Ranchi, Jan 21 (IANS) The massive fire that broke out at a coal mine in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district on Monday may threaten the Ranchi-Patna national highway, an official said on Wednesday. Quintals of coal were…
Jolpa (Rajasthan), Jan 21 (IANS) In Rajasthan’s stark desert hinterland, Jolpa, a small village inhabited by a poor farming community, has been the home to a uniquely architectured historic temple for more than 800 years….
Credit: Youtube Los Angeles, Jan 21 (PTI) “The Revenant” star Leonardo DiCaprio wants the world to say goodbye to fossil fuels. While being honored for his philanthropic work at the World Economic Forum in…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 20 (IANS) Hundreds of endangered Olive Ridley turtles, besides a bottlenose dolphin, were found dead on Puri beach in Odisha on Wednesday. The turtles were lying scattered stretching from Digabarini and Chakratirtha Road…
New York, Jan 20 (IANS) Half of the global ocean heat content increase since 1865 has occurred over the past two decades, says a new study. “In recent decades the ocean has continued to warm…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 20 (IANS) From being purely an oil refiner-cum-marketer, Indian Oil Corporation is turning into a technology licensor to other refineries to produce higher levels of LPG while mulling a mega refinery-cum-petrochemical project in…
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) It was not just the quintessential Victorian-era poison, arsenic that Queen of Crime Agatha Christie used in her deadly murder-plots to kill off characters. Her toxic arsenal comprised over 30 compounds…
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Jan 17 (IANS) More than 200,000 people have pledged at the famous Sabarimala Temple here not to throw their clothes into the Pamba river as per a tradition and to keep it clean….
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) claimed on Sunday that it recycled about 8.80 tonnes of waste paper over a period of five months in order to contribute its bit…
Changsha (China), Jan 17 (IANS) The number of migratory birds wintering at China’s second-largest freshwater lake is up nearly 20 percent over last year, a survey has found. Over 120,000 migratory birds were observed on…
New Delhi: Policemen stop cars with odd registration numbers on the Day-4 of implementation of the state government’s odd even formula in the national capital, on Jan 4, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 17…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) The World Bank usually tames wild economies and helps countries stabilise their fluctuating finances, but in a global first, the banker for the world has gone to a zoo that…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Electric two-wheelers could be the next big tool in combating vehicular pollution in the national capital without impacting mobility, Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) director Sohinder Gill said…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) With a mission to urge the youth to stop littering, actor Randeep Hooda joined hands with Parle and MTV for the ‘MTV Junkyard project’ which engages people to change their…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) As the fortnight-long odd-even scheme in the national capital came to an end on Friday, environmentalists stressed the need for keeping a check on all pollution-causing factors for better results….
New Delhi: Volunteers stand on Delhi roads with placards on the Day-1 of implementation of the state government’s odd even formula in the national capital on Jan 1, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) Gurgaon, Jan 15…
New Delhi: Policemen stop an even numbered car driver and explains him about Delhi governments’ even-odd traffic formula in New Delhi, on Jan 1, 2016. (Photo: Sandeep Datta/IANS) New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The odd-even…
New Delhi: Volunteers stand on Delhi roads with placards on the Day-1 of implementation of the state government’s odd even formula in the national capital on Jan 1, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, Jan…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Greenpeace India, through its scientific analysis in schools in the national capital, on Thursday revealed that on the days when there are high levels of pollution, there is also an…
London, Jan 13 (IANS) Clouds are raising the temperature of the Greenland ice Sheet and accounting for as much as 30 percent of the ice sheet melt, researchers say. The rapidly melting Greenland ice sheet…