Rajasthan to relocate villages for tiger corridor
byJaipur, April 17 (IANS) Rajasthan will relocate over two dozen villages to develop a biosphere reserve corridor that will connect three sanctuaries to ensure…
Environment
India to double renewable energy capacity by 2017: PM
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India recognises the importance of evolving a low carbon strategy for inclusive and sustainable growth and will double renewable…
State symbols of Bihar – sparrow, marigold, peepal
byPatna, April 17 (IANS) The Bihar cabinet has declared sparrow as the state animal, marigold as the state flower and peepal as the state…
Hot day ahead for Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A clear, hot day lies ahead for Delhiites Wednesday with the maximum temperature expected to be around 38 degrees…
Ahmedabad launches heat action plan
byAhmedabad, April 16 (IANS) Ahmedabad Tuesday launched the first-of-its-kind heat action plan to create a comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme…
Hot Tuesday in Delhi, light rains likely Wednesday
byNew Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Delhi sweated it out Tuesday as the maximum temperature crossed the 40-degree mark for the first time in April….
Frog weddings in northeast India to appease rain god
byAgartala/Guwahati, April 16 (IANS) In a ritual to appease the rain god, villagers in Tripura and Assam married off frogs hoping that it would…
Haryana officials to count canine genitals!
byChandigarh, April 16 (IANS) It may not entirely be in the line of duty, but some officials in Haryana could soon be counting the…
Dry weather affects rubber plants in northeast India
byAgartala, April 16 (IANS) Immature rubber plants of two-four years are drying up in India’s northeastern region owing to prolonged dry weather, leaving the…
Clear day ahead in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 16 (IANS) It was a sunny morning in the capital Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 20.8 degrees Celsius, a…