Shell profits won't count true cost of Niger Delta oil spills: Amnesty International warns investors
New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS): Decades of unchecked Niger Delta oil spills could cost Royal Dutch Shell billions in compensation and clean-up costs, Amnesty International warned investors as the Anglo-Dutch oil giant publishes its profits figures for the first quarter of 2015.
In Nepal quake aftermath, CSE points out lapses in building regulations in India
New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS): Earthquakes don't kill, buildings do. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has pointed out the systemic issues that result in construction of unsafe buildings that are unable to withstand an earthquake.
Bizarre 'platypus' dinosaur discovered
Birmingham, Apr 27 (IBNS) Although closely related to the notorious carnivore Tyrannosaurus rex, a new lineage of dinosaur discovered in Chile is proving to be an evolutionary jigsaw puzzle, as it preferred to graze upon plants.
BSF seized twenty one Star tortoises worth Rs.12.6 lakhs
Kolkata, Apr 23 (IBNS) Border Security Force(BSF) on Thursday seized twenty one numbers of Indian Star Tortoise.
Bihar storm toll touches 65; CM makes aerial survey
Patna, Apr 23 (IBNS) The toll in the devastating storm in Bihar rose to 65 as chief minister Nitish Kumar made an aerial survey of the affected areas on Thursday and held a meeting with officials for relief and rehabilitation of survivors.
ICARUS neutrino experiment to move to Fermilab
Geneva, Apr 22 (IBNS): A group of scientists led by Nobel laureate Carlo Rubbia will transport the world's largest liquid-argon neutrino detector across the Atlantic Ocean from CERN to its new home at the U.S. Department of Energy1’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory 2.
Monsoon might be below normal this year: IMD
New Delhi, Apr 22 (IBNS)The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said the country might experience below normal monsoon this year.
Orange renewable power triples wind capacity in last nine months
Kolkata, Apr 21 (IBNS): Orange Renewable Power, a 100 percent subsidiary of AT Holdings Pte Ltd, Singapore, has tripled its wind capacity with the commissioning of 120 MW in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
J&K: Flood alert sounded in Srinagar
Srinagar, Apr 21 (IBNS) As the incessant rains continued to lash Kashmir valley since Sunday, the water level in Jhelum river is continuously increasing with the state Flood Control Department sounding flood alert in Srinagar.
NASA Spacecraft achieves unprecedented success studying Mercury
Washington, Apr 17 (IBNS) After extraordinary science findings and technological innovations, a NASA spacecraft launched in 2004 to study Mercury will impact the planet’s surface, most likely on April 30, after it runs out of propellant.
New Delhi, Apr 16 (IBNS): Recognizing the importance of knowledge co-operation to address issues of public importance pertaining to climate change and sustainable development, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI), and INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE Group signed an MOU on Thursday.
Physics community to discuss latest results of the AMS experiment
Geneva, Apr 15 (IBNS) The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) collaboration will present on Wednesday the latest results in its quest to understand the origin of cosmic rays and dark matter.
MHA blocks receipt of Indian funds to Greenpeace India, alleges NGO
New Delhi, Apr 14 (IBNS): Greenpeace India on Tuesday termed the Ministry of Home Affairs' (MHA) all out alleged attack on the NGO a "cynical move to suppress democracy and silence those with an alternative vision of development."
Driverless car by Gujarat scientists
Ahmedabad, Apr 11 (IBNS) Inspired by Google's driverless car project, two scientists from Gujarat have made a driverless car of their own design.
Greenpeace to challenge MHA block on foreign funding in court
New Delhi, Apr 8 (IBNS): Greenpeace India has stated that it will challenge the Home Ministry's action of blocking its foreign funds once again.