London, Nov 7 (IANS) Hindu leaders in Britain have teamed up with Prince Philip and the UN to launch a long-term action plan that will engage with the community worldwide in the ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) Hundreds of villagers in Orissa's Kendrapada district have been worshipping a rare turtle since Thursday as it has eyes similar to that of a Hindu deity, a forest ...

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Visibility in the national capital dropped to 500 metres Saturday morning as a fog cover hung over the city for the first time this winter, but flights ...

Xiamen (China), Nov 6 (IANS) China is drafting a new law to protect its islands and oceanic resources, Zhang Hongsheng, deputy director of the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), said at the 2009 ...

Allahabad, Nov 6 (IANS) The nearly week-long fire at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot in Jaipur and the resultant smoke has forced a large number of migratory birds visiting the Bharatpur ...

Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) A full-grown elephant was found dead near a river in West Bengal's Purulia district Friday morning, a forest department official said. "The tusker was found dead this (Friday) morning ...

Patna, Nov 6 (IANS) More than 50 people have been bitten by jackals during the last one week in Bihar's Samastipur district, police said Friday. Jackals attacked nearly a dozen villagers Thursday in ...

Shimla, Nov 6 (IANS) A man has been arrested in Himachal Pradesh for allegedly possessing two leopard skins, one of a fully grown animal, police said Friday. "A poacher was arrested near the ...

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Delhiites woke up to a misty morning Friday, with the minimum temperature a notch above average. The weatherman has predicted a clear sunny day and similar conditions ...

Barcelona, Nov 5 (DPA) December's Copenhagen climate conference will produce a "real" but probably not binding agreement, a US climate change negotiator said Thursday. Jonathan Pershing made the comments in Barcelona, Spain, ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) More than 30 years since the massive defoliation campaigns of the Vietnam war, and nearly 20 years since the extensive pollution caused by the destruction of 600 ...

By Madhuri Dey Nicaragua, Nov. 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The tropical storm Ida wreaked havoc in the Nicaraguan islands of the Caribbean. It was reported as forming early on Wednesday, and made a landfall ...

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, Nov 5 (IANS) You can turn milk into yogurt within 10 minutes or pump toxins out of your cattle. You just need to know which plant to use, says ...

Islamabad, Nov 5 (IANS) The escalating war against terrorism in Pakistan has affected migratory birds as their route has been disturbed. An unusual delay in the arrival of migratory birds to Sindh ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The capital had another warm day Thursday, with above-average temperatures, a met official said. The minimum temperature recorded by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) at 8.30 a.m. Thursday ...

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) About a quarter million children could die of climate change and nearly 175 million children will be hit by disasters like floods, cyclones and droughts along with ...

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) With increasing mumber of abandoned pets and complaints of unregulated pet shops in the national capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi Wednesday took a stand to form ...

Kuala Lumpur, Nov 4 (IANS) An action plan has been mooted to save the critical endangered Malaysian tiger that numbers less than 500. Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the country could ...

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Even as the prime minister Wednesday emphasised on equitable growth and guaranteeing legitimate rights of tribals, members of various tribes staged a protest in the capital ...

Bhopal, Nov 4 (IANS) A 14-month-old tigress who was injured in a fight with another tiger has been found dead at the Kanha tiger reserve in eastern Madhya Pradesh, officials said Wednesday. "The ...

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Temperatures are expected to rise here as well as in other north Indian states in the coming few days, India Meteorological Department said Wednesday, adding that temperature ...

Caracas, Nov 4 (EFE) The Venezuelan capital is suffering its worst drought since 1947 as is much of the country, forcing the authorities to introduce water rationing. Environmentalist Erik Quiroga told EFE Tuesday ...

By Arun Kumar Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made an impassioned plea to the US and European nations to accept binding obligation on climate change to influence countries like ...

Washington, Nov 4 (DPA) The US and European Union resumed talks on climate change Tuesday as they intensify efforts to reach an accord ahead of next month's UN summit in Copenhagen, ...

Beijing, Nov 3 (IANS) More than 1,000 lakes have disappeared in China in the past half century and more than 80 percent of lakes along the lower reach of the Yangtze river ...

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Over 150 tribal villagers and forest dwellers Tuesday protested here against non-implementation of Forest Dwellers Act and submitted a memorandum to the prime minister demanding first ...

By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, Nov 3 (IANS) A group of Buddhists from Nepal as well as animal rights organisations have begun urging India's state administrations and animal welfare organisations to help prevent the ...

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) After usually waking up to sunny mornings, Delhiites woke up to a rather gloomy Tuesday as a cloud cover enveloped the city early in the day. According to ...

Raipur, Nov 3 (IANS) A five-year-old male elephant was found dead in a hamlet in the middle of a forest in Chhattisgarh's northern Surguja area, forest department officials said Tuesday. The officials, ...

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Tribals from across India will hold protests Tuesday and Wednesday alleging the government is imposing illegal and dangerous afforestation programmes and sending police to repress the forest ...