tuesday on…
French Senate honours Sulabh founder with ‘Legend of Planet’ award
byParis, June 4 (IANS) Ahead of World Environment Day, the French Senate has honoured Indian social reformer and Sulabh movement founder Bindeshwar Pathak with…
India’s green mission caught in funds’ crunch (June 5 is World Environment Day)
byNew Delhi, June 4 (IANS) India’s ambitious plans to fight climate change by enhancing the forest cover at a cost of Rs. 46,000 crore…
Conservationist Prasad to be honoured on environment day
byKochi (Kerala): India’s noted ecologists and greens will gather here today to celebrate World Environment Day and honour renowned nature conservationist M.K. Prasad, who played…
Odisha reopens white tiger safari for visitors
byBhubaneswar, June 4 (IANS) The white tiger safari at the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Odisha, which was shut about a month ago for safety…
Has Agra lost the battle to pollution? (June 5 is World Environment Day)
byAgra: Even after 20 years of judicial activism, major policy pronouncements and projects worth millions of rupees, this Taj city remains pock-marked with mounds…
Sunny morning in Delhi, partly cloudy day ahead
byNew Delhi, June 4 (IANS) It was a clear, sunny morning in the capital Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 28.2 degrees Celsius,…
Beware of dust storms, UAE agencies tell public
byAbu Dhabi, June 4 (IANS/WAM) The Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi (EAD) and the Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (HAAD) have asked people to check…
Bear mauls man to death in Odisha forest
byBhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) A wild bear Monday mauled a man to death in a forest in Odisha and injured another, an official said….