Kathmandu, July 11 (IANS) Opening Zhangmu-Tatopani border point between China and Nepal could be further delayed due to swollen Bhotekoshi river and landslides triggered by rainfalls, a Nepali official said on Monday. The border point,…
Lucknow, July 11 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh on Monday sought to create a world record by planting five crore saplings at different locations across the state in a single day. The drive was kicked-off by Samajwadi…
London, July 11 (IANS) Not just dogs, but goats too have the capacity to communicate with humans as well as become man’s best friend, suggests a study. “Goats were the first livestock species to be…
Agartala, July 11 (IANS) Except Mizoram and Sikkim, most parts of northeast India have so far experienced deficient monsoon rains, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. Mizoram and Sikkim recorded average rainfall while…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) A court here on Monday granted bail to environmentalist R.K. Pachauri, who has been accused of sexually harassing a colleague, and allowed him to travel to Mexico and the US…
Quito, July 11 (IANS) Two strong earthquakes struck Ecuador’S northwestern coast on Sunday night, officials said. The first quake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale hit Muisne, a beach town in the province of Esmeraldas…
Varanasi, July 11 (IANS) Heavy rains have led the Ganga to rise by about seven metres here while one of its tributaries has flooded some areas in Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh, officials said on…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The national capital woke up to a cloudy Monday morning as the minimum temperature settled one notch above the season’s average at 28.7 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. “Very…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The national capital had a pleasant day on Sunday after a cloudy morning with the maximum temperature at 36.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. Though it did…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday spoke to Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on the flood situation in the state. “Spoke to CM Madhya Pradesh who apprised…
London, July 10 (IANS) Littered cigarette butts may be an important source of metal contaminants leaching into the marine environment and potentially entering the food chain, revealed a research. According to a study published in…
Imphal, July 10 (IANS) Manipur’s road-link with the rest of the country was severely disrupted on Sunday as a landslide blocked National Highway 2 near the Nagaland capital Kohima. “All available personnel and machinery are…
Washington, July 10 (IANS) The strength of the astronauts increased to six on the International Space Station (ISS) as three Expedition 48 crew members on Sunday joined the orbital laboratory to facilitate key research. NASA…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The national capital woke up to a cloudy Sunday morning as the minimum temperature settled one notch above the season’s average at 28.8 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. “Very…
Agra, July 9 (IANS) District authorities here on Saturday released a detailed plan for setting their own record by planting more than six lakh saplings as Uttar Pradesh is all geared up to set a…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A tidal turbine designed to harness the kinetic energy found in moving bodies of water could be ideal for India to generate clean energy from a renewable resource with less…
Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS) Heavy rains will occur in coastal districts, south interior and central areas (Malnad) of Karnataka in the next 24 hours as the monsoon remains vigorous, the Met office said on Saturday….
Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) A clutch of real-time sensors have been installed along the Ganges in Varanasi for monitoring water quality and the data would be soon made available to visitors as displays at the…
Guwahati, July 9 (IANS) Over one lakh people have been affected by to floods in seven districts of Assam for the last few days, an official said on Saturday. A total of 112,307 people in…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.8 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the season. “The sky will remain cloudy with…