Russia to take $40 mn loan from World Bank
byMoscow, May 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will take a $40 million loan from the World Bank to prevent forest fires and promote sustainable forest…
Environment
Court asks Brahmaputra Board for plan to check Majuli erosion
byGuwahati, May 7 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court has directed the Brahmaputra Board to submit a report within next three months on how it…
Warm Tuesday for Delhi, Wednesday to be similar
byNew Delhi, May 7 (IANS) It was a hot Tuesday in Delhi with the maximum temperature being recorded two notches above average at 40.8…
No proof to link water pollution with cancer: Azad
byNew Delhi, May 7 (IANS) India reports around 11 lakh cancer cases every year and there is no evidence available to attribute it to…
Goa could have a tiger zone, if more cats are spotted: Official
byPanaji, May 7 (IANS) The Goa forest department is considering setting up a tiger zone, if more tigers are mapped in the state’s three…
One killed in Tripura squall
byAgartala, May 7 (IANS) Strong winds accompanied by lightning and rains continued to lash Tripura, killing one person and injuring four others, an official…
Kerala forests now have nearly 100 tigers
byThiruvananthapuram: The number of tigers in Kerala’s forests has gone up to 100 due to excellent protection measures for the wildlife, an official said Tuesday….
Hot, sunny Tuesday in Delhi
byNew Delhi, May 7 (IANS) It was a warm Tuesday morning in the capital as the minimum temperature settled 25.3 degrees Celsius, average for…
Not to scare migrating geese, WWII veterans give up fireworks
byMoscow, May 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World War II veterans in the Russian city of Kologriv have shown a laudable disregard for celebrations in their…
Snowfall in Himachal hills
byShimla: As temperatures crossed 40 degrees Celsius in the plains of north India, Himachal Pradesh’s higher reaches continued to see fresh spells of snow,…