Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) Several gurdwaras in Sacramento, California’s capital city, have come forward to offer meals and shelter to the evacuees of Yuba City, which consists of a sizable number of Indian-Americans, following fears…
Wellington, Feb 14 (IANS) A 7.8 magnitude quake that hit New Zealand’s South Island last year has made navigation for ships unsafe, Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee said on Tuesday. The quake, which killed two…
By Aditya Baruah Shikdamakha (Assam), Feb 14 (IANS) It’s a movement that began during Christmas in 2012 with a competition to select the “cleanest” family in this village. The festival-specific contest in the village, located…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 10.2 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the season. The humidity at…
By Saptak Ghosh The solar revolution in India marches on, with renewed momentum, if the recently concluded reverse bidding auction for a 750 MW Solar Park in Madhya Pradesh is any indication. While the rest…
Sydney, Feb 14 (IANS) At least 30 houses and some 50 other buildings were destroyed by bushfires over the weekend in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state, authorities said on Tuesday. The most serious damage…
Los Angeles, Feb 14 (IANS) Emergency repair work on the damage to the Oroville dam in Northern California, and the storms that in the coming days could aggravate the situation are keeping the roughly 200,000…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Delhi saw another sunny, pleasant day on Monday with the maximum temperature at 24.7 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, weather officials said. Tuesday is expected to see…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Centre has decided to extend the December 2017 deadline for coal-fired thermal power projects to meet stricter emission norms and allow time to replace old plants with modern less-polluting…
Mathura, Feb 13 (IANS) A unique eco-friendly waste water treatment plant, with a capacity of 75,000 litres, is almost complete at the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Dham in the town of Farah in Mathura district. Talking…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on Uttarakhand government and other agencies for not filing reply against a plea seeking rehabilitation of villages…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed proceedings before the Madras High Court’s Madurai bench on a plea seeking direction to former apex court judge K.S. Radhakrishnan to return an award…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the city government’s response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking strict implementation of the ban on chewable tobacco products. A division bench…
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) At least 188,000 people were evacuated from several northern California counties after authorities warned an emergency spillway in the countrys tallest dam was in danger of failing and unleashing uncontrolled flood…
Canberra, Feb 13 (IANS) Emergency teams have been trying to control about 80 bushfires in Australia, authorities said on Monday. No human casualties have been reported although at least one firefighter was reportedly injured, Efe…
Wellington, Feb 13 (IANS) New Zealand authorities on Monday said they will move the carcasses of 300 pilot whales that died in a mass stranding on a remote beach. The whales will be moved with…
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) A large wildfire broke out in the US state of Oklahoma, burning hundreds of acres and forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. The wildfire occurred on Sunday southeast of…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) It was a clear Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.9 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average. The humidity at 8.30 a.m….
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) It was a clear Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.9 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average. The humidity at 8.30 a.m….
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) Researchers have used data from the European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 satellite to identify a sudden drainage of large pools below West Antarctica’s Thwaites glacier, the media reported. Thwaites Glacier, already one…