PETA India has called on e-commerce sites -- OLX and Quikr -- to end the sale of live animals, saying this kind of trade treats them as unfeeling commodities and puts them at risk of being purchased by abusive people.


PETA asks OLX, Quikr to end animal sale


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The death toll in the Fuego volcano eruption has climbed to 121, after five more victims were identified, Guatemala's National Coordination for Disaster Reduction said on Wednesday.


Death toll climbs to 121 in Guatemala volcano eruption


An earthquake, measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale, was felt in Myanmar's Sagaing region on Wednesday, a Meteorology and Hydrology Department release said. No damages have been reported so far.


Minor tremors felt in Myanmar


Actress Richa Chadha has become the face and voice of the Save the Elephants campaign by animal rights organisation PETA.


Richa Chadha becomes face of Save the Elephants campaign


The Delhi government has filed a police complaint against the Delhi Golf Club for illegally cutting trees inside the club.


Delhi Golf Club charged with illegal tree axing


Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday called on Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan here and sought speedy approval of Rs 1,125 crore for the state's Natural Water Resources Management Project.


Himachal seeks central funds for natural water management project


A district court on Tuesday heard a plea by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan against his conviction by a trial court in the 1998 Kankani blackbuck poaching case and fixed August 3 and 4 for further hearing.


Salman's plea against poaching case conviction heard in Rajasthan court


Prompted by the success in curtailing fertiliser usage in the kharif crops, 'Tandarust Punjab Mission' will now focus on restraining the usage of urea, a senior functionary said on Tuesday.


Punjab to help farmers cut down urea usage


For Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, which fall in September, actress and UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador Dia Mirza wants people to shun plastic.


Mark Ganesh Chaturthi minus plastic: Dia Mirza


Odisha, a state with exotic beaches, vibrant wildlife and a radiant heritage and history, is working towards building a robust tourism infrastructure with special focus on eco-tourism as it eyes 23 million domestic and foreign visitors by 2021, a senior official said. It is also hosting the World Cup in hockey this year in Bhubaneswar.


Odisha focuses in on eco-tourism, aims to get 23 mn tourists by 2021


Mumbai, July 17 (IndiaSpend/IANS) India accounts for one-fifth of global deaths due to floods, according to government data that lends perspective to a new World Bank study that says climate change will lower the standards of living of nearly half of the countrys population by 2050.


India accounts for 1/5th of global deaths from floods


Global sportswear maker Adidas announced that it has committed to using only recycled plastic by 2024.


Adidas to use only recycled plastic by 2024


The UN has entered into a partnership with Google to monitor the impacts of human activity on global ecosystems by using sophisticated online tools.


Google teams up with UN to track environmental changes


The death toll from the eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano on June 3 has risen to 116, authorities said.


Guatemala volcano eruption toll reaches 116


At least 23 people were injured when a lava bomb hit a tour boat in Hawaii, according to fire officials.


Lava bomb hits Hawaii tour boat, 23 injured


After being rapped by the Supreme Court over the condition of the Taj Mahal, the government on Monday said that it will take action on "war footing" to deal with air and water pollution in and around the world-famous 17th-century Mughal monument.


Action on 'war footing' for conserving Taj Mahal: Government


Five people died and over 2,000 people were taken to hospitals due to heat exhaustion or heatstroke as heat wave continued to scorch Japan on Monday, the media reported.


5 killed, thousands in hospital as heat wave hits Japan


The Supreme Court on Monday, while taking into note of a report that 60,000 people have died due to pollution, told the Centre that "people are more important than industries".


People are more important than industries, SC tells Centre


The Delhi High Court on Monday took suo moto cognisance of the water logging problem in Delhi and asked the state government, civic authorities and other to file response related to the issue.


HC takes suo moto cognisance on waterlogging in Delhi


After Mumbai and coastal districts, some of the most popular hill stations of Maharashtra were battered by heavy rains with Mahabaleshwar leading the list, according to the IMD here on Monday.


Heavy rains batter Maharashtra hill stations


Hundreds of crocodiles in Indonesia were slaughtered in a retaliatory attack by locals after a villager was killed by one of the reptiles, officials said on Monday.

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