Eight killed in Bengal storm
byKolkata April 18 (IANS) At least eight people were killed in the storm that lashed parts of West Bengal Wednesday evening, an official said…
Environment
Electronic surveillance of tigers near railway tracks
byNew Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The environment ministry Thursday ordered round the clock electronic surveillance of tiger movements near railway tracks after a tiger…
Sunny day in Delhi, similar weather Friday
byNew Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Delhi experienced a hot, sunny Thursday with the maximum temperature settling two notches above average at 37.8 degrees Celsius….
Leopard on rampage in Vidarbha, eight humans killed
byChandrapur (Maharashtra), April 18 (IANS) A 50-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra Thursday, a forest department…
Experts panel on Sterlite’s smelter plant to submit report April 29
byChennai, April 18 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal Thursday set up an experts committee headed by P.S.T. Sai, professor at Indian Institute of Technology,…
Himachal forest auditors look after service records – CAG
byShimla: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) stumbled upon internal auditors in Himachal Forest Department maintaining service records of forest officers while 1806…
SC continues ban on Vedanta’s Niyamgiri project
byNew Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Vedanta’s bauxite mining project in Odisha’s Niyamgiri Hills got stuck once again as the Supreme Court Thursday asked the…
SC slams brakes on Vedanta’s Niyamgiri project
byNew Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Vedanta’s bauxite mining project in Odisha’s Niyamgiri Hills got stuck once again as the Supreme Court Thursday asked it…
Environmentalists protest shark fishing in Nicaragua
byManagua, April 18 (IANS/EFE) An environmental group is calling for a greater government presence in Nicaragua’s Caribbean waters following the discovery of a boat…
Agra faces acute power and water crisis
byAgra, April 18 (IANS) With the summer setting in, residents of this Taj city are reeling under a severe water and electricity crisis. Demand…