Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) The growth of cities and global trade has led to extensive tropical deforestation, according to a new study. Ruth DeFries, professor at the Earth Institute's Centre for Environmental ...

Bhopal, Feb 10 (IANS) A wildlife census got underway in Madhya Pradesh Wednesday after a gap of four years and will determine whether it can retain the tag of "tiger state" as ...

Lucknow, Feb 10 (IANS) Two poachers have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli district with 40 tortoises in their possession, police said Wednesday. The two men were nabbed Tuesday night in Naseerabad ...

Beijing, Feb 10 (IANS) China might see its pollution levels peak at an earlier stage of economic growth than expected, a media report said Wednesday citing the first national pollution census. "China has ...

Shimla, Feb 10 (IANS) After four days of heavy snow and rain, the sun shone bright over Himachal Pradesh Wednesday, even as the temperature fell by several notches across the state. "Almost ...

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, Feb 10 (IANS) The kin of two alleged tiger poachers had gone to meet state Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane after a case was registered against them, a couple of ...

Chandigarh, Feb 10 (IANS) Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital Chandigarh Wednesday experienced a sudden plunge in the day temperature, owing to isolated spells of rain and an overcast sky. Chandigarh recorded a ...

Lucknow, Feb 10 (IANS) Light to moderate rainfall is likely in parts of Uttar Pradesh Wednesday and Thursday, the weatherman has said. According to the state met department, a weather disturbance affecting the ...

By Arun Kumar Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) The capital of the world's most powerful nation lay paralysed for the fourth day as another massive snowstorm barrelled into the mid-Atlantic region even as residents ...

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The national capital started Wednesday on a cloudy and misty note, with a drop in the minimum temperature. The low was 12.6 degrees Celsius, still three notches ...

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Tuesday said the working of the government-appointed committee on genetic engineering needs to be changed, and it should conduct itself in ...

Shimla, Feb 9 (IANS) Road connectivity to Manali in Himachal Pradesh, which was snapped due to heavy snow, was restored Tuesday evening, an official said. "The road connectivity to Manali from Kullu was ...

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Many state governments and scientists Tuesday hailed Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's decision to reject for the time being the commercial release of Bt Brinjal, the genetically modified ...

Chandigarh, Feb 9 (IANS) A sudden spurt in peacock deaths in two districts of Haryana has forced the government to take steps to save the bird. According to an NGO here, over 150 ...

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Farmers' groups and environmental activists around the country Tuesday welcomed the moratorium on Bt Brinjal announced by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh. Environmental activist group Greenpeace, which headed vociferous ...

Shimla, Feb 9 (IANS) Heavy snowfall in the higher reaches and intermittent rain accompanied by hail storms in low and mid hills of Himachal Pradesh continued for the fourth day Tuesday, ...

Kabul, Feb 9 (DPA) Twenty-eight people were killed in avalanches in northern Afghanistan as rescuers pulled out 1,500 passengers stranded at a snow-blocked mountain pass, officials said Tuesday. The avalanches took place Monday ...

Bhopal, Feb 9 (IANS) Two sets of animal skeletal remains, unearthed at the Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh, have been sent to Hyderabad for DNA tests to ascertain the species to ...

Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) would make life cycle analysis (LCA) compulsory for environment clearance to projects within the next six months, its chief said here Tuesday. "LCA ...

Islamabad, Feb 9 (DPA) Heavy rains in Pakistan's north-western region and the Himalayan territory of Kashmir that is divided between India and Pakistan killed at least 11 people over the past 24 ...

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) US diplomat Nina Fedoroff, science and technology adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, arrived in the national capital late Monday. She is here on an official ...

London, Feb 9 (IANS) Migrating insects fly at heights where the wind currents are fastest, enabling them to undertake journeys of several thousands of kilometres in a shorter duration of time, research ...

Panaji, Feb 9 (IANS) Renowned wildlife activist Rajendra Kerkar has been named by the Goa forest department as an abettor in the killing of a tiger. However, Kerkar denied the charge. Kerkar, ...

Kabul, Feb 9 (DPA) At least seven people were killed, 40 others were injured in avalanches and hundreds were stranded at a snow-blocked mountain pass in northern Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday. The avalanches ...

By Prashant K. Nanda New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Here come the 'Soleckshaws'. Thousands of athletes and officials taking part in the Commonwealth Games here this year will get to travel in solar ...

Shimla, Feb 9 (IANS) Hundreds of tourists, who have been stranded in Himachal Pradesh's resort town Manali due to massive landslides triggered by snow, Tuesday started to move out on foot towards ...

Shimla, Feb 9 (IANS) Snowfall continued to elude this Himachal Pradesh capital Tuesday, though higher slopes of the Himalayas had moderate to heavy snow. The weatherman said the snow may fall ...

Bhopal, Feb 9 (IANS) Seven months after the shocking revelation that the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh had no tiger left, the state is set to conduct a much-awaited big cat ...

Chandigarh, Feb 9 (IANS) The sky remained overcast and it continued to rain in Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital of Chandigarh Tuesday, leading to a marginal dip in day temperature. The ...

Shimla, Feb 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's resort town Manali continued to be cut off from the rest of the country Tuesday due to massive landslides triggered by snow. "Manali has been cut off ...