IIT Delhi to conduct 12th edition of Open House
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has announced the 12th edition of Open House which will be held on April 23 in its vicinity. Over 500 research projects and 80…
Environment
Two NASA missions decode intense solar flares
Washington, April 20 (IANS) Three solar observatories have captured the most comprehensive observations of an electromagnetic phenomenon called a “current sheet”, strengthening the evidence that the understanding of solar flares is correct. A “current sheet”…
Cloudy Wednesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.3 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would…
Earth had 11th straight record warm month in March
Washington, April 20 (IANS) March was the 11th consecutive month a monthly global temperature record was broken, the longest such streak since record-keeping began in 1880, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has…
India could raise WTO ruling at UN while signing COP 21 deal
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, who will be leaving for New York to ratify the Paris ‘COP 21 Global Climate Agreement’, on Tuesday hinted that India could raise the issue of…
Rai declares odd-even a success, Uber says it ran fewer cabs
New Delhi: Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai inspects trail of implementation of odd-even formula begins in New Delhi on Dec 31, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The fifth day of the…
Rai declares odd-even a success, Uber says it ran fewer cabs
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The fifth day of the Delhi government’s odd-even traffic scheme saw Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai declaring it a “success story so far” even as online app-based taxi operator Uber…
Uma Ramakrishnan wins Parker/Gentry award for work on tigers
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Biodiversity ecologist Uma Ramakrishnan, a scientist at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) who is working to save the country’s tigers, has become the first Indian to win the Parker/Gentry…
Telangana, parts of Andhra continue to reel under heat wave
Hyderabad, April 19 (IANS) Telangana and parts of Andhra Pradesh continue to reel under intense heat wave conditions, officials said on Tuesday. The met department has issued heat wave warning for both the states over…
Delhi government to launch premium bus service
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the government will announce in two or three days a premium air-conditioned bus service. “It will be a fully air-conditioned premium bus…
Centre to invest Rs.800 crore for cleaning Bengaluru lakes
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The central government will invest Rs.800 crore to rejuvenate lakes in Bengaluru, especially the Bellandur lake, the largest and most polluted water body in the Karnataka capital, union Environment Minister…
Himachal HC notice to Centre, state on monkey menace
Shimla, April 19 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the central and state governments on the issue of declaring monkeys as vermin within the Shimla Municipal Corporation’s jurisdiction. A division…
North Korean FM leaves for New York to sign UN climate accord
Pyongyang, April 19 (IANS) North Korean foreign Minister Ri Su-yong on Tuesday left for the UN headquarters in New York to join the signing ceremony of Paris climate agreement. The report said Ri led a…
Assist in water conservation, cleanliness, Modi tells youth
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged youth organisations to contribute to the efforts made for water conservation and cleanliness in the country. Modi said that massive effort would be made…
Compliance of odd-even scheme very good: Gopal Rai
New Delhi: Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai inspects trail of implementation of odd-even formula begins in New Delhi on Dec 31, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai…
Rain, thunderstorm hit north eastern states
Imphal April 19 (IANS) Rain and thunderstorm, as forecast by the weather office, hit most of the northeastern states from early Tuesday. At several places tin-roofed houses, shops and other facilities were flattened by the…
Odisha extends school holidays due to heat wave
Bhubaneswar, April 19 (IANS) The Odisha government on Tuesday extended school holidays till April 26 due to the prevailing heat wave conditions in the state. Earlier, the state government had announced closure of schools till…
PETA protest outside Prada store in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, April 19 (IANS) Activists of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) rights group on Tuesday staged a protest outside a store of Italian luxury fashion brand Prada in Malaysia’s capital…
Suzlon Energy acquires five solar energy companies
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Suzlon Energy on Tuesday announced the acquisition of five solar energy companies to implement various renewable energy projects across India. “Suzlon Energy has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that it has…
Texas declares emergency due to heavy rains
Washington, April 19 (IANS) Texas state Governor Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster in nine counties of the state due to heavy rainfall. Abbott addressed the media in Austin on Monday, which was…