Latest News from Eco News, Breaking Eco News News, Eco News Headlines : Zee News

US calls for more efforts to protect oceans

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 09:17

US Secretary of State John Kerry said the oceans are facing threats from over-fishing, pollution and acidification, and called for "a comprehensive, global strategy" to protect them, media reported Tuesday.

Refreezing of deep ice sheets creates mysterious blocks in Greenland: Study

Last Updated: Monday, June 16, 2014, 12:20

A new research has discovered a mysterious blocks of ice as tall as city skyscrapers and as wide as the island of Manhattan at the very bottom of the ice sheet in Greenland.

Is eel on endangered list, Japan sees a vanishing dish?

Last Updated: Friday, June 13, 2014, 19:01

growing concern among the Japanese is that the eel, which is an integral part of the country`s diet, has been listed as endangered.

How plants can produce species without sex

Last Updated: Friday, June 13, 2014, 14:39

Plants can transfer their entire genetic material to a partner in an asexual manner, research reveals.

PM Narendra Modi calls for a `Clean India` by 2019

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 22:16

Stressing on cleanliness and reiterating his government`s resolve for a `Clean India`, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his maiden speech in Parliament, on Wednesday said that the country should accomplish the mission by 2019, which is the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Himachal gets $100 million loan from World Bank

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 18:17

Himachal Pradesh Wednesday got a $100 million development policy loan from the World Bank to enable the hill state to manage its natural resources.

Animal reserve makes special arrangements to combat heatwave

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 18:06

It`s not just people but the animals in the wild who are reeling under the intense heatwave that has swept UP and other northern states.

Ozone peaked to dangerous levels in Delhi: Study

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 23:07

Even as residents in Delhi continue to battle the soaring temperature this summer, the Ozone has also peaked to dangerous levels in the national capital.

Lesser-known wild species targeted by Poachers: Experts

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 11, 2014, 00:31

Pangolins, monitor lizards, mongoose, spiny-tailed lizards, and mariner turtles are some of the lesser-known wild species falling on prey of the poachers.

Volcanoes beneath Antarctic ice sheet melting glaciers

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 19:40

Not only climate change, subglacial volcanoes below the West Antarctic ice sheet are also contributing to the melting of Thwaites Glacier - a major river of ice that flows into Antarctica`s Pine Island Bay, a study suggests.