New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The National Capital on Sunday saw scattered rainfall with Met forecast predicting on and off monsoon showers throughout the week. Sunday saw about two degrees rise in mercury with the…
Jammu, July 15 (IANS) Seven persons were killed and over 25 injured in a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Sunday, officials said. Police said a large number of people were bathing under…
Colombo, July 15 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government will construct a world class beach park, at a cost of $300 milliion, next to a mega multi-billion-dollar port city project in Colombo, the media reported on…
Gurugram, July 15 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday launched a ‘Paudhagiri campaign’ (plantation drive) to increase the green cover in the state under which over 22 lakh plants will be planted…
Jammu, July 15 (IANS) Five persons were killed and 25 injured in a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Sunday, officials said. Police said a large number of people were bathing under a…
Shimla, July 15 (IANS) Hills of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday continued to experience moderate to heavy rains and all the major rivers and their tributaries were in spate, officials said. There could be heavy rainfall…
Washington, July 15 (IANS) Scientists estimate that only 84 Amur leopards, a highly endangered specie, are left in the wild across its current range in Russia and China. This new estimate of the Amur leopard…
Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) With the aim of creating awareness about rising air pollution levels, technology major Dell on Sunday organised an experimental event in collaboration with tech start-up Chakr Innovation which converts diesel soot…
By Arun Kumar Das Darbhanga, July 15 (IANS) An innovative approach is underway in this Bihar district to make contaminated water potable — with the active participation of private players in coordination with state agencies….
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) It was a cloudy Sunday morning here with some parts of the national capital receiving light rain. The minimum temperature was recorded at 27 degrees Celsius, the Met Office said….
Washington, July 15 (IANS) A jaguar escaped his enclosure at a zoo in the US and killed six other animals. Audubon Zoo in New Orleans said the three-year-old male jaguar, named Valero, was spotted outside…
Yangon, July 14 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed in a massive landslide in Myanmar’s Kachin state on Saturday. The pit wall of an old jade mine site collapsed and some workers were buried…
Darbhanga/Patna, July 14 (IANS) An innovative cost-effective drinking water project in Bihar promises to lower the price of one-litre bottle to 50 paise — cheapest in the world. The project — Sulabh Jal — was…
Patna, July 14 (IANS) An innovative cost-effective drinking water project in Bihar promises to lower the price of one-litre bottle to 50 paise. The project launched on Saturday in Darbhanga by Sulabh International will convert…
Kathmandu, July 14 (IANS) The death toll in floods and landslides caused by torrential rains across Nepal since the beginning of monsoon season has risen to 56, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Saturday….
Nuuk (Greenland), July 14 (IANS) A huge iceberg has drifted close to a village in Greenland, prompting a partial evacuation in case it splits and the resulting wave swamps homes, a media report said on…
By Mayank Aggarwal New Delhi, July 14 (IANS/Mongabay) It is the final leg of the current Indian governments tenure, which began in 2014. As the general elections loom, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has…
By Arun Kumar Das New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Joining the battle against plastic waste, Indian Railways is installing plastic bottle crushing machines at 2,000 stations across the country. “At a time when plastics in…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) It was a clear Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average. The weather office forecast that…
Gandhinagar, July 14 (IANS) Friday, the 13th, turned out to be a nightmare for the usually dry Saurashtra region of Gujarat, as the rain gods lashed it with torrential downpours that claimed three lives. During…