Nainital, July 6 (IANS) A team of experts including from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will soon survey Gomukh to supervise the removal of a garbage dump and an artificial lake, an official said…
By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, July 6 (IANS) In a first, India-born geophysicist Paramesh Banerjee is among the four shortlisted to head the Institute of Geophysics, a top scientific organisation of China’s Earthquake Administration (CEA). The…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) It was partly cloudy sky in the national capital on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 26 degrees Celsius, two notch above the season’s average. “The sky will remain…
Jammu, July 6 (IANS) The annual Amarnath Yatra remained suspended for a third consecutive day on Friday due to bad weather conditions. Pilgrims were not permitted to move from Jammu towards the shrine’s Baltal and…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Culture Mahesh Sharma here on Thursday inaugurated a public art exhibition titled “Arth: Art for Earth”, curated by artist Manav Gupta. Speaking at the event…
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Five youth were swept away at the famed Juhu Beach on Thursday evening and while one was rescued from the waters, the four are still missing, an official said. According to…
Bengaluru, July 5 (IANS) The Karnataka budget for 2018-19 on Thursday allocated Rs 550-crore for progressive and sustainable farming after waiving a whopping Rs 34,000 crore loans of 17-lakh farmer families across the state. Presenting…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), which held its first meeting on Thursday, directed the four member states — Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry — to share their exact…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The government said on Thursday said that 883 Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims were evacuated from Simikot region in Nepal in the last three days and over 500 were still awaiting…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Sudden heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds lashed the National Capital Region (NCR) on Thursday evening bringing some relief from sultry heat, with Met Department officials holding out chances of…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Commuters on the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC) had a tough time reaching their destinations on Thursday when, forced by wind, a portion of the railing…
Shimla, July 5 (IANS) After days of heavy spells, the southwest monsoon on Thursday was subdued in Himachal Pradesh with no rainfall in most of the areas, the Met office here said. There could be…
Agra, July 5 (IANS) A five foot long rat snake on Thursday made its way through a class room to seek shelter in a science laboratory at the Dayalbagh Educational Institute, a deemed university, causing…
Kathmandu, July 5 (IANS) The ordeal of Indian pilgrims returning from Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet is not over yet as more than 500 of them are still awaiting rescue flights in Nepal’s Hilsa and Simikot…
New York, July 5 (IANS) Our early hominin ancestors, including their toddlers, could stand on two feet and walk upright, but also had several ape-like foot characteristics that could have aided in climbing trees, a…
By Vishal Gulati Hoi An (Vietnam), July 5 (IANS) With over 20 million tourists visiting per year, this port city — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — produces approximately 27,000 tonnes of urban waste per…
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Roping in American filmmaker Chuck Russell to direct Bollywood film “Junglee” — on elephant poaching — was a gradual process as he has a knack for making movies around animals, says…
Sydney, July 5 (IANS) Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef system, could suffer a bleaching event every two years by 2034 under the current level of greenhouse gas pollution, according to a…
Srinagar, July 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh could not visit the Amarnath Cave Shrine due to inclement weather on Thursday. The Home Minister will take a review of various developmental projects, security and…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy sky in the national capital on Thursday with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.6 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. “The sky will…