Panaji, July 23 (IANS) The Goa government is considering a ban on the use of plastic on beaches, coastal and riverine areas falling under the purview of the Coastal Regulatory Zones, Urban Development Minister Francis…
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) Two persons were killed and another was injured as an old building collapsed in central part of the city following heavy rains early on Monday, police said. The two-storey residential building…
Lucknow, July 23 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government will be presenting a ‘vision document’ on the Taj Mahal in Agra before the Supreme Court on Thursday, an official said on Monday. This document, prepared by…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) In a new study, New Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Monday lifted the lid on the dark underbelly of a large-scale global trade of old…
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Actress-producer Anushka Sharma, who turned vegetarian over three years ago, says it is one of the best decisions she has made. She stars in a new campaign for People for the…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) It was a cloudy Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 26 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, said the Met office. “The…
Beijing, July 23 (IANS) The Chinese Met office has issued an yellow alert for rainstorms following Typhoon Ampil making landfall in Shanghai. Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Jiangsu and Shandong have been battered by heavy rain in…
Jammu, July 23 (IANS) A new batch of 1,208 pilgrims left Jammu on Monday for the Kashmir Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra, an official said. They left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an…
Hanoi, July 23 (IANS) Downpour and floods triggered by Typhoon Son Tinh have left at least 19 people dead in Vietnam, officials said. Besides, 17 people sustained injuries and 13 were missing in Vietnam’s central…
Patna, July 22 (IANS) The fear of drought looms large over Bihar once again as it has received 48 per cent deficit rain this monsoon so far but the state is ready to tackle the…
Shimla, July 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will manage and improve its forest ecosystems under a Rs 800-crore project funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), official sources said on Sunday. JICA-India official Katsuo Matsumoto…
Bhubaneswar, July 22 (IANS) The Odisha government on Sunday said there is no flood-like situation in any part of the state despite incessant rain. “The water level of the major rivers is receding. There is…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that financial assistance for Resident Welfare Assocations (RWAs) and NGOs registered with the Delhi Parks and Gardens Society (DPGS) for maintenance of…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that a massive plantation drive will be organised here next month. Attending a meeting with Resident Welfare Assocations (RWAs) and NGOs under…
Shimla, July 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is aiming to tap rainwater and use it optimally in agriculture and its allied activities. For this a water conservation project with an estimated cost of Rs 4,751.24 crore…
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) The Met officials on Sunday warned of spells of thundershowers accompanied by strong winds in five West Bengal districts even as moderate rain lashed parts of Kolkata and adjoining suburbs since…
New York, July 22 (IANS) Greening sidewalks, parks and vacant or dilapidated spaces could be an important and inexpensive tool to help address the rising cases of depression, anxiety and stress in urban communities, suggests…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) It was a rainy Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 26 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, said the Met office. “The…
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre here on Saturday warned of “heavy to very heavy rainfall” in five districts of Gangetic West Bengal for three consecutive days till July 23. “Heavy to very…
Lucknow, July 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s return to the national capital after his address to farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur on Saturday was delayed by over 30 minutes due to heavy rains and…