Environment/Science
Environment/Science
New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in collaboration with Department of Forest and Wildlife of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, celebrated the International Day of Forest on Monday at the Asola Bhatti Wildlife sanctuary. more
Dettol partners with Amazon India to launch Air Protect Mask to offer 4 in 1 protection from rising air pollution

Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS): With over 80 years of strong heritage in product innovation and creating new categories in the country, Dettol has been consistently ranked amongst the most trusted b ...

Mumbai : Deonar fire still rages as toxic fumes spread

Mumbai, Mar 21 (IBNS) A fire that broke out at Mumbai's Deonar dumping ground in the eastern suburbs of the city on Saturday evening is still raging, reports said.

Fortis Hospital, Anandapur takes up Swachha Bharat Mission for a greener and cleaner Kolkata

Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS) In support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission, Fortis Hospital Anandapur initiated a Cleanliness campaign, “Clean Kolkata, Green Kolkata”, t ...

Plastic carry bags: Minimum thickness increased to 50 microns

New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS) To curb the menace of plastic waste and its accumulation, the Union government has, on Friday, said that the minimum thickness of plastic carry bags has been increas ...

Astronomers discover colossal 'Super Spiral' galaxies

Washington, Mar 18 (IBNS) A strange new kind of galactic beast has been spotted in the cosmic wilderness. Dubbed "super spirals," these unprecedented galaxies dwarf our own spiral galaxy, ...

Science papers reveal new aspects of Pluto and its Moons

A year ago, Pluto was just a bright speck in the cameras of NASA’s approaching New Horizons spacecraft, not much different than its appearances in telescopes since Clyde Tombaugh discovere ...

South Africa snapped from Space Station's EarthKAM

Washington, Mar 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The remotely controlled Sally Ride EarthKAM aboard the International Space Station snapped this striking photograph during a flyover of South Afri ...

Create healthy environments to save lives: WHO

New Delhi, Mar 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new WHO report released on Tuesday estimates that every year 12.6 million people globally die from diseases and injuries attributable to the envir ...

Greenpeace calls for immediate investigation into India’s aging heavy water reactors post Kakrapar accident

Mumbai, Mar 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Following a serious accident at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in Gujarat on Mar 11, Greenpeace India has called for an immediate investigation by i ...