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Kerala toughens stand against Kasturirangan report

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 18:23

With apprehensions over the Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats conservation turning into a hot political issue ahead of Lok Sabha polls in Kerala, Congress-led UDF Government will be taking a strong stand against implementation of the report in its present form at the meeting of states concerned in Delhi tomorrow.

China smog drives masks out of stock

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 13:42

China`s biggest online face-mask sellers were running out of stock Wednesday as consumers rushed to protect themselves from smog that has shrouded large swathes of northern China for an entire week.

A sewage treatment plant to help manage water efficiently

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 13:32

With the larger goal of fighting the challenging battle of sanitation and water management in India, a new environment friendly sewage treatment plant (STP) has been set up in Delhi`s Timarpur area as a pilot project.

US high court mulls greenhouse gas limits

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 04:33

The US government has defended its regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants before the Supreme Court, after coming under attack from industry and Republicans alike.

Volcanic eruptions credited for global warming pause

Last Updated: Monday, February 24, 2014, 14:11

Researchers have claimed that volcanoes have offered "temporary respite" from rising temperatures in recent years.

Endangered Lemurs on verge of extinction

Endangered Lemurs on verge of extinction

Last Updated: Sunday, February 23, 2014, 10:23

Scientists have revealed lemurs are on the verge of extinction as impoverished local people are hunting them, and also because their habitat is being destroyed.

Several Chinese cities reel under smog

Last Updated: Saturday, February 22, 2014, 16:05

Smog continued to blanket China`s north and central regions for the third day today, prompting the National Meteorological Centre (NMC) to issue a yellow alert for air pollution.

El Nino may strike again, could reduce monsoon in India

Last Updated: Saturday, February 22, 2014, 10:33

The El Nino weather pattern - the Spanish word for boy - is likely to return this year causing drought in some areas and flooding in others.

Wild elephants spotted again in Cuttack city

Last Updated: Friday, February 21, 2014, 22:12

For the second time in less than three months wild elephants from nearby Athgarh forest range have approached Cuttack city after crossing the Mahanadi river.

Crime branch starts probe into poaching of three tuskers

Last Updated: Friday, February 21, 2014, 22:08

The Crime Branch of Odisha Police today began investigation into the the alleged poaching of three tuskers in Sambalpur and Bamara forest ranges, official sources said.