New York, Aug 7 (IANS) Exposure to nature may help reduce levels of violence and aggressive behaviour among inmates in high-security prisons, suggests a new research, adding that even watching nature videos can help them….
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) It’s not just the marauding Islamic State which poses a great threat to the heritage sites like Palmyra, but climate change too can wreak havoc in cities…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) It was a warm and sunny Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “There will be a generally cloudy…
Jammu, Aug 6 (IANS) At least four people – three pilgrims and one pony owner – were killed and eight injured on Saturday morning in a landslide on the track to the hilltop Mata Vaishno…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Rains brought relief from the humidity in Delhi on Saturday with the maximum temperature settling at 32.8 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the Met office said. Some…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Rains brought relief from the humidity in Delhi on Saturday with the maximum temperature settling at 32.8 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the Met office said. Some…
Shimla, Aug 6 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh on Saturday continued to experience moderate to heavy rainfall, causing landslides and blockages on highways in some areas, while all the major rivers and their tributaries were in spate,…
Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan during a media interaction for success of the film Sultan, in Mumbai, on July 15, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) Rajasthan’s Additional Advocate General K.L. Thakur on Saturday said…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday launched a survey here to assess and rank cities and towns based on levels of sanitation and efforts made by the urban…
Karachi, Aug 6 (IANS) At least 10 persons died and six others were injured in separate rain-related incidents in Pakistan’s Karachi city, which was also hit by massive power outages due to the downpour. According…
New York, Aug 6 (IANS) The world’s largest mammals are declining rapidly and preventing their extinction will require bold political action and financial commitments from nations worldwide, experts have warned. In an article in the…
Dhaka, Aug 6 (IANS) Forest officials of India and Bangladesh are planning to tranquilise an elephant that was washed across the border a month ago and transport it back to northeast India via the land…
Hyderabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Telangana on Saturday signed an agreement with ISRO to become the first Indian state to use space technology for real-time monitoring of its water resources. The irrigation department signed a memorandum…
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) NASA has zeroed in on five green technology concepts that have the potential to transform the aviation industry in the next decade by reducing aircraft fuel use by half and emissions…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) It was a cloudy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 29 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. According to the weather office, humidity at 8.30…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) With no rains as the second half of the monsoon began, Friday in Delhi remained hot and humid with the maximum temperature at 36.9 degree Celsius, three notches above the…
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Reckless destruction of natural resources has posed a grave threat to the environment, and the role of forest officers is crucial in preserving the environment, President Pranab Mukherjee said on…
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Heavy rains since Friday morning led to waterlogging in many parts of the city and suburbs, and disrupted rail and road traffic and flight operations, officials said. The downpour since daybreak,…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 5 (IANS) The Odisha government on Friday said it would install Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) in six coastal districts to reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities to natural calamities. The government will…
Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) Monkeys and wild boars that destroy farms and plantations in Goa must be declared vermin, Congress leader Pratapsing Rane said in the state assembly on Friday. “We have to declare monkeys…