New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh on Monday favoured an increase in the number of tourist vehicles going to Rohtang Pass from Manali, while the Him Aanchal Taxi Operators Union told the Supreme Court…
Ahmedabad, May 23 (IANS) The Gujarat Forest Department has trapped and caged 13 of a 16-member pride of Asiatic Lions in Amreli district in Saurashtra region, falling under the eastern range of Gir forests, following…
Imphal, May 23 (IANS) Scores of vehicles were stranded on different state and national highways near Kohima, the state capital of Nagaland, due to landslides following incessant rains, authorities said on Monday. More rains are…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) After having consulted the states affected by drought this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to shortly announce several long-term measures to…
Shimla, May 23 (IANS) After days of abnormally high temperatures, rain in Himachal Pradesh on Monday brought cheers to thousands of tourists who have thronged the hill stations to escape the heat in the northern…
Colombo, May 23 (IANS) Rescue troops on Monday recovered at least seven more bodies from a landslide site in Sri Lanka’s central Kegalle district, bringing the deaths from flash floods and landslides to 92, the…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) People of Delhi on Monday got a surprise respite from the intense, scorching heat of the past few days as dark clouds loomed over the national capital in the afternoon,…
Three kinds of bread. Isolated over white New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Most of the breads made by Indian companies are laced with chemicals such as potassium bromate or iodate that damage human health, a…
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) India is confident of conserving its rich biodiversity while ensuring the country’s all-round development, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said here. Addressing an event here on Sunday night marking the International…
By Fakir Balaji Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), May 23 (IANS) India on Monday successfully tested its home-grown winged reusable launch vehicle (RLV), demonstrating its space technology prowess, a senior official said. “We have successfully accomplished the…
London, May 23 (IANS) A team of international researchers has evaluated the pivotal relationship that exists between mankind and fire, hoping it would help policymakers “reassess their attitudes” towards how to deal with fire in…
By Fakir Balaji Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), May 23 (IANS) India on Monday successfully tested its home-grown winged reusable launch vehicle (RLV), demonstrating its space technology prowess, a senior official said. “We have successfully accomplished the…
New York, May 23 (IANS) A study into the significance of the plant microbiomes has found the first direct evidence that nitrogen fixation can occur in the branches of trees with no root nodule required….
Manali, May 23 (IANS) The highway that connects this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort with Leh in Jammu and Kashmir has been partially reopened for traffic after remaining shut for more than five months owing to…
By Javaid Trali Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) The endangered hangul, also known as Kashmir deer, is in the throes of extinction, largely because of human intrusions and domestic livestock grazing at its only habitat here….
Washington, May 23 (IANS) A team of US researchers has discovered new evidence about how the Earth’s magnetic field interacts with solar wind — a finding that can improve forecasts about space weather. Although invisible…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the scientists for successfully launching India’s maiden winged reusable launch vehicle (RLV) as a technology demonstrator. “Launch of India’s first indigenous space shuttle…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 30.5 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average, a weather official said. “The sky will remain…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), May 23 (IANS) India on Monday successfully tested home-grown winged reusable launch vehicle (RLV) as a mini-shuttle and demonstrated its space technology prowess, a senior official said. “We have successfully accomplished the…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), May 23 (IANS) India on Monday successfully launched its maiden winged reusable launch vehicle (RLV) as a technology demonstrator, an official said. “We have successfully accomplished the RLV-TD mission. The lift-off was…