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Clock on climate change ticking: John Kerry

Last Updated: Monday, March 31, 2014, 13:21

As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) drew a grim picture in its latest report on global warming, US Secretary of State John Kerry warned that "the clock is ticking" and asked countries to match the urgency of response with the scale of the science.

New UN report shows global warming`s growing impact on climate change

Last Updated: Monday, March 31, 2014, 10:54

A new report from the UN has warned that the impacts of global warming are likely to be "severe, pervasive and irreversible".

Climate change could `lead` to extinction of humans: Expert

Last Updated: Monday, March 31, 2014, 10:47

Climate change has emerged as one of the biggest threats that our world is facing right now. Scientists and experts around the world have expressed grave concerns about the dangerous effects which climate change will have on our daily lives. All parts of the globe are now facing brunt of climate change in the face of recent devastating extreme weather events.

Earth Hour 2014: Sydney`s Opera House goes dark

Last Updated: Saturday, March 29, 2014, 23:12

Sydney`s iconic Harbor Bridge and Opera House went dark on Saturday as Australians switched off lights around the country for an hour as part of a global effort to shine a spotlight on climate change.

India to observe Earth Hour Saturday

Last Updated: Friday, March 28, 2014, 21:08

As the clock strikes 8.30 p.m. Saturday, lights across India will be switched off to mark Earth Hour, which is observed March 29 every year.

Poaching of tigers on in protected forests: Study

Last Updated: Friday, March 28, 2014, 19:40

Poachers are hunting down big cats in highly secured protected forests in the country despite having programmes involving crores of rupees for their conservation, two major global conservation organisations claimed.

Dynamics behind Arctic ecosystems revealed

Last Updated: Friday, March 28, 2014, 13:36

An international team of biologists have published an important study of entire food-web dynamics in the deserted tundra environment.

Endangered turtles seized

Last Updated: Thursday, March 27, 2014, 23:08

Twenty seven endangered turtles, meant for sale to other countries, were today seized in a joint operation by Delhi police, the wildlife department and different groups near a bus stand here.

Crows are as clever as your seven-year-old!

Last Updated: Thursday, March 27, 2014, 19:51

Aesop`s fable that told us how smart the thirsty crow was. Scientists have now discovered that crows are as intelligent as a seven-year-old child.

White tiger for visitors in zoo

Last Updated: Thursday, March 27, 2014, 19:40

A white tiger, Kailash, which was brought here early this month from Sri Venkateshwara Zoological Park, Tirupati would be released from its quarantine ward for display to zoo visitors from tomorrow.