SC seeks Centre, States response on owning elephants
New Delhi : The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and several states including Kerala and Goa to apprise it on whether a person can ...
Captive elephants : Peta sends legal notice to Kerala govt
Thiruvananthapuram: Peta India has sent a legal notice to the Kerala government seeking withdrawal of its 26 February order allowing ...
Volcano erupts in southwest Alaska
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a volcano on Alaska’s Aleutian Islands erupted on Sunday afternoon and sent ash 20,000 ...
Punjab’s act is gross violation of S C orders : Khattar
Chandigarh : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday ( 18 march 2016) described the resolution passed by the Punjab ...
Agasthyamala listed among 20 world biosphere reserves
India’s “unique” Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve is among 20 new sites added by the UN’s top cultural body ...
China on yellow alert as heavy pollution chokes several cities
BEIJING: China today issued a yellow alert for smog as the pollution choked most regions in the country’s north with no signs ...
Rajya Sabha MP urges PM Modi to order safety audit of all nuclear plants
New Delhi : Expressing concern over the heavy water leak at Kakrapar plant in Gujarat, Rajya Sabha MP Palvai Govardhan Reddy today ...
Millions In US At Risk From Rising Seas: Study
Paris : Rising sea levels driven by climate change could upend the lives of more than 13 million Americans by the end of the century, ...
Newly discovered bacteria can eat plastic bottles
A team of Japanese scientists has found a species of bacteria that eats the type of plastic found in most disposable water ...
Japan marks 2011 earthquake, tsunami, nuclear disaster
Tokyo: Japan pauses on Friday to mark five years since an offshore earthquake spawned a monster tsunami that left about 18,500 people ...