Srinagar, Aug 29 (IANS) Heavy vehicular traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway will be allowed only from Srinagar to Jammu on Wednesday, officials said. “Keeping the condition of the road in consideration, as it…
Tehran, Aug 29 (IANS) Iran on Tuesday inaugurated its largest wind farm as part of its efforts to increase production of electricity from renewable sources. The 18-turbine wind farm, located in Tarom county in northern…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Congress Delhi unit on Tuesday said that it will protest at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence here against the “illegal” sealing of non-polluting industrial establishments in the capital….
New York, Aug 28 (IANS) Besides increasing noise pollution, sounding vehicle horns may also cut short lives of birds, says a research. The findings showed that traffic noise may be associated with an increased rate…
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) A moderate earthquake was recorded in five districts of West Bengal on Tuesday evening though no loss of life or property was reported, an official of the Regional Meteorological Centre said….
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Natural resources major Vedanta Ltd has won 41 of the 55 oil and gas exploration blocks offered through auction under the government’s new open acreage licensing policy (OALP), the Directorate…
Panaji, Aug 28 (IANS) As many as 600 lifeguards in Goa have been trained as first responders to handle injured marine animals or their carcasses washed ashore, a private beach management agency tasked with safeguarding…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) India on Tuesday signed a $220-million loan agreement with the World Bank to scale up energy saving steps in residential and public sectors. It inked another $80-million guarantee agreement for…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a plea that sought a countrywide ban on manufacture, sale and possession of firecrackers to curb air pollution. A bench of…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) “If Taj Mahal goes, you will not get a second chance,” the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while urging the authorities to see the larger perspective while dealing with the…
Bengaluru, Aug 28 (IANS) Moderate to heavy rains continued to lash coastal and south interior districts of Karnataka, including Kodagu, an official said on Tuesday. “Moderate rains up to 5cm were received in most parts…
Jakarta, Aug 28 (IANS) A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Lombok Island on Tuesday, but no immediate casualties or damages were reported. Lombok island is undergoing relief work after being hit by a series of…
Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) Scientists have discovered a giant deep-sea coral reef system off the coast of the US state of South Carolina. Little is known about the natural resources of the deep ocean off…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Aug 28 (IANS) In the race for a Smart City tag, heritage structures in Agra are under threat, stakeholders say. The haphazard growth of urban clusters encroaching on the free space…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 28 (IANS) China saw the hottest summer this year since 1961 with the average temperature reaching 22 degrees Celsius, the country’s Met department has said. The department said a total…
Gurugram, Aug 28 (IANS) Heavy rains hit Gurugram on Tuesday, leading to the disruption of road traffic and paralysed normal life. Light rains started at around 2 a.m., but it gained momentum by 4 a.m….
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) With rains in some parts of the national capital on Tuesday morning, the minimum temperature settled at 26 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. The Met Office predicted few spells of…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 28 (IANS) Development and environment expert Satya S. Tripathi has been appointed an assistant Secretary-General and will head the UN Environment Programme’s New York office. The appointment made Monday…
Chennai, Aug 27 (IANS) The Department of Atomic Energy’s (DAE) centre in Kalpakkam, about 80 km from Chennai, successfully conducted a surprise/unannounced annual site emergency exercise on Monday. In a statement, the Station Director of…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The government decision to give time till June 30, 2020, to automobile manufacturers to sell their BS-VI non-compliant four-wheelers manufactured till March 31, 2020, was opposed in the Supreme Court…