Mukundra Hills: Rajasthan’s third tiger reserve
byJaipur, April 11 (IANS) After Ranthambore and Sariska, Rajasthan will now boast of yet another tiger reserve. The state government has declared the Mukundra…
Environment
IIT Delhi gets Australian support in managing water
byNew Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has entered into an agreement with the Australian agency “eWater” to share a…
Warm morning greets Delhiites
byNew Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A warm morning greeted Delhiites Thursday as the minimum temperature rose to 22.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above average…
‘Deny bail to rhino poachers’
byGuwahati, April 11 (IANS) Even as the CBI is set to probe the poaching of one-horned rhinos in Assam, forest officials and conservationists here…
China to spend $161 mn over riverhead conservation
byBeijing, April 11 (IANS) Chinese government will spend 1 billion yuan (about $161 million) in 2013 to protect Sanjiangyuan, a region which serves as…
Meghalaya hydro projects won’t affect Bangladesh: Marak
byShillong, April 10 (IANS) Amid fresh concerns in Bangladesh over the construction of two proposed dams in Meghalaya, State Power Minister Clement Marak said…
32 dead, over 18,000 displaced in Kenya floods
byNairobi, April 10 (IANS) At least 32 people have died and 18,600 others displaced by flash floods caused by heavy rains in Kenya, the…
Fukushima may delay world n-energy growth by 10 years
bySingapore, April 10 (IANS) The Fukushima nuclear disaster may delay the growth of the world nuclear energy market by 10 years, an expert from…
Warm Wednesday, Thursday to be similar
byNew Delhi, April 10 (IANS) It was a warm Wednesday in the capital as the maximum temperature rose to 37 degrees Celsius – one…
Germany to give India euro 1 bn loan for green energy development
byBerlin, April 10 (IANS) Germany will provide India a soft loan of euro 1 billion (Rs.71 billion) for strengthening the transmission system of renewable…