Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Mumbai, the entire coastal Konkan region and parts of western Maharashtra since Tuesday afternoon, affecting normal life, said officials. The downpour came exactly a month after the deluge…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 19 (IANS) India ranked third among the countries that have faced the most natural disasters in the last half century, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday pleading for…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Karnataka can’t have freedom of choice on the use of its share of Cauvery water as it would alter the 2007…
London, Sep 19 (IANS) Ever wondered why some dogs are so friendly with their owners? It’s because of an association with genetic variations in sensitivity for the hormone oxytocin, according to a new study. Since…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The foodgrain production in India in 2017-18 year starting July was targeted at 276.55 million tonnes though sowing area this kharif season has shrunk by about 770,000 hectares, government data…
Imphal, Sep 19 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Tuesday said that the government machinery is fully prepared to deal with any eventuality arising from the torrential rains. Singh told IANS that most…
London, Sep 19 (IANS) Researchers in Britain are working on smart materials that when embedded in road surfaces would be able to harvest and convert vehicle vibration into electrical energy to power street lamps or…
Aizawl, Sep 19 (IANS) The 6th edition of the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS-VI) begins in the Mizoram capital on Wednesday with the goal of making the people of India proud of their mountains, recognizing…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 19 (IANS) Several parts of Odisha are likely to experience heavy rainfall in next 24 hours under the influence of a low pressure formed over Bay of Bengal, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said…
Jakarta, Sep 19 (IANS) Indonesian authorities have raised the alert level for a volcano in Bali following increased activity, a senior official said here on Tuesday. The official from the National Volcanology Agency said the…
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) The “potentially catastrophic” hurricane Maria, the strongest storm on record to make landfall in Dominica, has devastated the Caribbean island, the country’s Prime Minister said on Tuesday. The powerful storm, which…
New York, Sep 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron here that he believed the Paris climate agreement was “badly negotiated” and was unfair to Washington. On Monday, Trump talked…
Canberra, Sep 19 (IANS) Australia’s smallest endangered species are at the greatest risk of extinction due to an imbalance in conservation funding and awareness campaigns, a study revealed on Tuesday. The study’s lead researcher Thomas…
Canberra, Sep 19 (IANS) Australia recorded its hottest winter in history with temperatures up 2 degrees Celsius on average, a report revealed on Tuesday. ‘The Hot and Dry: Australia’s Weird Winter’ report, released by the…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) It was a sunny and humid Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. “The day ahead…
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) The “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 hurricane Maria, the strongest storm on record to make landfall in Dominica, is battering the Caribbean island, and is on course directly hit Puerto Rico, the…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 18 (IANS) After heavy downpour last week, parts of Kerala saw milder weather on Monday, with the capital district mostly bright and sunny, while rain continued in Idukki, Palakkad and northern districts. On…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) With falling renewable energy prices worldwide, as seen from domestic rates of Rs 2.44 and Rs 3.46 per unit revealed through auctions for solar and wind, respectively, a leading nuclear…
Panaji, Sep 18 (IANS) A private lifeguard agency appointed by the Goa government on Monday has advised people not to swim in the sea off the state for the next 96 hours in view of…
Agra, Sep 18 (IANS) A nearly nine-foot-long crocodile, that entered a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district and struck panic, has been rescued and released into the river, officials said on Monday. The massive reptile…