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…
Environment
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…
Odisha’s white tiger safari to stay shut
byBhubaneswar, May 16 (IANS) Odisha’s only white tiger safari will remain shut for visitors for more time as authorities are yet to decide the…
‘Hope India will help tackle melting ice as Arctic Circle observer’
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Norway hopes India, a “key player” in the deliberations on climate change, would help find a solution to the…
Hot Thursday in Delhi, no change Friday
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The city experienced a hot, sunny Thursday with clear skies with the maximum temperature settling a notch above average…
India-Bangladesh meet on border ‘haats’ put off
byAgartala, May 16 (IANS) A high-level India-Bangladesh meeting on setting up of ‘Border Haats’ (border markets) along the frontier in Tripura has been postponed…
Drizzle ahead of Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI clash
byDharamsala: Drizzle ahead of the first IPL match here between Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils today warmed the spirits of cricket fans as…
No land for planting trees in Delhi: Forest department
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) With urbanisation and infrastructural development taking place rapidly in the national capital, the forest department has been struggling with…
Carbon credit trading – a boon or a bane
byCarbon credit generating a $1 billion business in 2012 for India has thrown up huge business opportunities for the developing economy from which emerging…