New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Calling for better coordination between the different pollution control boards in the country, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday that India is to soon get its first ‘National…
Agartala, May 18 (IANS) Two people were killed and six others critically injured when lightning struck them in Tripura on Wednesday, police said. Basana Debbarma, 42, and Bipul Debbarma, 38, were killed at Champahour in…
Quito, May 18 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit western Ecuador on Wednesday, with the epicentre near Rosa Zarate, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, at a depth of 10…
Melbourne, May 18 (IANS) An Australian man was injured on Wednesday after a car hit a kangaroo and flipped the native animal on top of him, ironically in a suburb called Kangaroo Flat. While jogging…
London, May 18 (IANS) Don’t pluck that flower at night for the plant might be sleeping after a long day in the sun, suggests new research that measured the changes in the shape of plants…
Beijing, May 18 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit Rosa Zarate in Ecuador on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined…
Beijing, May 18 (IANS) Chinese scientists have found fossils of the world’s oldest known multi-cellular organisms, dating back as far as 1.56 billion years, nearly one billion years earlier than previously estimated. The research published…
Australian researchers set new solar cell efficiency record (Image credit – UNSW) Sydney, May 18 (IANS) Australian researchers have created a device that has set a new world record for solar efficiency, the media reported…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, May 18 (IANS) The population of the golden mahseer, hunted for sport and food, is declining in rivers of Himachal Pradesh, prompting the fisheries department to begin an artificial propagation programme…
Agartala, May 18 (IANS) Torrential rains and heavy landslides have once again disrupted rail services in southern Assam, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram, officials said on Wednesday. “Railway workers have been working round-the-clock to clear the…
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) Heavy rainfall will continue in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during the next 24 hours, said the weather department on Wednesday. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), a depression over southwest…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) It was a hot Wednesday morning here with minimum temperature recorded at 26.4 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. However, the day is expected to get warmed-up, with maximum temperature…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Delhi simmered on Tuesday with the maximum temperature at 43.3 degrees Celsius, over three notches over average, while Wednesday is expected to be even hotter with mercury expected to reach…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday flagged off the trial run of a driverless Metro train here. The trial run started…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) An earthquake, classified as of slight intensity, shook the India-Bangladesh border area in West Bengal on Tuesday afternoon, the IMD said. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the temblor,…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Calling for large scale public awareness about air pollution, a senior US diplomat praised India on Tuesday for launching its own Air Quality Index (AQI) last year, saying that the…
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) The met office has forecast heavy rains in parts of Andhra Pradesh as the depression over southwest Bay of Bengal may intensify into a cyclonic storm. The depression moved north northwest…
Shimla, May 17 (IANS) Mercury levels remained high across Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday with the temperature being recorded two to six degrees above the average, the weatherman said, adding that tourist destinations located in high…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Imagine a scenario where you find a cobra curled up in your shoe, a common krait in your scooter cabinet, or a rock python in your apartment….
Beas (Punjab), May 17 *IANS) Touted to be the biggest one of its kind in the world, the 11.5 MW rooftop solar energy plant was inaugurated on Tuesday by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal…