Giant panda gives birth at Washington zoo
September 18th, 2012 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) There's a new arrival at the national zoo here late Sunday, the zoo's only female giant panda, Mei Xiang, gave birth to a baby cub."We ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Take China’s help, track Dorjee’s helicopter, say residents
May 3rd, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 3 (IANS) Angry civil rights activists and influential student groups in Arunachal Pradesh Tuesday asked the central government to take China's help in tracking down the helicopter ... Read more...
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Concrete details of missing chopper by evening: Mukul Wasnik (Lead)
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 3 (IANS) Rescue teams would be able to provide concrete information on the missing helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu by 4 p.m.
Tuesday, union Minister ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
18 die as coach plunges into gorge in China
March 11th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 11 (IANS) At least 18 people died and 23 were injured after a bus coach plunged into a deep narrow gorge Friday morning in China, local rescuers said.The ... Read more...
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Triple amputee completes 3,530-mile run across US
November 13th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 13 (ANI): Triple amputee Mark Ormrod says he has 'achieved the impossible' - by completing a 3,530-mile run across the US.Mark, 27, led six other former Royal and US Marines ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Rains, landslides force changes in Himalayan motor rally
October 6th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 6 (IANS) Incessant rainfall leading to landslides has affected the annual Raid-de-Himalaya motor rally in Himachal Pradesh starting Oct 10, as some routes may have to be abandoned due to ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Sacramento Bee Reports The Vanish Of Chipmunks
October 5th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
After many other animals it is probably the time for Sierra Nevada inhabitant, Inyo chipmunk, to go Dodo's way. This striped cheeked, bushy tailed, and button brown eyed chipmunk ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Alabama, NC, and New Hampshire Among Best Places to Retire 2010
September 15th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 15 (THANIDIAN NEWS) Among CNNMoney.com’s “25 Best Places to Retire” was a few surprises, including Durham North Carolina, Huntsville Alabama, and Hanover New Hampshire. Two of these states are southern, with ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Brit ‘triple amputee’ marine part of two-month relay run across America
September 11th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 11(ANI): A British marine, who lost both legs and an arm in a landmine explosion in Afghanistan, has set off for a new challenge to run across America.Commando Mark Ormrod ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Frog evolution ‘clue to rise of the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau’
August 6th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 6 (ANI): Geologists have found clues to origin of the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau - by analysing evolution of a group of muscled frogs.Scientists from Kunming, China, and the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Toads living on mountains at higher risk of dying from fungal infection
January 25th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 25 (ANI): A new research has suggested that midwife toads that live in the mountains are highly likely to die from a serious fungal infection, called chytridiomycosis, whereas their infected ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New data to shed light on ‘ghost mountains’ of Antarctica
December 19th, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 19 (ANI): An international team of scientists has announced the first set of data about the most enigmatic mountain ranges on Earth, which are popularly dubbed as the 'ghost mountains'.According ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Major toxic compounds detected on America’s highest mountain
December 8th, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, December 8 (ANI): An international team of scientists has detected low concentrations of toxic, carcinogenic chlorine compounds known as Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in samples taken from America's highest mountain in the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Indian encroachment triggered Nepal violence, says ethnic leader
December 6th, 2009 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 6 (IANS) The general strike called Sunday by Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas after six people were killed in clashes between security forces and squatters in the far west of the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Increasing temperatures make world’s oldest trees grow faster
November 18th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 18 (ANI): A new research has concluded that increasing temperatures at high altitudes are fueling the post-1950 growth spurt seen in bristlecone pines, the world's oldest trees.Pines close to treeline ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Humans causing erosion comparable to world’s largest rivers and glaciers
September 3rd, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 3 (ANI): A new study has found that large-scale farming projects by humans can erode the Earth's surface at rates comparable to those of the world's largest rivers and glaciers.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Highest mountains lie near the equator as warmer climates enhance their growth
August 13th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 13 (ANI): A team of scientists has used satellite images to determine that the highest mountains are located near the equator because warmer climates enhance mountain growth.Three things control how ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Global warming may trap birds in hostile environments
June 10th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 10 (ANI): A new study has indicated that African bird species could struggle to relocate to survive global warming because natural features of the landscape will limit where they can ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Language of music is certainly universal
March 20th, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 20 (ANI): A study on native African people has revealed that the language of music is certainly universal, and that people can pick out happy, sad, and fearful emotions ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Extinct ibex brought back to life by cloning
February 1st, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): Pyrenean ibex, a form of wild mountain goat, has been resurrected for the first time after being cloned from frozen tissue.The animal was officially declared extinct in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Glaciers around the globe continue to melt at high rates
January 30th, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): If reports are to be believed, glaciers around the globe continue to melt at high rates, all due to global warming.Tentative figures for the year 2007, of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Save Aravallis, save north India, plead environmentalists
January 24th, 2009 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) North India will become a big desert if the Aravalli range - one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world - is not protected, say environmentalists, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
25 years of Appiko, a green movement to save trees in Karnataka
November 17th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
By K.G.Vasuki
Sirsi (Karnataka), Nov.17 (ANI): The 25 years of Appiko or, hug the tree Green Movement on the Sahyadri Mountain ranges in the western ghats of Karnataka has created a tremendous ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Mystery deepens over Antarctic mountain range buried under miles of ice
November 9th, 2008 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
img src="/newsportal/images/National Geographic-83180.jpg" alt="National Geographic" border="0" hspace="5" vspace="2" width="180" height="180" align="right"Washington, Nov 9 (ANI): A new study has said that the existence of a massive Antarctic mountain range buried under miles ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Climate change can grind down plate tectonics
October 16th, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 16 (ANI): New evidence has emerged that, given enough time, climate change can even alter the course of plate tectonics, by grinding them down.The march of plate tectonics had ... Read more...
Posted in National |
One in five of Germany’’s plant species threatened by climate change
August 14th, 2008 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 14 (ANI): A new study by scientists has indicated that one in five of Germany''s plant species could lose parts of its current range, all due to threatening climate ... Read more...
Posted in National |
The more it rains on some mountains, the faster they grow
July 9th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): Geologists studying the fault-riddled, intensely rainy Eastern Cordillera of Colombia, South America, have determined that the more it rains on some mountains, the faster they grow.According to ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Mountain ranges rise faster than believed: study
June 6th, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 6 (IANS) Mountains can double their heights within two to four million years - many times faster than the existing tectonic theory surmises, a new study has found. The rapid ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Kidnapped engineer in Afghanistan returns to India
May 29th, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by admin
Suralpady (Karnataka), May 29 (ANI): Sarang Mohammad Naeem, an Indian who was kidnapped in Afghanistan, returned to his hometown Suralpady in Mangalore.Naeem was among the two kidnapped road workers from India ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Snow leopard in Kufri awaits a partner
April 12th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by admin
By Hemant Chauhan
Kufri, Apr 12 (ANI): The forest department in Himachal Pradesh is making efforts to find a mate for the only snow leopard they are left with in Kufri zoo. ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Apex court to go ahead with Godavari dispute hearing
March 26th, 2008 - 8:34 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed Maharashtra's objection to its hearing of a lawsuit by Andhra Pradesh, challenging the construction of the Babhli barrage on the Godavari river. ... Read more...
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Apex court can’t hear river dispute, says Maharashtra
March 25th, 2008 - 10:57 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Maharashtra government told the Supreme Court Tuesday that the apex court was not the right forum to adjudicate on Andhra Pradesh's objection to a barrage being ... Read more...
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Troops kill 11 Kurdish separatists in Turkey
March 13th, 2008 - 2:21 am ICT by admin
DPA
Ankara, March 13 (DPA) Eleven Kurdish guerrillas have been killed in clashes with troops in southeast Turkey, media reports said. CNN-Turk television reported that the fighting took place in the mountain ranges ... Read more...
Posted in World |
3 billion-yr-old microcrystals provide new record of planetary evolution
March 4th, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 4 (ANI): An international research team has discovered three-billion-year-old zircon microcrystals in northern Ontario in Canada, which are proving to be a new record of the processes that form continents ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Earths magma sculpted valleys and mountains 180 mln years ago: Study
December 4th, 2007 - 6:24 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec.4 (ANI): A professor of earth and planetary sciences at the Johns Hopkins University who challenged the century-old concept that the Earth's outer layer formed when crystal-free molten rock called magma ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |