Colombo, Sep 7 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Friday said the country was on track to achieving its target of being free from landmines by 2020. Resettlement and Rehabilitation Minister D.M. Swaminathan informed legislators…
Agra, Sep 7 (IANS) A six feet long Indian Rock python was rescued by the Wildlife SOS Rapid Response Unit from the Head Office of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra…
Kochi, Sep 7 (IANS) All possible steps for extending relief to the flood-affected Kerala are being taken under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is personally monitoring the situation, Union Minister J.P. Nadda…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 7 (IANS) Even as the Kerala government has appointed a team of experts to study the damage caused to the biodiversity due to torrential rains and floods, the Centre on Friday reiterated its…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the government would soon put in place a new policy to promote the use of electric vehicles in the country and fight…
Beijing, Sep 7 (IANS) China on Friday launched a marine satellite to help improve understanding of maritime waters and climate change. A Long March-2C rocket carrying the HY-1C satellite took off at 11.15 a.m. from…
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) Scientists have identified the world’s first known omnivorous shark species, which consumes upto 60 per cent of seagrass. Experts from the University of California-Irvine and Florida International University in Miami…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) It was a sunny morning in the national capital on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 24.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, the weather office said….
Canberra, Sep 7 (IANS) The koala population in Australia’s of New South Wales (NSW) state may face extinction by 2050 if the current rate of tree felling is maintained, the World Wide Fund for Nature…
Tokyo, Sep 7 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday announced that the toll from a 6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Hokkaido prefecture has increased to 16, with 26 others still reported missing. “So far…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) In a major step to combat pollution, a charging infrastructure having 18 charging stations was inaugurated on Thursday near Dwarka Metro station. Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises,…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 6 (IANS) The Chilika Development Authority (CDA) has opposed the operation of seaplane and water aerodrome in the Chilika Lagoon in Odisha, saying it is likely to cause irrevocable damage to the ecosystem…
Tokyo, Sep 6 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and 300 injured after a powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale rocked Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture on Thursday. Around 30 people were missing in…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) With 14 of the 20 most polluted global cities present in India, there is an urgent need to cut its import bill and switch the transport system from internal combustion…
London, Sep 6 (IANS) British luxury goods maker Burberry on Thursday announced that it will stop the practice of burning unsold goods, with immediate effect. The fashion label also said it would stop using real…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Eighty-seven per cent of the respondents believe that the need for reducing air pollution is the best reason to purchase an electric vehicle, a survey commissioned by Climate Trends and…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 6 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted extremely heavy rainfall over Odisha in the next 24 hours. The IMD said that satellite images indicate a depression has formed over northwest…
Tokyo, Sep 6 (IANS) Seven people were killed and 200 injured after a powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale rocked Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture on Thursday. The earthquake triggered landslides that engulfed houses. Local…
Varanasi, Sep 6 (IANS) A swelling Ganga river has inundated the temples on Varanasi ghats and forced cremations at the Manikarnika to be shifted to upper platforms, a Uttar Pradesh official said on Thursday. The…
Shimla, Sep 6 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh was hit by a mild intensity earthquake early on Thursday, an official said. There was no loss of life. Tremors of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale were felt…