'Risk Of Such Disasters Has Increased In The Last 10 Years'

'Heavy rains are not the primary reason for landslides in Wayanad.''There are all sorts of (human) intervention going on in that area.' IMAGE: SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB.......

MP hides behind national security clause on Project Cheetah

The Madhya Pradesh forest department has refused to provide information under the Right to Information Act on management of cheetahs brought from Africa and their cubs born in India. IMAGE: A male......

Over 30 flamingos killed as Emirates flight hits them in Mumbai

An Emirates flight from Dubai struck a flock of flamingos, resulting in the death of around 40 birds in Mumbai, an official said on Tuesday. Image used for representational purpose only.......

Politicians skip this remote MP village even during poll time

For reaching the polling station at Jhandana village ahead of the November 17 Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, poll officials will have to first ride in a boat carrying the electronic voting......

Ban first, learn later: MPs accept paid 'US study tour'

Three weeks after the Bharatiya Janata Party overruled field trials for 15 genetically modified crops, a group of members of Parliament from Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena are heading to......

The sad business of smuggling red sanders wood

According to sources, around 3,000 people are involved in the shady business, notes T E NarasimhanIn a small room with asbestos sheets for a roof in Aathimur village, Pavithra, 23, recently......

Maha govt to set up 3 solar plants

The Maharashtra government is scouting land to set up three solar energy plants as part of its efforts to augment electricity generation in the state.Sources in the state energy department told PTI......

From Cancun 'can' to 'done' in Durban

The climate agenda, resuscitated at Cancun, will require renewed political will and clarity on financial commitments to come to fruition.When Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United......

Now, Aamir caught in chinkara case

The Gujarat forest department has sent a notice to Aamir Khan for allegedly violating the Wildlife Act during the making of his film, Lagaan, in 2000, when he had filmed a chinkara without......

Jadeja pays hefty fine for pictures with Gir lions

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja reportedly got down his vehicle and posed for pictures, along with his wife, in front of a pride of lions at Gir, Gujarat. Photograph: Twitter. Indian cricketer Ravindra......

Jadeja faces probe over pictures with Gir lions

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja reportedly got down his vehicle and posed for pictures, along with his wife, in front of a pride of lions at Gir, Gujarat. Photograph: Twitter. Ravindra Jadeja has been......