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…
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Research scholars, policy makers and industry practitioners have come together at an international conference at Shillong in Meghalaya to highlight the tourism resources of north east India and explore marketing strategies…
By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, May 17 (IANS) On the face of it everything looks serene at the Loktak Lake in Manipur. But in reality, it’s a bleak picture for the endangered brow-antlered deer which are…
Sydney, May 17 (IANS) A study released on Tuesday has found that a high concentration of coal dust can quickly kill coral on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The research by the Australian Institute of Marine…
Beijing, May 17 (IANS) Chinese botanists have rediscovered a herb, Pedicularis humilis, thought to be extinct. Pedicularis humilis is endemic to the Hengduan Mountains in the eastern Himalayas of China. Categorised as extinct, the species…
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh continued on Tuesday to be hot under the blazing sun with the met office saying that the monsoon is likely to hit Lucknow and eastern part of the state…
New York, May 17 (IANS) Communities with more fish species are more productive and more resilient to rising temperatures and temperature swings, says a study. The accelerating loss and rearrangement of species all over the…
People quench their thirst with sugarcane juice on a hot day. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) It was a hot Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.6 degree Celsius,…
Tokyo, May 17 (IANS) Environment ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Monday in Japan collectively said they were committed to ensuring global climate change would be tackled swiftly in line with a…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The World Bank said on Monday it has approved a $625 million loan to support India’s grid connected rooftop solar programme to generate clean energy. “The project will finance the…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said the government is mulling a plan to ensure the protection of grazing land for cows and provide cow fodder free of cost…
Bhubaneswar, May 16 (IANS) Rain and thundershowers, coupled with gusty winds, are likely to hit some parts of Odisha on Tuesday under the impact of a low pressure area formed over Bay of Bengal, met…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear next week a plea seeking complete stoppage of water supply to the liquor industry in Maharashtra in the wake of acute water scarcity in the…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Three snake charmers were arrested with three rare Red Sand Boas, a protected species, here on Monday, an official said. The snakes were seized and handed over to the Wildlife…