Misty Tuesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) It was a misty Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.3 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the weather office said. “The…
Environment
India loses 6% GDP annually due to unsanitary conditions: Venkaiah Naidu
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The lack of sanitary conditions in India has a serious economic consequence too as it causes a loss of 6 per cent of the GDP every year, said Vice President…
Heavy rains lash Hyderabad, three killed
Hyderabad, Oct 2 (IANS) Three persons were killed as heavy rains lashed Hyderabad on Monday, inundating low-lying areas and throwing normal life out of gear. Heavy downpour, accompanied by thunderstorm for over three hours in…
‘Secure Himalaya’ to conserve snow leopard, uplift mountain community launched
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The “Secure Himalaya” plan intended to conserve the snow leopards by protecting their habitats and improve the ecology of Himalayan ranges and lives of the mountain communites — all among…
Quake occurs off Sicily
Rome, Oct 2 (IANS/AKI) A moderate 3.7 earthquake took place off the southern Italian Sicily region’s Aeolian islands, Italy’s national geophysics and vulcanology institute reported on Monday. The quake struck at 3.26 am at a…
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra denies Hrithik has walked out of ‘Kabaddi’
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra on Monday confirmed the news about working with producer Ronnie Screwala on his project titled “Kabaddi” but refuted the rumours about Hrithik Roshan walking out of the…
Government launches wildlife action plan for next 15 years
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) After integrating climate change into wildlife planning, putting greater thrust on wildlife health management and poaching, increasing public outreach and tweaking previous strategies, the Union Environment Ministry on Monday released…
Can’t judge Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Anupam Kher
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) As Bollywood celebrated the Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas here to mark the 148th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, actor Anupam Kher criticised those finding faults with the government’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and…
Nepal, India to conduct joint tiger census in November
Kathmandu, Oct 2 (IANS) Nepal and India will be conducting in November a joint head count of tigers in the national parks, forests and sanctuaries along the international border between the two neighbours using a…
Telangana has distributed over 23 lakh sheep: CM
Hyderabad, Oct 2 (IANS) The Telangana government has so far distributed 23.80 lakh sheep among sheep-rearing communities, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said on Monday. He said this was befitting answer to those who were…
I’ve been able to break stereotype about heroines: Bhumi
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Three-film-old actress Bhumi Pednekar, who played an overweight married woman in her debut movie “Dum Laga Ke Haisha”, says she has been able to break the stereotype in Bollywood about…
Sumitra Mahajan to attend special parliamentary session in Sri Lanka
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will attend a special parliamentary session in Sri Lanka that is being convened to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Parliament there. The…
Use cotton, jute bags to solve garbage woes: Parrikar
Panaji, Oct 2 (IANS) Half of Goa’s garbage woes will be over if people started using biodegradable cotton or jute bags, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Monday while commemorating Mahatma Gandhi’s 148th birth anniversary….
Wind job losses – just a passing breeze
By Sapna Gopal In the past couple of years, the wind energy industry in India has impressed with its stellar performance. The country had an installed wind power capacity of 32.28GW at the end of…
Assam’s Kaziranga National Park opens for tourists
Guwahati, Oct 2 (IANS) Assam Forest and Environment Minister Pramila Rani Brahma on Monday opened the Kaziranga National Park for the 2017-18 tourist season. Accompanied by Agriculture Minister Atul Bora, chairman of the Assam Tourism…
Misty Monday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) It was a misty Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.9 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the weather office said. “The…
IAF’s Air Fest in Shillong enthralls viewers
Shillong, Oct 1 (IANS) The IAF’s Eastern Air Command conducted its annual Air Fest here on Sunday leaving the viewers enthralled though adverse weather conditions delayed the flypast. The flypast could not be due to…
Sikkim monastery, fertilizer firm to be felicitated for promoting ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) A fertilizer cooperative, a Sikkim monastery, and a Delhi-based Facebook group are amongst 20 individuals and agencies to be felicitated by the on Monday on the third anniversary of Swacch…
Breast surgeon Raghu Ram participates in cleanliness drive
Hyderabad, Oct 1 (IANS) Eminent breast surgeon P. Raghu Ram on Sunday participated in a “Swachhata Hi Seva” campaign in his adopted village in Telangana. Inspired by a personal letter written by Prime Minister Narendra…
Discussed death of manual scavengers with Kejriwal: Hardeep Puri
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Union Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday said he has taken up the issue of sanitation workers dying while manually cleaning clogged sewers in the national capital with…