New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) It was a cold Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 6.1 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. At least 16 trains were…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A leopard skin was seized from Haryana and a self-styled godman was arrested, officials said on Thursday. The pelt, five or six years old, was seized from Ram Das of…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Union Environment Ministry will soon come up with a policy to manage the landfill sites in and around the national capital, a top government official said on Thursday. Environment…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday sought from the Uttar Pradesh government a detailed vision document for protection and preservation of the wonder of the centuries-old monument to love, the Taj…
Panaji, Feb 8 (IANS) In a sarcastic barb targeting the media, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday compared the scenario of mining companies packing up machinery, operations and surrendering their traditional mining leases with US…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Asserting that the government means business about the problem of air pollution, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said the Centre and the Delhi government have joined hands and…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC) has invited bids for procurement of 1,000 tonnes of agricultural biomass on daily basis for its power plant in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The 30th anniversary of the start of Indo-Russian cooperation in nuclear energy was marked here on Thursday with the launch of the “Nuclear A-B-C” booklet for chilren designed to create…
London, Feb 8 (IANS) Spoiling your old dogs in their twilight years by retiring them to the sofa will not help, instead, letting them play games on a touch screen may boost their brain skills…
London, Feb 8 (IANS) Living in a large social group makes magpies more intelligent, finds a new study emphasising that social environment plays an important role in cognitive evolution. Magpies are considered as one of…
Srinagar, Feb 8 (IANS) Minimum temperatures again dipped in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday due to a clear night sky as the Met forecast no change in weather conditions till Friday. “It is expected to…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) It was a sunny but cold Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.5 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season’s average. At least 15…
Gandhinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) The 10th edition of an international plastics exhibition, PlastIndia, began in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar on Wednesday. The six-day expo-cum-conference hopes to garner a business of around Rs 5,500 crore as buyers…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled 88 mining leases in Goa that were renewed by the state government in 2015 just before the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act…
Agra, Feb 7 (IANS) A mugger crocodile was rescued on Wednesday from Latumai village near Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh, Wildlife SOS officials said. Rescue team members said the reptile, also known as marsh crocodile, was…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Automobile major Mahindra & Mahindra on Wednesday unveiled India’s first convertible SUV “TUV Stinger” along with a wide range of electric vehicle concepts including India’s first electric mini SUV. The…
Bengaluru, Feb 7 (IANS) The University of Chicago in the US midwest has tied up with the Karnataka Urban Development Department to clean up state capital Bengaluru’s environment, a Minister said on Wednesday. “We have…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Forest Department officials have seized five kg scales of pangolin or scaly anteater in Balaghat district over a fortnight and arrested a government employee in this regard,…
By Taponeel Mukherjee Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) have been in existence in India since 2011 to enable compliance of Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPOs). The country has made some progress towards creating a market mechanism for…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu should double its wind energy capacity to 15 gigawatts (GW) and increase its solar capacity six-fold to 13.8 GW by 2026-27 whilst simultaneously delivering cheaper electricity, the Institute…