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Govt seeks proposals for five more tiger reserves

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 16:53

Government has accorded "in principle" approval for creation of two new tiger reserves in the country and has sought proposals from states for giving the status to five more protected areas, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

Govt to take steps to stop poaching of one-horned rhino

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 14:16

Terming the poaching of one-horned rhino as a serious matter, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said he will hold a meeting in Assam shortly to evolve a strategy to deal with the issue.

Antarctic insect has the smallest genome

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 14:10

The Antarctic midge - a small, wingless fly - with only 99 million base pairs of nucleotides has the smallest insect genome ever sequenced, scientists say.

Endangered sea turtles left stranded in Gujarat

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 11:36

Marine conservationists are trying to rescue a group of endangered sea turtles which are stranded inside a Gujarat lake after construction of large road culverts blocked their entry into the Gulf of Kutch.

`Polluting industrial sites putting Delhites at health risk`

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 22:58

Polluting industrial sites dot the entire city and are putting Delhites at a huge health risk, said a study report Tuesday.

Need more integration of renewable with grids: CEC

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 22:47

There is a need for more integration of renewable energy with grid power, Chairman of the Central Electricity Commission Neeraja Mathur said today.

70-foot whale found dead in Karachi

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 22:44

The dead body of a 70-foot whale has been washed ashore the coastal belt of Pakistan`s commercial hub Karachi today.

PIL in HC for making rainwater harvesting compulsory in Delhi

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 22:40

A PIL has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the city government and its authorities to urgently take steps for making rain water harvesting compulsory in the national capital.

Green signal from Centre for road through wild ass sanctuary

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 22:26

The Union Government has approved construction of a 40-km stretch of road passing through the wild ass sanctuary across Kutch and North Gujarat, an official statement said here today.