Rising demand could force people to pay more for water, says Bansal
February 17th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Union Water Resource Minister P K Bansal on Wednesday said that country's increasing population and subsequent rising demand for water could one day force people to pay ... Read more...
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Linkin Park to sing for Haiti victims
January 21st, 2010 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 20 (IANS) American rockers Linkin Park have teamed up with stars including Peter Gabrield, Alanis Moissette and Enrique Iglesias to release a digital charity album to benefit the Haiti ... Read more...
Posted in World |
EU pledges 3 million euros in aid to Haiti
January 13th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Jan 13 (DPA) The European Union's executive Wednesday sent 3 million euros ($4.3 million) in aid to earthquake-hit Haiti, with more funding expected in the coming days.
One EU expert is already ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Nainital schoolchildren to clean Bhimtal lake
December 11th, 2009 - 8:29 pm ICT by ANI
Nainital, Dec. 11 (ANI): Concerned with polluting water streams in Uttarakhand, schoolchildren in Nainital have pledged to clean the Bhimtal lake during their holidays.Nainital's renowned lakes attract thousands of tourists from all ... Read more...
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Oceans can feed the human race
December 2nd, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) Oceans could become a source of more human food if steps are taken to expand and improve marine aquaculture, says a new study.
As the world's population continues ... Read more...
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Oceans would be able to feed growing world population in future
December 2nd, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 2 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that the oceans could become the source of food for the increasing human population in the future if steps are taken ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Bihar to set up Ground Water Regulatory Authority
November 19th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 19 (IANS) The Bihar government has decided to set up a Ground Water Regulatory Authority to conserve and ensure proper usage of groundwater, said Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Mia Farrow troubled by problems in Gaza
November 3rd, 2009 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): Actress Mia Farrow has said that she is extremely saddened with the news that a Palestinian has suffocated to death after a tunnel collapse under the Gaza Strip ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Green art show cries out to protect earth (With Image)
October 1st, 2009 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) In artist Rachna Chhachhi's eyes, the earth is a "despairing woman" weighed down by natural woes.
"I have been trying to raise awareness about ecological degradation through my ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
EU sends 150,000 euros in aid to Samoa tsunami victims
September 30th, 2009 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Sep 30 (DPA) The European Union is sending 150,000 euros ($219,000) in aid to the victims of the tsunami in the Pacific islands of Samoa, officials in Brussels said Wednesday.
The money ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
African vistas on artist’s canvas
September 25th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Memories of the sweeping wilderness of Africa seep through the works of urban designer-cum-artist Antonio E'Costa, who spent a better part of his life in Kenya.
His recent ... Read more...
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Youth unearths pre-historic fossils in Himachal Pradesh
September 11th, 2009 - 9:31 pm ICT by ANI
Majakra (Himachal Pradesh), Sep 11(ANI): A 19-year-old youngster has unearthed fossil remains of a prehistoric creature buried in Majakra village in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district.Nishant Kumar, a student, chanced upon the ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Global warming may cause Earth’s axis to tilt in coming century
August 21st, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 21 (ANI): A new study has suggested that gloabal warming may heat up oceans to the extent that it could cause Earth's axis to tilt in the coming century.According to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
China turns to the sea to solve growing problem of water shortages
August 17th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, August 17 (ANI): Recent reports indicate that China is turning to the sea to solve the growing problem of water shortages afflicting the country and cut utility costs as well.For ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Changing rainfall pattern may deprive billion people of water
August 10th, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) A changing rainfall pattern may deprive a billion people of fresh water in the tropics and subtropics in the coming decades, according to the latest research.
The rain band ... Read more...
