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Female birds sing songs: Was Charles Darwin wrong?

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 19:37

A new research by an international team has overturned the long-held concept that bird song was a male trait to attract females.

Arctic`s melt season getting longer by five days per decade

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 15:39

Researchers have said that the melt season across the Arctic is getting longer by five days per decade.

Centre acceds to Kerala`s plea to keep agricultural land out of ESA

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 23:28

Acceding to Kerala government`s demand, the Centre today decided to keep agricultural land, plantations and habitations out of Ecologically Senstive Areas (ESAs) identified by a committee.

Marine biologists find deep sea species form 95% of world`s fish biomass

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 22:17

In a fresh finding, marine biologists have found that fish living in the mesopelagic zones form 95 per cent of the world`s fish biomass.

Centre denotifies 86,409 hectares of Zudpi jungle land

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 20:47

The Centre denotified 86,409 hectares of Zudpi jungle today, after Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithiviraj Chavan took it up with Union Forest and Environment Minister Veerappa Moily.

Mughal Gardens receives 2.86 lakh visitors in 2 weeks

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 19:47

The Mughal Gardens inside the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex has this year received 2.86 lakh visitors in the first fortnight of the month-long period during which it stays open to the general public.

Kerala rules out compromise on Western Ghats report

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 19:14

With the Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats conservation becoming a poll issue in the state, the Congress-led UDF government today demanded that the state`s suggestions for changes in the report should be accepted by the Centre.

PETA, Maha government slug it out in HC on shifting `Sunder`

Last Updated: Monday, March 3, 2014, 19:23

Maharashtra government and animal rights group PETA today continued their court battle over relocation of a male elephant which was allegedly tortured while in custody of a temple in Kolhapur.

7,000 wild elephants and 100 tigers in Kerala forest

Last Updated: Monday, March 3, 2014, 19:20

Kerala has about 7,000 wild elephants and 100 tigers as per the latest survey on the animal population in the forests, State Forest Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said here today.

Everest climbers will be asked to bring down waste

Last Updated: Monday, March 3, 2014, 19:13

In a bid to clean Mt. Everest of waste accumulated over decades of climbing, the Nepal government has introduced a new provision -- effective the coming spring season -- according to which every climber will have to bring down at least eight kg of garbage to base camp while returning from the expedition, an official here said Monday.