Amazon tree species may survive warming
byWashington: Many Amazon tree species may survive man-made warming, a new genetic analysis has revealed, overturning findings that a temperature rise may cause them to…
Environment
Himachal to tag satellite collars on snow leopards
byShimla: They’ve been captured on camera. Wildlife officials now want to tag satellite collars on the elusive and highly endangered snow leopard in the steep…
Penalty for littering public spaces in Himachal, orders HC
byShimla: The green bench of Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered imposition of up to Rs.200 as fine for first-time offenders littering public spaces and…
Disaster Mitigation Authority warns of Earthquake in Himachal
bySolan: National Disaster Mitigation Authority experts today warned of a massive earthquake in the state in near future. Senior expert, Major General Rtd., V.K. Dutta…
Uttrakhand resident bags IMC Inclusive Innovation Award
byMumbai: Awarded for his product – electricity and cooking coal from pine needles – Uttrakhand-based Rajinish Jain has been conferred the IMC Inclusive Innovation Awards…
Goa greens vindicated by SC committee mining report
byPanaji: A Supreme Court-appointed committee has virtually confirmed the massive illegal mining scam in Goa, vindicating anti-mining activists who have been campaigning against the menace…
Tehri dam sitting on an active fault: Indian seismologists
byHyderabad: There is an active fault beneath the Tehri dam that enhances the earthquake risk, scientists of the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) here…
Kerala’s e-toilets, treatment plants to help sanitise Kashmir
byThiruvananthapuram: An e-toilet manufacturer from Kerala will install four sewage treatment plants in Jammu and Kashmir and two customised toilets – one at 4,000 feeet…
Anthropocene Unfolding
byWe can’t put a date on when geological epochs begin or end. But to say that Anthropocene began circa 19th/20th century would be reasonable;…
Odisha villagers, tribals hold anti-Vedanta meet
byBhubaneswar: Hundreds of villagers, including tribal men and women Thursday held a meeting in Odisha’s Kalahandi district to reiterate their strong opposition to Vedanta’s alumina…