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Arunachal Pradesh gets Lonely Planet tourism award »
8th May, 2013, Itanagar/New Delhi: Now Arunachal Pradesh is something to cheer about. The north-eastern Indian state has been declared as the second runner up in the Emerging Destinations in India by Lonely Planet magazine 2013 India...
First ever national surfing competition, in Kovalam, ends »
6th May, 2013, Thiruvanathapuram: India’s very first national surfing and stand up paddle competition, that went at the Kovalam beach for the past few days, with Tamil Nadu catching everyone’s attention. More than hundred surfers from different...
Biologist Aparajita Datta wins Whitley Award for saving Arunachal hornbills »
3rd May, 2013, London: A wildlife biologist who turned bird hunters into bird saviors in the jungles of Arunachal Pradesh, in India, was honored with the Whitley Award on Thursday in London. This award is popularly known...
South African Tourism names Jonty Rhodes as their brand ambassador in India »
2nd April, 2013, New Delhi: South African Tourism has named Jonty Rhodes, the former South African cricketer, as the country’s brand ambassador in India. Speaking about his new responsibility, he told that he is very happy and...
Survey says that the number of sparrows have declined in cities »
26th March, 2013: Earlier, there was a concern, but now a recent survey has confirmed that the number of sparrows are decreasing throughout the country and mainly in cities and towns because of fast urbanization. Last year,...
Google Play celebrates its first birthday »
7th March, 2013, San Francisco: On Wednesday, Google Play became 1 year old and it celebrated its first birthday with deals on applications, movies, music, games and books. Google Play was launched in 6th March last year...
CAT 2012 results declared »
10th December, 2013, New Delhi: CAT 2012 results were declared just a day ago, but most of those, who appeared for the exam, failed to log in and see their results because of technical problems. The Common...
Sunderbans delta must handled with care, says Rajendra K Pachauri »
7th January, 2013, Kolkata: On Sunday,at the 100th Indian Science Congress in Kolkata, Rajendra K Pachauri told that the Sunderbans’ ecosystem needed to be handle with care. He told that to save this UNESCO World Heritage Site,...
Information communication and technology industry emits 830 million tonnes carbon dioxide each year, says study »
7th January, 2013: A recent study has found that internet and ICT (information communication and technology) industry produces over 830 million tonnes CO2 (carbon dioxide) every year. As we know, carbon dioxide is the main greenhouse gas...
India Mars mission to launch in October »
5th January, 2013, Kolkata: India’s Mars mission will take place in October, as it was decided earlier. JN Goswami, the in – charge of Mars mission at PRL (Physical Research Laboratory), told that they are trying really...
New blind catfish species discovered in India »
15th December, 2012, Kerala: A team of researchers have found a new species of catfish while they were conducting a study on living organisms in Kerala’s Thrissur district. The name of the new fish species has been...
Researchers spots three endangered vulture species in Arunachal »
14th December, 2012, Itanagar: Rajiv Gandhi University’s team of researchers have spotted 3 endangered vulture species at Arunachal Pradesh’s Dying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary, located in East Siang district. The researchers’ team was researching on the current vulture...
Vulture population rises first time in two decades years, says study »
12th November, 2012, New Delhi: A recent report has suggested that the catastrophic decline of endangered Indian vultures has stopped for the first time last twenty years. A BHNS (Bombay Natural History Society) reveals that the numbers...
Men are too bad when it comes to buy things for partners, says study »
10th November, 2012: It is widely known that most men do not like shopping, but even when they rarely buy some gifts for their partners, they generally get it wrong most of the times. A recent survey...
Maya civilization collapsed because of extreme weather »
10th November, 2012: A new study has found that Maya civilization collapsed a thousand years ago as it could not cope with climate change. Recently researchers have found that decades of extreme weather first crippled and then...
Amur falcon birds are killed in large numbers in Nagaland, says report »
9th November, 2012, Kolkata: A recent reported has suggested that a protected migratory bird species Amur falcons are killed in large numbers while they fly over Nagaland, India as a part of their migration from Siberia to...
Ray of hope for Western Pond turtle »
2nd November, 2012: Once Western Pond turtle used to be common in most parts of North America, but now this species is threatened in Mexico and United States and have disappeared from Canada. But it seems that...
Freshly baked bread aroma makes people kinder towards strangers »
Who does not like the aroma of freshly baked bread? But it would be wrong if you think that this only helps to satisfy your taste buds; then think again. Now, researchers have found that the smell...
List of endangered primate species released »
16th October, 2012: Yesterday, United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity COP11 released a list of world’s twenty five most endangered primates. The report is titled ‘Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates, 2012–2014.’ The report...
Hummingbirds uses same amount of energy while flying backwards »
28th September, 2012: A new study has revealed that the backward flight of Hummingbirds is as effortless as their forward flight. Hummingbirds fly backwards as per its established practice, but this is the very first time when...
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