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Wanderlust gene isolated in tiny fish
August 5th, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 5 (IANS) A gene linked to physical traits also seems to be dictating wanderlust in a tiny fish, considered a living model of Darwin's natural selection theory, according to a ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
First-ever ‘wanderlust gene’ in tiny bony fish found
August 5th, 2009 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 5 (ANI): A new study by University of British Columbia has claimed that a gene previously linked to physical traits is also dictating behaviour in a tiny fish widely regarded ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Ocean current shutdown may take place more slowly than previously believed
July 17th, 2009 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 17 (ANI): A new research has determined that the ocean current shutdown may take place more slowly and gradually than previously suggested.The research, based on the longest experiment of its ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Yamuna not cleaned despite action plan, admits government
July 13th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The water quality of the Yamuna river has not shown "desired improvement", the government admitted Monday, despite spending Rs.872.15 crore since the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Scientists see dramatic increase in amount of fresh water in Arctic Ocean
July 5th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 5 (ANI): A new study by scientists has shown a dramatic increase in the amount of fresh water in the Arctic Ocean.Fresh water flowing into or out of the Arctic ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Himalayan glaciers feared to be swelling dangerously due to global warming
June 24th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24 (ANI): Scientists in Nepal have embarked on the first field studies of Himalayan glacial lakes, some of which are feared to be swelling dangerously due to global warming.In May, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cornelia Marie: Captain Phil Harris Undaunted
June 17th, 2009 - 11:22 pm ICT by GD
If you are trying to figure out who Cornelia Marie is then be informed that she is 128 feet long, 28 feet wide and can carry 28,500 US gallons of fuel ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Left Front wants cyclone Aila to be declared a national calamity
June 9th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, June 9 (ANI): West Bengal's ruling Left Front chairman Biman Bose said on Tuesday that his party demanded the cyclone Aila, which caused enormous devastation in the state to be ... Read more...
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Mariah Carey to get $1 mn for one-hour performance
May 10th, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 10 (IANS) Pop singer Mariah Carey and Welsh singer Tom Jones will earn $1 million each for performing for an hour at the opening of a new luxury resort.
The ... Read more...
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Sting, Trudie Styler played crucial role in bringing out Crude
January 24th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan 24 (ANI): English singer songwriter Sting and his wife Trudie Styler have both been instrumental in bringing about Crude, a Sundance documentary.The documentary is based on the worlds ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Climate porn, fanta pants make it to Macquarie Dictionary 2008 edition
January 8th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 8 (ANI): Climate porn, flashpacking, toxic debt, wellness tourism and fanta pantsthese are just some of the new words and phrases that have made it to the Macquarie Dictionary''s ... Read more...
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Changes in sea level will affect the salinity of estuaries
November 21st, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 21 (ANI): A new research has suggested that the changes in sea level will affect the salinity of estuaries, which influences aquatic life, fishing and recreation.The research was ... Read more...
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Contact lens cases are home to pathogenic amoebae: Study
October 21st, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 21 (ANI): A Spanish study has revealed that contact lens cases are often contaminated with Acanthamoeba which cannot be killed by normal contact lens solution.
Published in the Journal of ... Read more...
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Russian submersibles attempt to reach bottom of the worlds deepest lake
July 28th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, July 28 (ANI): The two Russian submersibles which dived to the sea-bed beneath the North Pole last year are now attempting to reach the bottom of Lake Baikal in Siberia, ... Read more...
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As North Pole goes iceless, scramble for resources feared
June 29th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 29 (IANS) The North Pole faces the prospect of becoming iceless this summer for the first time in history, scientists warn. They warn that since global warming has caused the ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Obese people consume 18% more food energy than leaner counterparts
May 16th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by admin
London, May 16 (ANI): Researchers from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have revealed that obese people consume 18 percent more food energy than their leaner counterparts.For the study, Phil ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Bacterial slime causes Leptospirosis
May 5th, 2008 - 11:55 am ICT by admin
Washington, May 5 (ANI): Researchers at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France, have found that bacterial slime helps cause Leptospirosis, a serious but neglected emerging disease that infects humans through contaminated ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Hillary’s Himalayan trust to receive humanitarian award
April 28th, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr.28 (ANI): The Himalayan Trust will be recognised for four decades of volunteer work improving the lives of Sherpa communities in Nepal, by receiving the Variety International Humanitarian Award at ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Recycling rubbish may do more harm than good: Study
April 17th, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Apr.17 (ANI): Recycling rubbish could do more harm than good to the environment, a new research has revealed.
RMIT environmental engineering expert Tim Grant was quoted by news.com.au as saying that ... Read more...
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Chikungunya cases reported again from Kerala
April 9th, 2008 - 2:19 pm ICT by admin
Kozhikode, April 9 (IANS) Chikungunya, a viral disease that spreads through the bite of infected mosquitoes, has struck Kerala again. The first cases this year have been reported from Kozhikode district. The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |