New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014, has been awarded to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
"4,35,000 people connected to support cause of Housing and Sanitation"
Bangalore, Mar 27 (IBNS): Marking the peak of the Habitat for Humanity Youth BUILD 2015 campaign had a record number of Habitat volunteers mobilized. More than 4, 34,000 people across the country participated in various activities of building homes and sanitation facilities.
We stand in solidarity with Wangan and Jagalingou people: Greenpeace
Brisbane, Mar 27 (IBNS): Greenpeace has offered its solidarity to the representatives for the Wangan and Jagalingou people who have formally rejected the Indigenous land use agreement for the Carmichael mine in the Queensland Galilee Basin.
Fossils suggest prehistoric super salamander was top predator
London, Mar 26 (IBNS): A previously undiscovered species of crocodile-like amphibian that lived during the rise of dinosaurs was among Earth’s top predators more than 200 million years ago, a study shows.
Countdown for the PSLV-C27/IRNSS-1D Mission begins
Chennai, Mar 26 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday said the countdown for the PSLV-C27/IRNSS-1D Mission has started.
Cabinet approves launch of National Supercomputing Mission
New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the launch of the National Supercomputing Mission.
NASA's Curiosity Rover finds biologically useful Nitrogen on Mars
California, Mar 25 (IBNS): The NASA has said the team, which is using the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite aboard NASA's Curiosity rover, has made the first detection of nitrogen on the surface of Mars from release during heating of Martian sediments.
Religious leaders issue appeal on sanitation
Bhopal, Mar 24 (IBNS) An interfaith meet was organized by UNICEF and SPANDAN, an NGO at Sanchi near Bhopal on Tuesday.
Vedanta recycles 34 million cubic metres of water by Jan
Mumbai, Mar 24 (IBNS): The water conservation efforts of Vedanta, the global diversified natural resources company, and its subsidiaries, led to recycling of nearly 34 MCM (34 billion liters) which is 22% of water used, during April 2014-January 2015.
Harsh Vardhan urges Indian scientists to use renewable, green material
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS) Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science and Technology, has urged scientists and technologists working on developing low cost building and structural material that they have got to bear most of the burden of implementing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of a roof above every head by 2022.
'We have to move from climate change to climate action,' Pharrell Williams says at UN event
New York, Mar 21 (IBNS) Singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams and environmental advocates Philippe Cousteau and Sylvia Earle joined local students at an event held at United Nations Headquarters on Fridayto celebrate the International Day of Happiness and highlight the importance of tackling climate change.
UN officials stress investment, smart policies for sustainable future of world's forests
New York, Mar 21 (IBNS) The sustainable management and conservation of forests must be included in the sustainable development goals and climate change agreement to be adopted later this year, United Nations officials stressed ahead of the International Day of Forests, observed worldwide on 21 March.
Vanuatu: UN finds 'extensive' loss of agriculture; full scale of damage still to be revealed
New York, Mar 21 (IBNS)The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Fridaycalled for emergency support for farmers in Vanuatu, where the vast majority of crops have been destroyed by Tropical Cyclone Pam.
Coal Ministry confirms Mahan block will not be auctioned: RTI reply
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): The Ministry of Coal confirmed in a Right to Information reply that the Mahan coal block will not be auctioned, pursuant to the MoEF's recommendation that it be kept off limits to mining.
Arjun Kapoor pledges support for Earth Hour 2015 campaign
Mumbai, Mar 20 (IBNS): Actor Arjun Kapoor has joined hands with WWF India to pledge his support to the Earth Hour 2015 WWF's global campaign to raise awareness and inspire individual action on climate change.