By Vishal Gulati Da Nang (Vietnam), June 24 (IANS) World leaders and officials from over 100 nations, including India, top heads of UN agencies and multilateral financial institutions, scientists and activists gathered in this Vietnamese…
Los Angeles, June 24 (IANS) Originally designed for a three-to-five-year mission, an international oceanography satellite that is tracking the rise in global sea level marks its 10th year in orbit this week. The US-European Ocean…
Honolulu, June 24 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter caused by the continuous eruption of the Kilauea Volcano jolted Hawaii, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred on Saturday at a…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning in the national capital on Sunday and is likely to remain so throughout the day, the weather office said. The minimum temperature was recorded…
Chandigarh, June 23 (IANS) The use of LED bulbs and tubelights has been made mandatory in all offices under the Haryana government, an official said on Saturday. “All administrative secretaries, head of departments and managing…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The national capital on Saturday again suffered under heat wave like conditions, with maximum temperature at 42.4 degrees Celsius, four notches above average. While conditions are expected to be same…
Gandhinagar, June 23 (IANS) In an attempt to promote solar energy, the Gujarat government on Saturday announced Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) scheme under which farmers would be encouraged to generate electricity and sell their surplus…
Vijayawada, June 23 (IANS) Four engineering students were missing after one fell into the Krishna river near here on Saturday and three others tried to rescue him but were also washed away, police said. The…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) To save about 16,500 fully grown trees from being chopped down in the city, locals and social organisations have come together to hold a campaign on the lines of ‘Chipko’…
Bhubaneswar, June 23 (IANS) The Royal Bengal tiger, which was translocated from Madhya Pradesh’s Kanha Tiger Reserve, has shown all signs of settling down in Odishas’ Satkosia sanctuary, an official said on Saturday. “The tiger…
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) The Standing Advisory Committee (SAC) has recommended that 100 per cent of foodgrain produced should be packaged in jute for the current year, allowing a dilution of up to 10 per…
Bhopal, June 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in the Madhya Pradesh capital on Saturday, is scheduled to inaugurate a number of development projects worth crores of rupees in the poll-bound state during…
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Till about seven years ago, birds for photographer Prerna Jain came in various shades of black and grey — and generally created a lot of noise and…
Patna, June 23 (IANS) The much awaited monsoon is likely to enter Bihar by next week, ushering in good news for millions who have been reeling under a heatwave like condition, an official on Saturday…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) It was a sunny morning in the national capital on Saturday with minimum temperature recorded at 31.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. There might be light rains…
Shimla, June 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh was again jolted by a low intensity earthquake on Saturday, the third within a fortnight, an official said. There were, however, no reports of damage. The earthquake measuring three…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Amidst concerns about air pollution, Delhi’s ruling AAP on Friday slammed the Central government for its decision of chopping down close to 17,000 full grown trees for its redevelopment plan….
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) Students from ten schools of east India and twelve from US’ Kentucky state collaborated in a project culminating on Friday that explored water quality in the two far-off parts of the…
Guwahati, June 22 (IANS) Three more persons died due to floods in two districts of Barak Valley in Assam, taking the death toll in the first wave of floods this year to 21, even as…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The national capital sizzled at 42.5 degrees, four notches above the season’s average, on Friday while many regions experiencing over 44 degrees, met officials said, ruling out any respite soon….