Woolly mammoth carcass with liquid blood found in Arctic; fuel hopes of...
Russian researchers say they have discovered a perfectly preserved woolly mammoth carcass with liquid blood on a remote Arctic island, fuelling hopes of cloning the Ice Age animal. They say the frozen...
View Articlewww.UseLessMission.com to be launched in Las Vegas Expo
Las Vegas : A project that will enable each individual to contribute to solve the problem of Global Warming. A CSR of Purple Turtlewww.UseLessMission.com will encourage people to use less (consume...
View ArticleGreat Nicobar now 9th Indian reserve in Unesco world network
The Great Nicobar Biosphere island reserve, whose tropical wet evergreen forest hosts a wealth of animal species and medicinal plants, joins a global list of places named by UNESCO for promoting...
View ArticleWorld Environment Day being observed today
World Environment Day (‘WED’) is celebrated every year on 5 June to raise global awareness of the need to take positive environmental action. Several functions being organised on Wednesday to raise...
View ArticleSangam University Bhilwara Celebrates World Environment Day
It is indeed a matter of pride that India today which has emerged as a decisive environmental, social, economic, political power in global arena is also ranked as the world’s second largest producer of...
View ArticleHIL’s Golan Aerocon Plant First to Get CII-GreenCo Gold Rating
Hyderabad : Green Buildings Materials Pioneer HIL (www.hil.in) (BSE: 509675 NSE: HILEQ) announced today that its 240,000 cubic meters AEROCON Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Blocks manufacturing...
View ArticleWorld Oceans Day today
Today is World Oceans Day. The day was first introduced in 1992 to raise awareness of the crucial role, the sea plays. Later, it was officially recognized by the United Nations in 2008. It is an...
View ArticleSouth-west monsoon brings heavy rain in south Tamil Nadu
The south-west monsoon has brought heavy rain in south Tamil Nadu. The southern districts of Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli are getting good showers. In Kanyakumari, the sea has become rough because of...
View ArticleKUL seeks to bring back bird tweets in environment week
Pune: Celebrating the World Environment Week, Mumbai-Pune realty major Kumar Urban development Limited (KUL) has launched a bird conservation drive and also donated 10,000 saplings to the city....
View ArticleMother Earth’s “Run For Trees” Hosted In Banglore
Bangalore : The city woke up to an energetic and spirited crowd that took part in the annual run conducted by Mother Earth to celebrate World Siddharth(winner), Rakesh Godhwani, Shivlingam (NIFT –...
View ArticleMonsoon woes: Landslides, floods claim over 50 in north India
Monsoon woes gripped several parts of north India on Monday as heavy rains wreaked havoc in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, leaving over 50 people dead and hundreds stranded....
View Article68% surplus rainfall in country: IMD
Monsoon has brought bumper showers this year, with the country receiving a remarkable 68 pc surplus rainfall till Monday, 29 out of the 36 subdivisions have received excess rainfall so far, IMD said....
View ArticleEIF Hosted Awareness Workshop on EU Timber Regulation
Mumbai: The European Forest Institute’s (EFI) with the objective to create awareness on the new regulation held a workshop on the European Ms Maria Sube Elodie, Office of the EU Delegation to India,...
View ArticleHeavy rain forecast for next 3 days in Uttarakhand
The weather office on Monday forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next three days over some parts of Uttarakhand, which is still recovering from a deluge last week that is feared to have...
View ArticleClimate Change Threatens “Safe Species”: Study
Most species of birds, amphibians and corals at greatest risk from climate change are not currently considered threatened with extinction and may be left out of conservation actions, according to a...
View ArticleNew Bird species discovered in Cambodia
Scientists have discovered a new species of bird with distinct plumage and a loud call living not in some remote jungle, but hiding in plain sight in the large populous city of Phnom Penh. Scientists...
View ArticleSmall check dams a practical solution to water woes: eminent geologist
Geologist Suresh Khanapurkar, credited with the “Shirpur pattern” of water conservation, on Tuesday said that measures like construction of small check dams and putting a check on wastage of rain water...
View ArticleGovt for implementation of stringent law to check illegal wild life trading
Government has emphasised on implementation of stringent law to check illegal wild life trading. Speaking at the valedictory ceremony of the five-day programme on Asian Big Cat Related Crimes oragnised...
View ArticleMonsoon 25% excess; more rain in hills, abates in plains
India’s summer monsoon was 25 pc surplus since its normal onset on 1st June with the weather office predicting heavy rains next weeks in some parts of hill states, including Uttarakhand which was...
View ArticleJapan to launch satellites to monitor oceans
Japan is planning to launch satellites to monitor the world’s oceans as Chinese government ships plied waters around islands controlled by Tokyo and claimed by Beijing. The Cabinet office plans to...
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