New Delhi, June 13 (IANAS) The government is making efforts to ensure that environment friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled barges commence navigation on the National Waterway-1 on the river Ganga by the end of 2018,…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Delhi residents faced a scorching day on Monday as the maximum temperature was recorded at 40.7 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. The Met office forecast light rain…
Beijing, June 13 (IANS) China’s first high-orbit remote sensing satellite, Gaofen-4, has been activated after six months of in-orbit testing, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) announced on Monday….
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) IRCTC’s new semi luxury train Tiger Express embarked on a “Roaring Journey” on World Environment Day, June 5 to experience the best of wildlife in Madhya Pradesh…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 29.5 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will be…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 12 (IANS) Hundreds of people in Alappuzha and Kollam districts have been moved to relief camps following torrential monsoon rains in Kerala since the past three days, an official said on Sunday. The…
Bhubaneswar, June 12 (IANS) With the onset of monsoon delayed in Odisha, several parts of the state continued to experience blistering heat wave while high humidity made life miserable for people in the coastal districts…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The national capital experienced a partly cloudy day on Sunday and the maximum temperature settled at 39.6 degrees Celsius, the average for the season. The Met office has forecast similar…
London, June 12 (IANS) An analysis of microscopic aquatic creatures called planktonic foraminifera, whose fossil remains now resemble miniaturised popcorn, has provided the first statistical evidence that the number of species that can exist on…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) It was a sunny Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.9 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will be…
Toronto, June 12 (IANS) Canadian government officials has said there were high levels of pollution in the air in parts of southwestern Ontario. Environment Canada and the Ontario environment ministry on Saturday issued a special…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The national capital witnessed another sunny day on Saturday with the maximum temperature settling at 38.7 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, with rain likely on Sunday. “There…
Panna, June 11 (IANS) Tigress T-5 was found dead with injuries on her body in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve on Saturday. According to the reserve administration, injuries on her body suggest that the animal…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) As many as 27 ornamental fish species have been reported in the inland wetlands of India and 15 of these have emerged as a threat to the native fish species, according…
London, June 11 (IANS) All the countries who signed up to the Kyoto Protocol on climate change complied with their emission targets, says a new study. “There is often scepticism about the importance of international…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Fifty-two per cent of citizens find their city cleaner 600 days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched tbe Swachh Bharat (Clean India) initiative, a countrywide survery has found. “At 600…
Kolkata June 11 (IANS) With the meterological department expecting the monsoon to hit the city within a week, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is working on a war footing to prevent water-logging and mosquito-borne diseases…
Beijing, June 11 (IANS) Beijing has recorded the highest ever number of requests for electric vehicle (EV) registration in a third round of applications that ended on June 8. A total of 17,600 individual and…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) It was a cloudy Saturday morning here followed by light rains with gusts of dust-laden wind on Friday night. Rains brought respite from the scorching heat as the minimum temperature…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) It was a cloudy Saturday morning here followed by light rains with gusts of dust-laden wind on Friday night. Rains brought respite from the scorching heat as the minimum temperature…