Jakarta, Oct 19 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale hit West Java province in Indonesia on Wednesday, but no tsunami alert was issued, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here. The epicentre…
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning with clear sky here. The minimum temperature recorded at 18.0 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. “The sky will remain clear throughout the day. There…
Jaipur, Oct 18 (IANS) The Rajasthan government has filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court against the acquittal of Bollywood actor Salman Khan by the High Court in two 18-year-old chinkara poaching cases,…
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Delhi government on Tuesday directed the authorities to intensify the anti-firecrackers campaign aimed at controlling air and noise pollution and sought strict action against violators to ensure a pollution-free…
Agra, Oct 18 (IANS) A pair of cobras spotted in a housing society’s garden in the Taj city caused panic among the residents. The pair was caught by personnel of the Wildlife SOS Rapid Response…
Beijing, Oct 18 (IANS) Wind power could supply up to 20 per cent of global electricity by 2030 owing to dramatic cost reductions and efforts to check climate change, said a Global Wind Energy Council…
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Moving ahead in its bid to go green, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has decided to put up 200 solar powered street lights inside its campus, the university’s Vice-Chancellor (VC) announced…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Oct 18 (IANS) Of the 177 hydropower projects (HPP) located close to Himalayan glaciers over a fifth — including many in India — could be under threat from floods caused by…
By Shreya Shah Indias participation in a global agreement on climate change will reduce the countrys greenhouse gases equal to closing one-sixth of its thermal power stations over the next 35 years, according to an…
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) It was a clear Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 18.2 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. “The sky will remain clear throughout the day. There is no…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) With current availability of water per person per year in India placed at roughly 1,745 cubic metres, experts have called for trans-boundary water governance to tackle the water-stressed situation and,…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) While a cluster of countries are virtually falling over each other to associate themselves with India’s ambitious Smart Cities mission — a noted UN specialist has cautioned…
Beijing, Oct 17 (IANS) Chinese environment protection authorities said that some measures of a contingency plan to deal with smog in Beijing have not been fully implemented. According to a statement sent by the Ministry…
Beijing, Oct 17 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit China’s Qinghai province on Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre. The quake occurred at Yushu Tibetan prefecture in Qinghai, Xinhua…
By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, Oct 17 (IANS) A huge depression on the seabed recently detected off the Kerala coast in the Arabian Sea could be a crater caused by the impact of a meteorite, researchers…
Hong Kong, Oct 17 (IANS) The world’s oldest giant panda in captivity, Jia Jia, has died at a Hong Kong theme park at the age of 38, the equivalent of 114 human years. The female…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) It was sunny Monday morning with clear sky here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19.0 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. “The sky will remain clear throughout the day. There…
San Francisco, Oct 17 (IANS) US’ Stanford University is moving ahead with its goal that 50 per cent of its electricity will be powered by a new solar plant now in the final stages of…
Hong Kong, Oct 16 (IANS) The world’s eldest giant panda in captivity, Jia Jia, was given euthanasia on Sunday at the Hong Kong Ocean Park, after her health deteriorated rapidly in the last two weeks….
Bengaluru, Oct 16 (IANS) About 3,000 Bengalureans on Sunday formed a 4-km-long human chain to protest against the proposed 6.7-km steel flyover for a signal-free ride to the international airport at Devanahalli on the city’s…