World’s longest insect discovered in China
Beijing, May 5 (IANS) A long silhouette found wriggling on a mountain road in south China has proved to be the world’s longest insect, authorities said on Thursday. Zhao Li, with the Insect Museum of…
Environment
Uttar Pradesh, Centre spar over ‘Water Express’
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) An unsavoury war of words broke out between the BJP-led central government and the Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh over a train carrying water to parched Jhansi, a district…
A flood warning system in Nepal that India can replicate
By Imran Khan Lalgadh/Sarpallo (Nepal), May 5 (IANS) Mahender Bahadur Karki and Raj Kumar Mahto enjoy immense respect among the villagers here for being the caretakers of a community-based flood warning system that can be…
Centre moves SC for relaxing ban on diesel cabs
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The central government on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to relax its ban on diesel taxis in Delhi and the National Capital Region as it was adversely affecting the foreign…
Leopards have lost 75 percent of habitat range: Study
New York, May 5 (IANS) Warning of global decline of leaopards, new research has found that the elusive but iconic big cat has lost as much as 75 percent of its historic habitat range. “Leopards’…
Partly cloudy Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) It was a partly overcast Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 22.2 degree celsius, three notches below the season’s average. Met has forecast a…
Pluto’s unique interaction with solar wind revealed
Washington, May 5 (IANS) Pluto behaves less like a comet than expected and somewhat more like a planet like Mars or Venus in the way it interacts with the solar wind — a continuous stream…
18 killed due to winds in Myanmar
Nay Pyi Taw, May 5 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and 24 injured due to wild weather and strong winds in Myanmar’s second largest city of Mandalay, the media reported on Thursday. All…
Clouds in Delhi; hot conditions persist in Rajasthan, Odisha
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) People in the national capital got some respite from the scorching heat on Wednesday due to a partly cloudy sky, while some other parts of the country also witnessed some…
Partly cloudy day, cooler evening in Delhi
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A partly cloudy day on Wednesday gave Delhiites a little respite from the scorching heat during the day and a comparably cooler evening. The day’s maximum temperature was 39.9 degrees…
Diesel taxi ban death knell for call centre industry: Nasscom
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) IT trade body Nasscom on Wednesday said the ban on diesel taxis in Delhi-NCR has brought the Business Process Management (BPM) industry to a standstill, and urged the government for…
Odd-even successful despite attempts to defame it: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the second phase of the odd-even traffic scheme was successful despite repeated attempts by…
UN to join hands with Vietnam in tackling climate change
Hanoi, May 4 (IANS) The United Nations will join hands with Vietnam in tackling climate change, said UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson on Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang…
India’s renewable energy congress concludes on optimistic note
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India’s Renewable Energy Congress (InREC) conluded here on a highly optimistic note in view of the recent tariff poicy and the government’s new solar power capacity target of 100 gigawatt…
Women professionals hit as diesel cabs go off Delhi roads
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Hundreds of women professionals, particularly those working in BPOs and IT firms, are facing commuting problems as Delhi’s diesel cabs have forced off the road by the Supreme Court, which…
Cloudy, dusty conditions keep temperatures down in Haryana, Punjab
Chandigarh, May 4 (IANS) Cloudy and dusty conditions continued to keep the heat wave conditions in Haryana and Punjab under control on Wednesday, with maximum temperatures remaining below 40 degrees for the second day. This…
Heat wave continues in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, May 4 (IANS) The heat wave continued in Odisha on Wednesday as 12 places recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, officials said. The western town of Sonepur recorded the highest temperature of 44.2 degrees,…
Hot weather conditions continue in Rajasthan
Jaipur, May 4 (IANS) Heat wave conditions continued in the desert state of Rajasthan on Wednesday, with the mercury in many places still hovering between 40 and 43 degrees Celsius, officials said. Kota was the…
Politicians march to parched Marathwada
Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Hoping to target the government at the Centre and in Maharashtra, all major political parties, including the ruling BJP’s ally in the state Shiv Sena, are rushing to the parched regions…
Religious leaders give call for cleanliness revolution
Ujjain, May 4 (IANS) Religious leaders at the ongoing Simhasth Kumbh here have given a call to construct toilets and ensure a cleanliness revolution in the country. Sharing the stage during a Sadbhavana Sankalp programme,…