Shimla, Feb 9 (IANS) The Biodiversity Act of 2002 will be implemented in the entire Himachal Pradesh soon so that all gram panchayats could avail its benefits, state Chief Secretary V.C. Pharka said on Thursday….
New York, Feb 9 (IANS) Facebook has rolled out a new feature that shows full weather forecast on its mobile app and desktop site. According to a report in TechCrunch, within the new Weather section,…
Los Angeles, Feb 9 (IANS) Indian actress Priyanka Chopra has teamed up with Hollywood stars Tom Hardy and Casey Affleck for a new PETA video that encourages viewers to treat their dogs like family by…
By Vishal Gulati Manali, Feb 9 (IANS) At first glance, it looks like a Mexican shack seen in movies about the Wild West. Then you realise it’s made out of snow blocks. Welcome to what…
Beijing, Feb 9 (IANS) More than 1,600 pieces of crocodile skins and 500 kg of what appeared to be crocodile meat were seized in China’s Guangxi Zhuang province, officials said Thursday. The seizures were made…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) At least 21 trains were delayed and eight rescheduled on Thursday due to fog in parts of northern India, a railway official said. The Amritsar-Jaynagar Shaheed Express was also cancelled….
Lucknow, Feb 9 (IANS) Despite warm sunny days, the winter chill continues in most parts of Uttar Pradesh and will remain for few more days, the weather office said on Thursday. The chill would continue…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) It was a clear Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 9.4 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. “The day will remain clear. Mist or shallow…
Wellington, Feb 9 (IANS) The New Zealand navy has launched a research buoy in the sub-Antarctic Southern Ocean to help a study on how ships can navigate mammoth waves known as the “liquid Himalayas”, the…
Panaji, Feb 8 (IANS) The phenomenon of ‘killer rip tides’ is being studied by ISRO in collaboration with a private lifeguard agency appointed by the Goa government to safeguard its beaches. Rip tides are one…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” (clean India mission) is not a government programme but a mass movement. Replying to the debate in the Rajya Sabha…
Kathmandu, Feb 8 (IANS) In order to promote tourism and provide easy flow of information during disasters, the Nepal government on Wednesday said free wifi zones would be set up on the Lukla-Everest Base Camp…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking to be relieved from the responsibility of catching monkeys which have been creating a menace in…
Ranchi, Feb 8 (IANS) The menace of animal bites is taking a heavy toll in Jharkhand with over a thousand people having died due to snake bites and more than 41,000 having been bitten by…
By Vishav New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Just spending money on Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) will not clean the Ganga river – what is needed is a comprehensive plan to stop sewage from entering the…
By Brij Khandelwal Vrindavan, Feb 8 (IANS) Once famous for its 12 dense forests and hundreds of water bodies, Vrindavan, the “leela-bhoomi”, sacred land, of Sri Krishna and his consort Radha, Hinduism’s popular divinities, is…
Jammu, Feb 8 (IANS) One-way vehicular movement was allowed on Wednesday on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, an official of the traffic department said. “Traffic will be allowed from Jammu to Srinagar today (Wednesday),” the official…
Sydney, Feb 8 (IANS) Scientists have discovered the remnants of a massive undersea landslide on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia, which occurred more than 300,000 years ago, a media report said…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) It was a cold Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 9 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around…
Dubai, Feb 7 (IANS/WAM) Dubai Municipality on Tuesday marked the 20th National Environment Day based on “sustainable consumption and production” theme, reinforcing its vision of building a happy and sustainable city. The civic body organised…