New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. The maximum temperature…
Canberra, Sep 19 (IANS) Australian scientists believe they may soon be able to use the country’s iconic gum trees to develop enough renewable jet fuel for up to 5 per cent of the world’ s…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The Environment Ministry on Sunday asserted that its panel was competent in subjects relevant to safety evaluation of Genetically Engineered (GE) crops. The government’s assertion came in the backdrop of…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy day here on Sunday with the maximum temperature settling at 37.1 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the Met Office said. Monday is…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Rapidly growing multinational fast food chains in India are the largest contributors to hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) emissions and could add the equivalent of nearly one million tonnes of carbon emissions by…
Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) Typhoon Malakas and tides have pushed the water level of Huangpu river in Shanghai above the warning level, authorities said on Sunday. Malakas, the 16th typhoon in 2016, entered East China…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. The maximum temperature…
Taipei, Sep 18 (IANS) Packing heavy downpours and strong winds, typhoon Malakas swept the eastern and northern parts of Taiwan on Saturday, resulting in the cancellation of 183 flights, local authorities said. Most of the…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 17 (IANS) The Odisha government is mulling to approach the Supreme Court for setting up of a tribunal under the law on inter-state water disputes to resolve the Mahanadi dispute with Chhattisgarh, an…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy day here on Saturday with the maximum temperature settling at 35.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the Met Office said and forecast…
London, Sep 17 (IANS) Colour patterns, known as countershading, in Psittacosaurus — a long-lost species of dinosaur — protected them from predators, finds a new study. Psittacosaurus was light on its underside and darker on…
Manila, Sep 17 (IANS) Thousands of Philippine Coast Guard personnel on Saturday cleaned up the country’s littered shores as part of International Coastal Cleanup Day. Coast Guard officials said some 5,000 staff and auxiliary members…
Beijing, Sep 17 (IANS) China’s meteorological authority issued a yellow alert for typhoon Malakas on Saturday, forecasting strong winds and heavy rain. Malakas, the 16th typhoon in 2016, was observed 135 km off Taiwan’s east…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the Met office said. “The sky will remain…
United Nations, Sep 17 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called on countries to strengthen climate protection by reducing the use of hydrofluorocarbons, saying that the international community should “do more to protect our…
Geneva, Sep 16 (IANS) The World Trade Organisation appellate body has upheld an earlier ruling against India’s domestic content requirements for manufacturing solar cells and modules, the WTO said on Friday. The solar dispute arose…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Union Water Resources Ministry on Friday signed an MoU with the Agriculture Ministry to promote organic farming on the banks of the river Ganga. As per the MoU, villagers…
Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) Soundarya Ashwin, elder daughter of superstar Rajinikanth and most known for directing her father in India’s first motion capture 3D film “Kochadaiiyaan”, has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Animal…
Panaji, Sep 16 (IANS) The Environment Ministers of BRICS nations on Friday agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and announced the setting up of a joint working group to institutionalise their mutual cooperation on…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order mandating environmental clearance for all Metro and other rail projects prior to their launch. A bench of Chief…