Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 21 (IANS) Myanmar authorities on Monday called for the preservation of the country’s largest fresh water Indawgyi lake in Kachin state in order to promote ecotourism. Indawgyi Lake, which is also…
Havana, Aug 21 (IANS) A dark-skinned piglet with a face similar to that of a monkey was born last week in a Cuban town , according to a state media report. The piglet was born…
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning here on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.3 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, weather officials said. “The sky will…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 20 (IANS) China will not share hydrological data with India until it withdraws its troops from Doklam, an expert at a Chinese think tank has said. Hu Zhiyong, a research…
Panaji, Aug 20 (IANS) The relocation of the Goa bench of the National Green Tribunal from Pune to New Delhi by the Union Environment and Forests Ministry has irked the Opposition and green activists here….
Bengaluru, Aug 20 (IANS) About 1,000 people from all walks of life took part in a cultural festival titled ‘Namma Bengaluru Habba’ (Our Bengaluru Festival) at the Sankey Tank here on Sunday to create awareness…
Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) The flood situation remained grim in Bihar while the death toll rose to 253 on Sunday, an official said A Bihar Disaster Management Department official said 126.87 lakh persons in 1,965…
Havana, Aug 20 (IANS) A dark-skinned piglet with a face similar to that of a monkey was born last week in a town in western Cuba, state media reported. The piglet and its siblings were…
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) The flood situation in northern West Bengal showed an overall improvement, barring Malda district where nearly five blocks were still inundated by the increasing water level of Mahananda river, the state…
Shimla, Aug 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has set up biodiversity management committees initially in 366 gram panchayats in biodiversity-rich Chamba, Kullu, Shimla, Sirmaur, Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts under a United Nations project, official sources said…
Kochi, Aug 20 (IANS) Mariculture in the country is set for a major boost with the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) successfully developing a seed production technology for Indian pompano. Indian pompano (Trachinotus mookalee)…
Nuuk (Greenland), Aug 20 (IANS) A huge wildfire has been burning in Greenland for two weeks now, the media reported on Sunday. The wildfire was first spotted by satellites on July 31 and last photographed…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Delhi Metro has opened a facility to recycle the waste produced during its demolition and construction work, it said on Sunday. A plant in Rohini in north Delhi will manufacture…
By Rajendra Shende The world today is “locked” in more ways than one. Brutal inequality, dreadful terrorism, unashamed threats on territorial claims and bullying on nuclear missile attacks have all locked our civilisation in a…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) It was a cloudy morning here on Sunday with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.5 degrees Celsius, normal for the season. The sky will remain partly cloudy and there is…
Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) Notwithstanding an overall improvement in the flood scenario in northern West Bengal due to the reduced rainfall, the situation deteriorated in parts of Malda and South Dinajpur districts on Saturday, as…
Maligaon/Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) With the flood fury continuing in West Bengal and Bihar, train services on Northeast Frontier Railway were still in disarray, as its network still remained breached in Bihar’s Kishanganj, Katihar and…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Saturday reviewed the flood situation in different parts of the country and said that long-term solution to mitigate impact of floods and drought lies…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) A week after the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order to ban plastic bags less than 50 micron thickness in Delhi, the civic bodies on Saturday claimed to have seized about…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Rain in the national capital on Saturday brought the mercury down by nine degrees Celsius with the maximum temperature recorded at 29.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season’s average….