6.7-magnitude quake hits Ecuador
Beijing, May 18 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit Rosa Zarate in Ecuador on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined…
Environment
Multi-cellular life began far earlier than thought
Beijing, May 18 (IANS) Chinese scientists have found fossils of the world’s oldest known multi-cellular organisms, dating back as far as 1.56 billion years, nearly one billion years earlier than previously estimated. The research published…
Australian researchers set new solar cell efficiency record
Australian researchers set new solar cell efficiency record (Image credit – UNSW) Sydney, May 18 (IANS) Australian researchers have created a device that has set a new world record for solar efficiency, the media reported…
Himachal propagating mahseer fish for conservation
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, May 18 (IANS) The population of the golden mahseer, hunted for sport and food, is declining in rivers of Himachal Pradesh, prompting the fisheries department to begin an artificial propagation programme…
Rain, landslides disrupts railway services in northeast India
Agartala, May 18 (IANS) Torrential rains and heavy landslides have once again disrupted rail services in southern Assam, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram, officials said on Wednesday. “Railway workers have been working round-the-clock to clear the…
Rain to continue in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) Heavy rainfall will continue in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during the next 24 hours, said the weather department on Wednesday. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), a depression over southwest…
Hot Wednesday morning, more heat expected
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) It was a hot Wednesday morning here with minimum temperature recorded at 26.4 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. However, the day is expected to get warmed-up, with maximum temperature…
Hot Tuesday in Delhi, Wednesday to be hotter: Met
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Delhi simmered on Tuesday with the maximum temperature at 43.3 degrees Celsius, over three notches over average, while Wednesday is expected to be even hotter with mercury expected to reach…
Naidu, Kejriwal flag off driverless Metro train on trial run
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday flagged off the trial run of a driverless Metro train here. The trial run started…
Slight intensity quake in India-Bangladesh border region
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) An earthquake, classified as of slight intensity, shook the India-Bangladesh border area in West Bengal on Tuesday afternoon, the IMD said. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the temblor,…
India-US can do much for preventing air pollution: Diplomat
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Calling for large scale public awareness about air pollution, a senior US diplomat praised India on Tuesday for launching its own Air Quality Index (AQI) last year, saying that the…
Depression in Bay of Bengal may turn into cyclonic storm
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) The met office has forecast heavy rains in parts of Andhra Pradesh as the depression over southwest Bay of Bengal may intensify into a cyclonic storm. The depression moved north northwest…
Days hot in Himachal, but nights pleasant in high hills
Shimla, May 17 (IANS) Mercury levels remained high across Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday with the temperature being recorded two to six degrees above the average, the weatherman said, adding that tourist destinations located in high…
Call us if you spot a snake, don’t kill it: Wildlife rescuers
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Imagine a scenario where you find a cobra curled up in your shoe, a common krait in your scooter cabinet, or a rock python in your apartment….
World’s biggest rooftop solar plant inaugurated in Punjab
Beas (Punjab), May 17 *IANS) Touted to be the biggest one of its kind in the world, the 11.5 MW rooftop solar energy plant was inaugurated on Tuesday by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal…
International tourism meet in Meghalaya for marketing northeast
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Research scholars, policy makers and industry practitioners have come together at an international conference at Shillong in Meghalaya to highlight the tourism resources of north east India and explore marketing strategies…
Grim reality stares at endangered ‘dancing deer’ of Manipur
By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, May 17 (IANS) On the face of it everything looks serene at the Loktak Lake in Manipur. But in reality, it’s a bleak picture for the endangered brow-antlered deer which are…
Coal dust risk to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Sydney, May 17 (IANS) A study released on Tuesday has found that a high concentration of coal dust can quickly kill coral on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The research by the Australian Institute of Marine…
Extinct herb discovered in eastern Himalayas
Beijing, May 17 (IANS) Chinese botanists have rediscovered a herb, Pedicularis humilis, thought to be extinct. Pedicularis humilis is endemic to the Hengduan Mountains in the eastern Himalayas of China. Categorised as extinct, the species…
UP continues to be hot, monsoon likely June 10-14
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh continued on Tuesday to be hot under the blazing sun with the met office saying that the monsoon is likely to hit Lucknow and eastern part of the state…