Hail punctures hopes of Himachal apple growers
May 1st, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 1 (IANS) The apple of Himachal Pradesh's eye is turning sour. Attacked by hailstorms, the state's apple crop, worth more than Rs.200 crore, is lying unattended in the ... Read more...
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Himachal identifies threatened flora species
March 23rd, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has identified two highly threatened flora species in the state, an official statement said here Wednesday."Wild growing numbers of gentiana kurroo royle and lilium ... Read more...
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Russian archaeologists discover ancient city in Socotra Island
December 25th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Sana'a, Dec 25 (ANI): After four-year archaeological excavations, a Russian team has discovered an ancient city in Socotra Island.The state-run 26sep.net reported that the team unearthed an ancient city called "Khajlah" located ... Read more...
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New snub-nosed monkey found in Northern Myanmar
October 27th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): Scientists have found a new species of monkey in Northern Myanmar (formerly Burma.)The research, by an international team of primatologists, reveals how Rhinopithecus strykeri, a species of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Tsunami risk higher than expected in LA, other major cities
October 11th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 11 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the risk of destructive tsunamis is in places such as Kingston, Istanbul, and Los Angeles.Geologists studying the Haiti earthquake have said that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Global warming evidence is overwhelming’
July 29th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Latest temperature readings from the upper atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean in a new climate change report from the Met Office in Britain and its US ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Met Office says global warming evidence is ‘unmistakable’
July 29th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29 (ANI): For the first time, a report has brought together ten different ways of measuring changes in the climate, and added that there unmistakable evidence of the world getting ... Read more...
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Global warming evidences ‘unmistakable’
July 29th, 2010 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Evidences of global warming are unmistakable, according to a new report on climate change which presents a list of indicators including melting glaciers and rising sea level.
The report ... Read more...
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Louisiana closes territorial seas for shrimp harvesting due to probable oil impact
May 7th, 2010 - 5:05 am ICT by BNO News
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Robert Barham issued and emergency closure of shrimp harvesting in a portion of territorial seas due to probable ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
2000-year-old birthplace of Roman emperor Vespasian found
January 28th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Rome, January 28 (ANI): Reports indicate that an international team of archaeologists has claimed to have unearthed the 2000-year-old birthplace of the Roman emperor, Vespasian, north of the Italian capital.Vespasian ruled the ... Read more...
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Giant Amazon arapaima fish may be threatened by overfishing
January 5th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 5 (ANI): Reports indicate that the arapaima, a giant species of fish that lurks in the Amazon river, may be threatened by overfishing.According to a report by BBC News, studies ... Read more...
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Scientists identify new species of gecko
September 25th, 2009 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 25 (ANI): A new study has identified a new species of gecko, which was long misunderstood as another kind of gecko.The tiny pinkish-brown gecko, which scurries through rocky habitat on ... Read more...
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Scale of gorilla poaching in Congo exposed
September 17th, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 17 (ANI): An undercover investigation has exposed the scale of gorilla poaching, by finding that up to two gorillas are killed and sold as bushmeat each week in Kouilou, a ... Read more...
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Scientists assess flooding and damage that cyclone Nargis inflicted upon Myanmar
July 18th, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 18 (ANI): A team of scientists has assessed flooding and damage that cyclone Nargis inflicted upon Myanmar in 2008.Tropical cyclone Nargis made landfall in the Asian nation of Myanmar ... Read more...
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Wildlife authorities initiate census on endangered Hangul deer in Kashmir
March 23rd, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
By Parvez butt
Srinagar, Mar 23 (ANI): Wildlife authorities in Kashmir have initiated a census on the Hangul deer, one of the endangered species, to identify threats to the species and formulate ... Read more...
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Dead Sea drying at an alarming rate
March 5th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 5 (ANI): A new study has indicated that the water levels in the Dead Sea, which is the deepest point on Earth, are dropping at an alarming rate with ... Read more...
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Human impact on rain forests reaches tsunami stage
January 13th, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): Scientists have said that human impact on tropical forest ecosystems has reached a tsunami stage, and will require a new generation of sophisticated remote-sensing technology to monitor ... Read more...
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Speediest sand dunes clocked from space
January 4th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 4 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new and more convenient approach to monitoring the speed and sand flux of migrating dunes, using high-resolution optical satellite images taken at differing ... Read more...
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‘Over 94 percent poor Muslims don’t get subsidised food grains’
September 5th, 2008 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Most of the poor among India's 138 million Muslims do not get subsidised food grains in rural India, says Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), one of the leading organisations ... Read more...
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