Kathmandu, Sep 14 (IANS) Six people, including four of a same family were killed after landslides triggered by incessant rainfall buried two houses in Nepal’s Rolpa district, officials said on Saturday. Rolpa district police chief…
Chitrakoot , Sep 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday called for a mass campaign against single-use plastic across the state. While inaugurating the first ropeway in the state here, that will…
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) A new storm carrying heavy rain and strong winds is threatening the Bahamas just two weeks after Hurricane Dorian tore through part of the islands. Tropical Depression Nine strengthened into Tropical…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to establish guidelines/standards for sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions for the calciner industry. This issue was raised before a bench headed by Justice…
Hyderabad, Sep 13 (IANS) The campaign to save Nallamalla forests gained further momentum on Friday with leading celebrities joining the chorus against the proposed uranium exploration and mining. #SaveNallamalla was trending on the social media…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) If you are driving hybrid variant of cars such as Suzuki Ciaz, Honda Accord or Toyota Camry, you do not need to fret over the Delhi government’s plan to implement…
Greater Noida, Sep 13 (IANS) India is working to address the issues of climate change, biodiversity and land degradation in synergy, according to Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar. “We are now…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Soon after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced that the Odd-Even scheme will be back between November 4 and 15, several memes, jokes and videos with #oddeven hashtag…
Mumbai, Sep 13 (IANS) Bollywood actor-producer Jackky Bhagnani on Friday reached Girgaon Chowpatty here to clean up the beach. Every year, post-Ganesh Visarjan celebrations, several volunteers take up the initiative of cleaning the beach and…
Panaji, Sep 13 (IANS) Goa’s welcoming beach shacks might not be around to facilitate tourists when the tourism season begins next month, with the National Green Tribunal on Friday directing the state government to keep…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Ahead of Diwali and the stubble burning season, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced a seven-point Action Plan to protect the city from air pollution, including re-introduction of…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to establish guidelines/standards for the import of pet coke, a highly polluting fuel, by the calciner industry. This issue was raised before…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday that the 14th UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP14) was most successful and termed the Delhi Declaration as a powerful document….
Jakarta, Sep 13 (IANS) Dozens of people living on the slope of Mount Karangetan volcano in central Indonesia have been evacuated as the volcano has spewed ash out into the sky since Thursday, officials said…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday was dismissive about Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s move to relaunch the ‘Odd-Even’ traffic scheme to control pollution, saying it was not…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over degradation of the forest area like Pachmari and Gir due to constant urbanisation and construction of high-end hotels. A bench headed by…
Sydney, Sep 12 (IANS) A giant seal, angry at being disturbed, has helped the Australian police bust an international drug smuggling ring and seize over a tonne of drugs, including cocaine, ecstasy and methamphetamine, reports…
Hyderabad, Sep 12 (IANS) Can animals also commit crimes? The answer of Telangana Police appears to be in the affirmative as they “arrested” two goats for grazing on saplings planted by a NGO. The bizarre…
Lucknow, Sep 12 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is now offering cows for adoption. This is being done to check the growing problem of stray cows. The state government will pay a…