New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR area on Sunday afternoon following a “moderate” earthquake in Haryana, the Met department said. No loss of life or property was reported. The tremors, lasting…
New York, July 1 (IANS) With conventional water-repellent coatings facing a gradual phase-out due to their harmful effects on the environment and human health, researchers including one of Indian-origin have developed a process that could…
Shimla, July 1 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh’s BJP government has launched various schemes to enable the state’s farmers to double their income by 2022, an official said on Sunday. Three irrigation schemes — Jal Se Krishi…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Sunday said it will launch a mega plantation drive in the current monsoon season to create “urban forests” in the national capital….
By Vishal Gulati Da Nang (Vietnam), July 1 (IANS) Women everywhere still face everyday disadvantages. Empowering them will unlock new potential to tackle environmental challenges, President of the Marshall Islands, Hilda C. Heine, has said….
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) It was a cloudy morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature recorded at 29 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. “The sky will remain…
Jammu, July 1 (IANS) A batch of 6,877 Amarnath pilgrims left Jammu on Sunday for the cave shrine in Kashmir Valley as the weather started improving in the state. “The first group of 2,790 pilgrims…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for developing an integrated tourism-centric ecosystem in Andaman and Nicobar islands and said pursuit of energy self-sufficiency in the islands could be based…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) The forest department on Saturday said it would take action against those involved in a video, which went viral, showing a tiger being tormented by fishermen in a Sunderbans river. A…
Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) In a relief for arid and drought-prone Karnataka, bountiful monsoon rains in catchment areas are filling its reservoirs in the Cauvery, Tungabhadra and Krishna river basins, an official said on Saturday….
Jammu, June 30 (IANS) Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was halted on Saturday due to the flood situation in the Valley. The authorities ordered the suspension of traffic keeping the safety of passengers in…
Srinagar, June 30 (IANS) Timely action by the authorities on Saturday saved south Kashmir’s Pampore town from being inundated as the flood situation continued to remain grim in the Kashmir Valley. Police, roads and buildings…
Suva, June 30 (IANS) Fiji has launched a replanting programme for the Nadarivatu Forest Reserve in the interior of Viti Levu, the country’s main island, to increase its forest cover by 2030. Speaking at a…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) It was a cloudy morning in the national capital on Saturday with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. “The sky will remain…
Jammu, June 30 (IANS) The annual Amarnath Yatra remained suspended on Saturday due to incessant rains across Jammu and Kashmir. According to authorities, no vehicle carrying pilgrims was allowed to move towards the Valley from…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) West Bengal has planned to train six lakh youth in the current fiscal under “Utkarsh Bangla”, an umbrella scheme for all skill development in the state, a minister said on Friday….
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal on Friday directed greening agencies in the city to plant more native and fruit-bearing species wherever feasible and also to explore the possibility of creating…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) India will be at the centre of the “sunshine” countries of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) promoted jointly by it and France, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Friday. Addressing…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) In wake of Union Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announcing replanning the redevelopment project involving axing down of 17,000 trees here, Delhi’s ruling AAP on Friday demanded that the…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The monsoon this year has covered the entire nation, 17 days ahead of its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. According to IMD officials, Sriganganagar…