Elephants crush two to death in Jharkhand
byRanchi, May 18 (IANS) Rampaging elephants trampled two people to death in a village on the outskirts of the Jharkhand capital Ranchi Friday, an…
Environment
US couple donates land to Argentine park
byBuenos Aires, May 18 (IANS/EFE) The Conservation Land Trust, a project of US philanthropists and environmental activists Douglas and Kris Tompkins, donated 15,000 hectares…
Warm morning in Delhi, hot day ahead
byNew Delhi, May 18 (IANS) It was a warm morning in the capital Saturday with the minimum temperature settling at 24.8 degrees Celsius, a…
Russia to test drones to track wildlife, poachers
byMoscow, May 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) In a bid to track its wildlife and hunt down poachers, Russia is all set to test unmanned aerial…
Maharashtra generates highest amount of hazardous waste
byNew Delhi, May 17 (IANS) India generates 7.9 million tonnes of hazardous waste every year with the highest amount generated by Maharashtra, the environment…
Hot Friday in Delhi, no respite over the weekend
byNew Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Delhi sweated it out on a hot, sunny Friday as the maximum temperature settled three notches above the season’s…
South Central Railway to provide bio-toilets on more trains
byHyderabad, May 17 (IANS) The South Central Railway (SCR) plans to procure 200 more eco-friendly bio-toilets to provide the facility on more trains in…
Clear, hot day in store for Delhi
byNew Delhi, May 17 (IANS) It was a warm morning in the capital Friday with the minimum temperature settling at 26 degrees Celsius, average…
Al Ain zoo becomes European zoo group member
byAl Ain, May 17 (IANS/WAM) The Al Ain zoo has been accepted as a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA)…
BJP unmasks Congress governments double stance on cement industry
byShimla: Tearing into the duplicity of Congress party over curtailing cement industry, opposition BJP lashed out saying that when the government had decided to…