London, Sep 26 (IANS) While agricultural insurance intends to protect farmers in developing countries from the effects of climate change, it can also have undesirable ecological and social side-effects, say researchers. Agricultural insurance can change…
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) Cricket maestro Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar and Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray and others picked up brooms to sweep parts of Bandra here on Tuesday, earning praise directly from Prime Minister…
Jakarta, Sep 26 (IANS) Some 75,000 people were evacuated due to increasing frequency of tremors around Mount Agung, a large volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali, authorities announced on Tuesday. “Mount Agung is entering…
London, Sep 26 (IANS) In what shows how far plastic pollution has spread, scientists on an expedition have discovered such pollution on remote frozen ice floes in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. A team…
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) It was a misty Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.4 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. The Met Office has predicted…
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The union government on Monday said energy major ONGC will fund and encourage startups to carry out research and innovation for development of advance electric household stoves which can be…
Agra, Sep 25 (IANS) Farmers in west Uttar Pradesh who borrowed loans under the Kisan Credit Card scheme (KCC) have reaped a bounty in terms of increased agricultural production and higher profitability. In a new…
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) In an attempt to manage the sewage in disconnected areas — mostly in unauthorised colonies, the Delhi government has identified 600 locations to install decentralised sewage treatment plants (STP). Delhi…
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) In a bid to provide a wider platform to tribals to sell their produce, the government on Monday announced extension of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme for Minor Forest…
Jakarta, Sep 25 (IANS) Indonesian scientists have found the world’s smallest squirrel in the country’s Borneo rain forest, authorities revealed on Monday. The Bormean pigmy squirrel or exilisciurus exilis was found in Meratus mountain of…
Jakarta, Sep 25 (IANS) Some 35,000 people were evacuated from their homes near an active volcano in Bali, Indonesia, as authorities warned that it could erupt soon, authorities announced on Monday. The area around Mount…
Bengaluru, Sep 25 (IANS) Moderate to heavy rains measuring upto 99mm accompanied by thunder showers and winds lashed Bengaluru on Monday, flooding the city’s low-lying areas, a weather official said. “Several areas have recorded moderate…
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.8 degree Celsius, the average of the season. According to the Met Department, the day ahead will…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) With an aim to save the Yamuna river from further pollution and provide relief to residents of Burari area in north Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday laid the…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Raising concern over Delhi’s garbage crisis and oversaturated landfill sites, Union Housing Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday announced “Neighborhood Action Plan” that aims to fixing the garbage prior to…
Hyderabad, Sep 24 (IANS) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday hinted that automobile industry could continue exports of petrol and diesel cars even as government will go ahead with its plan…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) German renewable energy technology solutions provider Heraeus Photovoltaics on Sunday announced it has opened an India office here and will bring in dedicated staff at its Engineering and Technology Centre…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Four more districts were on Sunday declared open defecation free (ODF) after eight days of “Swacchata Hi Seva” campaign, taking the number of total ODF districts in the country to…
Shimla, Sep 24 (IANS) A mild quake was recorded on Sunday in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba region, which witnessed tremors for three consecutive days in May, an official said. “An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter…
Shimla, Sep 24 (IANS) After two days of widespread and largely heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, tourist spots on Sunday saw the maximum temperatures plummeting by five to six degrees, the weather bureau said. The…
