Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) The Congress in Kerala has asked the Pinarayi Vijayan government to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the concerns raised after the Chief Minister’s reported statement that the Mullaperiyar dam is…
New York, June 8 (IANS) Scientists have concocted an artificial seawater medium that can be used to successfully cultivate abundant marine micro-organisms, a study says. “We developed an artificial media which means you can make…
Hyderabad, June 8 (IANS) Japanese automobile major Nissan will roll out X-Trail Hybrid, India’s first fully hybrid sport utility vehicle, by the end of the current financial year, its India operations head said on Wednesday….
Beijing, June 8 (IANS) There are now 2,060 endangered Chinese white dolphins living near an estuary of the Pearl river, marine authorities said on Wednesday. A Chinese white dolphin monitoring expedition in 2015 found their…
Nairobi, June 8 (IANS) A monkey plunged Kenya into a massive blackout after falling on a key transformer in the country’s largest hydroelectric plant, the KenGen power generating company said on Wednesday. The wild primate…
In this artist’s conception, a carbon planet orbits a sunlike star in the early universe. Young planetary systems lacking heavy chemical elements but relatively rich in carbon could form worlds made of graphite, carbides and…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) The southwest monsoon has finally set in over Kerala and Lakshadweep, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Wednesday. K. Santhosh, director at the IMD office here, said “good rains” were…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) The southwest monsoon has finally set in over Kerala and Lakshadweep, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Wednesday. K. Santhosh, director at the IMD office here, said: “Good rains are…
Mathura, June 8 (IANS) Thousands of trees were destroyed, many charred, in the violence that erupted last week following exchange of fire between police and squatters at Jawahar Bagh in Mathura. Uttar Pradesh horticulture department…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.6 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will remain…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) will evaluate the “medicinal values” of river Ganga. “NEERI study will come up with…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Delhiites got welcome relief from the scorching heat on Tuesday as the maximum temperature settled two notches below the season’s average at 38 degrees Celsius due to change in the…
New Delhi: Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) Prakash Javadekar addresses a press conference to mark the completion of two years of the Government, in New Delhi, on May 23,…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Born Free Foundation has condemned Zambia’s plan to kill 400 hippopotamuses a year over the next five years in the Luangwa River Valley, an area famous as a wildlife stronghold….
New Delhi: Union Water Minister Uma Bharti interacts with press regarding achievement of her ministry in last two years in New Delhi, on June 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Union Water…
Betul (Madhya Pradesh), June 7 (IANS) Prohibitory orders have been imposed in this water scarcity-hit district of Madhya Pradesh to regulate the use of water from public sources, an official said. Prohibitory orders under Section…
Shimla, June 7 (IANS) Shimla Municipal Corporation Deputy Mayor Tikender Panwar on Tuesday urged the World Bank to fund green and other projects in Himachal Pradesh instead of providing money for widening/laying of four-laned roads….
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) As part of its second anniversary celebrations, Mumbai Metro One announced it will go “green” in a big way by harnessing solar energy, switching over to LED lights and other measures,…
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) As part of its second anniversary celebrations, Mumbai Metro One announced it will go “green” in a big way by harnessing solar energy, switching over to LED lights and other measures,…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 7 (IANS) Kerala received good rains on Tuesday, but the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said one has to wait some more time for the onset of the southwest monsoon. The IMD said that…