Bhopal, June 24 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh government will run “Save Water” campaign with the suggestions and involvement of common people. A state level “Water Cell” has also been constituted for the purpose. Chief Minister Kamal…
Dehradun, June 23 (IANS) A search team on Sunday found seven bodies of foreign mountaineers who had gone missing last month while climbing the Nanda Devi East peak in Uttarakhand, a top government official said….
Beijing, June 23 (IANS) Thirty-one people were injured after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Gongxian County in sChina’s Sichuan province, authorities said on Sunday. Rescuers have sent the injured to hospitals for treatment. None of them…
Srinagar, June 23 (IANS) Twenty electric buses are waiting for charging points to start plying in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city. Sources in the state-owned Road Transport Corporation said these electric buses were received from…
Agartala, June 23 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Sunday said that the multi-crore Smart City Projects will go hand-in-hand with the “Green Agartala” Project” to make the 181-year-old state capital a modern…
San Francisco, June 23 (IANS) Not just animal meat but plant-based foods are also serving as vehicles for transmitting antibiotic-resistant bacteria to the gut microbiome of humans, warn researchers. The US Centers for Disease Control…
New York, June 23 (IANS) Greenland could lose 4.5 per cent of its ice, contributing up to 13 inches of sea level rise, by the end of this century if worldwide greenhouse gas emissions remain…
Canberra, June 23 (IANS) The number of crocodile attacks could rise due to global warming, an Australian expert said on Sunday. Adam Britton, a zoologist from the Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL)…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Huge funds meant for the welfare of poor people living around Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve were allegedly diverted to the state treasury. Luxury resorts and hotels located around the tiger…
Chennai, June 22 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s Opposition DMK on Saturday began protests across the state against the AIADMK government’s failure to take prompt action to meet the state’s water crisis. The ruling party officials, meanwhile,…
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) Mild tremors were felt in Adilabad and Nirmal districts of Telangana and parts of neighbouring Maharashtra late Friday night. The earth shook for couple of seconds, sending panic among people in…
Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) After a delay of more than 10 days, the southwest monsoon finally entered Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Friday, bringing cheers to farmers and providing respite from heat wave. Several parts…
Guwahati, June 21 (IANS) A Canada-based wildlife activist and film-maker On Friday moved the Gauhati High Court to stop the transportation of the four elephants from Assam to Lord Jagannath temple in Gujarat. The Assam…
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Uttarakhand government to stop construction of a road considered a critical corridor connecting Rajaji and Corbett tiger reserves. The court-appointed Central Empowered Committee…
Chennai, June 21 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government plans to transport 10 million litres of water daily by rail from Jolarpettai in Vellore district to meet the water needs of parched Chennai. Announcing this on…
Chennai/New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Friday asked the Central government to sanction Rs 1,000 crore to his state to augment irrigation structures in drought-prone areas like the…
By Vishal Gulati Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) Millions of tonnes of food grain are being stored in the open across the northern states of Punjab and Haryana, known as the “granaries of India”, following a…
Bhubaneswar, June 21 (IANS) Providing much-needed relief from the scorching summer, the southwest monsoon finally on Friday made onset on the Odisha coast, triggering rainfall in different parts of the state. Indin Meteorological Department’s senior…
Chennai, June 21 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government plans to transport 10 million litres of water daily by rail from Jolarpettai in Vellore district to meet the water needs of parched Chennai. Announcing this on…
Panaji, June 21 (IANS) Desperately angling for a ministerial berth, Deputy Speaker and BJP MLA Michael Lobo on Friday urged Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to appoint him as “Minister for Garbage” in order to…