Hot, sunny Sunday in Delhi
byNew Delhi, May 5 (IANS) India Meteorological Department officials say the temperature will hover around 41 degrees Celsius Sunday, even though the morning saw…
Environment
India should push for treaty with China on Brahmaputra: Experts
byNew Delhi, May 5 (IANS) China has assured India that it is “essentially” engaged in a run-of-the-river project on the Brahmaputra and there is…
Hot, sunny day in Delhi, similar weather Sunday
byNew Delhi, May 4 (IANS) It was a hot, sunny Saturday in the capital as the maximum temperature settled three notches above average at…
Afforestt creates first urban jungle in Kerala
byThiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) Bangalore-based company Afforestt, that works to revive forests, Saturday took the initiative to grow an “urban jungle” in the campus…
Hyderabad group offers rescued dogs for free adoption
byHyderabad, May 4 (IANS) Bring home a forever friend this weekend: That is the slogan of a group of volunteers here offering rescued dogs…
Canada announces funding for clean energy projects
byOttawa, May 4 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced 82 million Canadian dollars in funding for 55 new clean-energy projects, ranging from electric…
Villagers kill wild bear in Odisha
byBhubaneswar, May 4 (IANS) Over a hundred villagers killed a wild bear that had injured a man and subsequently set the body ablaze in…
Clear day ahead in Delhi
byNew Delhi, May 4 (IANS) It was a hot Saturday morning in the capital with maximum temperature likely to reach 38 degrees Celsius, a…
Bird support group branded ‘foreign agent’ in Russia
byMoscow, May 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An ecological support group in Russia, running a protected site for cranes, has been branded as a “foreign agent”…
Census of Eastern Swamp Deer starts in Assam’s Kaziranga
byGuwahati, May 3 (IANS) A three-day exercise has begun in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park to monitor the exact number of Eastern Swamp Deer there,…