Tokyo, Aug 20 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter Scale hit the northeast coast of Japan on Saturday but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake with epicentre…
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has conditionally approved the Rs 4,500 crore Turga pump storage hydroelectric project of 1,000 megawatt in Purulia district of West Bengal, an official said on Saturday….
Bhopal, Aug 20 (IANS) Fifteen people have died since Friday across Madhya Pradesh in devastation caused by three days of continuous rain and resulting floods, including building collapses in Sagar and Satna districts, officials said…
Tokyo, Aug 20 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale hit Miyako in Japan on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to…
Sagar, Aug 20 (IANS) Seven members of a family died and three were seriously injured early on Saturday in this Madhya Pradesh district when their house collapsed due to continuous rains, police said. The family…
Lucknow, Aug 20 (IANS) The famous Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi has been flooded, leading to an abrupt closure of cremations, an official said on Saturday. The rising water of the Ganga has submerged the Harishchandra…
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) It was a sunny and clear Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. “The skies will…
Lucknow, Aug 20 (IANS) Eleven people were killed due to massive floods across Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Saturday. Hundreds of mud houses in Bundelkhand have collapsed in one day, which killed five persons…
Los Angeles, Aug 20 (IANS) At least 96 houses were destroyed in the huge ongoing Southern California wildfire, while firefighters made more progress containing the blaze. The Blue Cut Fire started near an exit off…
Lucknow, Aug 20 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has sancttioned a 500-acre land in Rishikesh for opening up of a turtle breeding centre in an effort to clean up Ganga. Sources told IANS on…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Friday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh and the central governments on pollution in the Ganga river, especially due to industrial discharge from the tanneries, saying…
Dhaka, Aug 19 (IANS) After its continuing criticism of the Rampal power plant, being built jointly with India, the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) plans to demand that Dhaka scrap the project. BNP chief and…
Bhopal, Aug 19 (IANS) Life in the Vindhya and Bundelkhand regions of Madhya Pradesh has been severely affected by floods caused by heavy rains with reports that scores of families have been marooned and are…
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) In a major find, paleontologists have discovered a Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil, including a very complete skull, during an expedition to the Hell Creek Formation in the US — an area that…
New York, Aug 19 (IANS) The rise and drop of sea level in the Pacific Ocean can be used to estimate future global surface temperatures, geoscientists have discovered. Based on the Pacific Ocean’s sea level…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) It was a warm Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.4 degrees Celsius, normal for the season’s average. The Met has forecast a generally…
Lucknow, Aug 19 (IANS) Incessant rains in many parts of Uttar Pradesh have resulted in floods and rivers including the Ganga and Yamuna continue to be in spate, an official said on Friday. More than…
Canberra, Aug 19 (IANS) An orangutan at an Australian zoo has released its debut single by interacting with a music-making application aimed at raising awareness for World Orangutan Day. Kluet, a 20-year Sumatran orangutan from…
Dhaka, Aug 18 (IANS) A Bangladeshi lawyer has filed a writ petition in the High Court in Dhaka seeking its direction to the government to collect Taka one crore as compensation from those who are…
Agra, Aug 18 (IANS) Environmentalist tied ‘rakhi’ to the Yamuna to pledge support and work to save the dying river here on Thursday. At the Etmauddauala View Point Park, members of the River Connect Campaign…