Delhi records season’s lowest temperatureNEW DELHI - Woke up feeling colder than usual this morning? Thanks to the westerly winds blowing over the capital, Delhi recorded the season’s lowest temperature of 8.6 degrees Celsius Saturday, met officials said. Green lifestyle statement: Bangalore kids cycle to schoolBANGALORE - A group of girls near the busy Old Airport Road in India’s tech hub Bangalore bicycle to school every day as a lifestyle statement — green transport is cool. ‘Prayer chamber’ near Hindon river to lower pollutionGHAZIABAD - The Hindon river can literally breathe easy now. Civic authorities here Friday launched a huge ‘prayer chamber’ along the river banks especially designed to immerse puja ritual materials like flowers and ash - in a move to clean up the river and reduce pollution. Eight killed as strong winds lash snow-bound Rohtang PassMANALI - Eight people were killed Friday as they were caught in high velocity winds near the snow-capped Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh, an official said. Seven of the victims were from Jharkhand. Icy winds kill eight in HimachalMANALI - At least eight people were killed Friday as high velocity icy winds lashed Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district, an official said. Himachal deploys chopper to rescue stranded peopleMANALI - Himachal Pradesh Friday deployed a private chopper to rescue people who have been marooned in the cold desert for the past 11 days in tribal Lahaul and Spiti district due to heavy snowfall, an official said. Flying foxes get sanctuary in Jharkhand (Feature with images)JAMSHEDPUR - Every evening, as dusk gathers on the smoking chimneys of this iron and steel township, an army of giant vampires creeps out of lairs on a small island in the middle of a lake. Green lessons for school kids - in lap of natureLUCKNOW - Imagine riding through a lush green forest, soaking in lessons on the environment. That’s what many school students in Uttar Pradesh are about to experience, thanks to the officials of a wildlife sanctuary. Women most vulnerable to climate change, says UN reportNEW DELHI - Women, particularly those in poor countries, are among the most vulnerable to climate change, said a United Nations report released here Thursday. Climate change photo exhibition shows peoples’ resilienceNEW DELHI - It was a photo exhibition on climate change, but instead of the negative impact of the phenomenon, it showcased how people in rural India are coping with changes in climate and evolving new ways to cope with it. Zoo pachyderm release should be closely monitored: ExpertsTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The release of zoo elephants into wildlife parks should be closely monitored as they could end up creating difficulties for their peers in the wild, say experts in Kerala, which has a large number of pachyderms. Bihar to set up Ground Water Regulatory AuthorityPATNA - 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) Minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey. Hong Kong shivers in coldest November in over 120 yearsHONG KONG - Hong Kong recorded its coldest Nov 18 in 120 years as a winter monsoon continued to send temperatures falling, authorities said Thursday. Rain brings down mercury in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - A spell of rainfall has pushed the mercury down across Orissa — a state which witnessed unusually high temperature a few days ago. Tiger poacher arrested in UttarakhandNEW DELHI - A notorious tiger poacher was arrested in the Champawat district of Uttarakhand by a joint team of the police and forest department, an NGO which helped in his capture said. Interior says it will more closely oversee state regulation of mountaintop mining
Interior increases oversight of mountaintop mining Squirrel monkeys among hundreds of rare animals rescued in PeruLIMA - The Peruvian Police have rescued hundreds of rare animals, including squirrel monkeys, yellow-foot tortoises, iguanas and diminutive brotogeris parakeet that were being sold illegally in downtown Lima. India revises air quality norms after 15 yearsNEW DELHI - With pollution levels rising across the country, India Wednesday revised the national ambient air quality standards after 15 years, bringing about uniform standards for residential and industrial areas. What will change with revised air quality standards?NEW DELHI - India for the first time will now have a uniform health-based National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), discontinuing the old practice of setting air quality standards for different land use classes like residential and industrial. Mild tremor recorded in northeast IndiaSHILLONG - Mild tremors were felt in several parts of northeast India late Tuesday, met officials said here Wednesday. India revises air quality standards after 15 yearsNEW DELHI - With pollution level rising across the country, India Wednesday revised the national ambient air quality standards after 15 years. Haryana to set up peacock breeding centresCHANDIGARH - To protect the national bird and increase its population, the Haryana government has chalked out a plan to set up a sanctuary and breeding centres for peacocks in the state. Himalayan people feel heat of climate change (Feature-Countdown to Copenhagen)NEW DELHI - Munni Rawat, a 50-year-old homemaker in Uttarakhand state in the Himalayas, does not know about the climate summit in Copenhagen next month. But she does know that climate change has dried up the stream in her hillside village in northern India. After rain, temperature dips in DelhiNEW DELHI - A day after the national capital witnessed heavy showers, the temperature in Delhi dipped Wednesday. The met department has ruled out any further possibility of rain in the coming days. ‘I own a tree’ campaign to save Bangalore’s greeneryBANGALORE - A silent “green revolution” is in the making in India’s tech hub Bangalore as citizens come together to sponsor trees to save the city’s “green heritage” which has of late come under threat owing to development activities. Poll: People embrace protecting the environment, but don’t always walk the walk
Poll: Sometimes it isn’t easy being green WASHINGTON — Sometimes it’s easier to think green than be green. A survey released Tuesday suggests people have largely embraced recycling bottles and cans, and are inclined to turn down thermostats to save energy. But it also indicated that some paths toward a greener Earth aren’t as easily taken — or turned into action. Tiger poacher nabbed in HaryanaNEW DELHI - A tiger poacher who was absconding since last year was arrested Tuesday from a Haryana town, officials said. Glacial retreat paper contradicts its own data: Vandana ShivaNEW DELHI - Ecologist Vandana Shiva Tuesday criticised a discussion paper on Himalayan glaciers released by the environment ministry last week, as its conclusions contradict the data mentioned in the report. Madhya Pradesh sets up centre to curb wildlife crimeBHOPAL - A Forest Crime Information Centre has been set up in Madhya Pradesh to check crimes related to forests and wildlife, officials said Tuesday. Delhi gets heaviest November rainfall in 11 yearsNEW DELHI - Heavy rains lashed the Indian capital overnight Monday, making it the wettest day in any November since 1998, the weather department said Tuesday. |
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