Jerusalem, Nov 30 (IANS) Israeli authorities have arrested 24 people suspected of being linked to the wildfires that raged through the country, police said on Wednesday. Micky Rosenfeld said there were currently 24 people in…
Chennai, Nov 30 (IANS) Cyclonic storm Nada is expected to cross the Tamil Nadu coast near Cuddalore by the early hours of December 2, said the weather office. In its bulletin on Wednesday the Chennai…
Lucknow, Nov 30 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to register only Bharat-IV mark vehicles — both light and heavy — in the state after April 1, 2017, an official said on Wednesday. The…
Beijing, Nov 30 (IANS) US multinational Walt Disney has broken ties with a Chinese toymaker after receiving reports that it flouted labour standards, the company said in a statement. Disney announced it was breaking ties…
Islamabad, Nov 30 (IANS) Pakistan is setting up the world’s largest 1,000 MW solar park as part of its plans to promote renewable energy, Minister for Climate Change Zahid Hamid has announced, according to media…
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) Invasive plant species such as alligator weed, which threatens natural ecosystem, could be promoted as a food product to sustainably manage excessive growth of these alien invaders as well as strengthen…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Most of the flight operations and train services here were affected on Wednesday as a dense fog engulfed the national capital and reduced the visibility to about 100 metres in…
Ranchi, Nov 30 (IANS) At least four families have been forced to live on trees because of the terror of rampaging elephants near Ranchi, the capital city in Jharkhand. A herd of elephants has created…
Chandigarh, Nov 30 (IANS) Moderate to dense fog affected life in several parts of Haryana and neighbouring Punjab on Wednesday morning. Road and rail services were also affected. At least two persons were injured on…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) It was a foggy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 11 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. “The sky was clear with moderate fog in…
Jammu/Srinagar Nov 30 (IANS) Night temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir rose above normal on Wednesday as rain and snow was forecast in the hilly regions for Thursday. “Rain and snowfall is likely to occur in…
Jakarta, Nov 30 (IANS) A shallow undersea quake of magnitude of 5.7 struck eastern parts of Indonesia on Wednesday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. No tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck at 9.42…
Keiv, Nov 30 (IANS) Ukraine unveiled a new protective cover over the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear reactor No.4, which would prevent the leakage of the radiation from the unit during the next century, media reports said….
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The disturbance caused by big projects and infrastructure creation around tiger habitats is affecting the animals’ behavioural patterns, Parliament was told on Tuesday Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave also told…
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) There is no conclusive study available that burning of paddy straw or crop residue in states like Punjab and Haryana would always impact air quality in Delhi and Rajasthan, Parliament…
Agra, Nov 29 (IANS) Panic spread in a village here when a 12.5 feet long python was found on a road nearby on Tuesday, but the snake, found to be injured, was safely removed from…
Sydney, Nov 29 (IANS) Warmer ocean waters have resulted in the largest recorded coral die-off at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, scientists said on Tuesday. The worst-hit area, stretching 700 km at the northern part of…
Patna, Nov 29 (IANS) People in Patna will not mind paying higher taxes if the government decides to take tough measures to combat air pollution, a survey said on Tuesday. According to a latest survey…
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Policy-makers and designers must work to provide indigenous solutions for construction of buildings that are relevant for India, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. “Capital in India is scarce…
Sydney, Nov 29 (IANS) Australian researchers have reported the use of a new ultra-thin catalyst to split water into its two components, oxygen and hydrogen, to be converted and used as fuel, a report said…