Melbourne, Sep 13 (IANS) The venom of a carnivorous sea snail could hold the key for artificial, fast-acting insulin for diabetes patients, an Australian study has found. Researchers from Melbourne’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) As part of the government’s efforts to introduce LNG as barge fuel, the Haldia Dock Complex under Kolkata Port Trust has earmarked about 10 acres to set up LNG storage…
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) A horse died when it was knocked down by a car here on Monday, police said. The animal died on the spot after the incident at Indira Gandhi Sarani area here….
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday told the Karnataka government to release 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu every day till September 20, modifying its earlier order of…
Seoul, Sep 12 (IANS) A 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted South Korea, media reported on Monday. Earlier, a 5.1-magnitude tremor struck the outskirts of Gyeongju city in Gyeongsang province at 7.44 p.m., with its epicentre located…
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) A team of researchers at Jadavpur University here has developed a biodegradable energy harvester – from raw fish scales – which could be tapped as a sustainable green energy source for…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday told the Karnataka government to release 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu every day till September 20, modifying its earlier order of…
New York, Sep 12 (IANS) The world’s wilderness has reduced by a tenth in the past two decades, according to a study by World Conservation Society scientists. The research findings published in the journal Current…
Wellington, Sep 12 (IANS) The New Zealand government will be promoting its leadership in ocean conservation at a global summit in the US from September 14 to 16, the authorities said on Monday. Conservation Minister…
United Nations, Sep 12 (IANS) The toll from recent floods in North Korea rose to 133, while 395 others remain missing, the UN said in a statement on Monday. The statement by UN’s Office for…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) It was a clear Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.4 degrees Celsius, normal for the season’s average. “The sky will remain clear throughout….
Canberra, Sep 12 (IANS) Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has almost fully recovered from the worst coral bleaching ever known in recent history, authorities said on Monday. A three-minute video clip recorded on September 2 by…
Thrissur (Kerala), Sep 11 (IANS) A high-level meeting of experts of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) here on Sunday decided that 90 head of cattle which tested positive for deadly brucellosis disease…
Shimla, Sep 11 (IANS) To protect the environment and conserve minerals, the Himachal Pradesh government is promoting reuse of waste generated from developmental activities, an official said on Sunday. The government has decided to permit…
Pyongyang, Sep 11 (IANS) North Korea called on its people to engage in a rehabilitation campaign in the wake of heavy flooding, media reported on Sunday. The ruling Workers’ Party of Korea has made it…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) It was a clear Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.5 degrees Celsius, normal for the season’s average. “The sky will remain clear throughout…
Dodoma, Sep 11 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and over 200 others injured on Saturday in an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck northwestern Tanzania, police said. The earthquake jolted regions…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 10 (IANS) At a time the Odisha government rejected Andhra Pradesh’s request to conduct a public hearing on the Polavaram project, Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said the Supreme…
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) Claiming that holding of ISL matches under floodlights at the Rabindra Sarobar stadium could cause ecological hazard, a petitioner has moved the National Green Tribunal pleading that the games should not…
Dodoma, Sep 10 (IANS) At least 10 people were reportedly killed and 129 injured after an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit northwest Tanzania. The quake was recorded at a depth of 10…