New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday assured his “full support” to Delhi’s second phase of the odd-even traffic scheme to be implemented from April 15 to 30. He gave…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) India has a “successful track record of protecting its tigers”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday at an international tiger conference here, as India announced an increase in its…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday met Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and urged him to back the second phase of the odd-even traffic scheme aimed at battling pollution….
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday visited the garbage dumping ground at Deonar here and took the opportunity to blast Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Campaign. “The PM speaks…
Beijing, April 12 (IANS) A team of zoologists has seen 23 rare species, including Williamson’s mouse deer, during field research in the forests in China’s Yunnan province. The 23 rare species seen in the forests…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) India will get a more than normal monsoon this year, the India Meteorological Department announced on Tuesday. IMD Director General Laxman Singh Rathore said the monsoon would be 6 percent…
Singapore, April 12 (IANS) Singapore will ban smoking in reservoirs and parks from June 1, a senior minister said on Tuesday. The ban will affect 17 reservoirs and parks in public housing estates in Jurong…
Washington, April 12 (IANS) Severe storms raged through the southern US states of Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi, bringing hail and severe winds that damaged vehicles, homes and triggered power outage. In Texas, hail as large…
Washington, April 12 (IANS) Severe storms raged through the southern US states of Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi, bringing hail and severe winds that damaged vehicles, homes and triggered power outage. In Texas, hail as large…
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday visited the Deonar dumping ground here and took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the government’s ‘Swachh Bharat’ programme. “Talking about ‘Swachh…
United Nations, April 12 (IANS) North Korea will participate in the Paris climate agreement signing ceremony to be held later this month at the UN headquarters in New York, the UN spokesperson’s office has said….
Beijing, April 12 (IANS) Over 80 percent of groundwater in China is polluted and not fit for human consumption. In its most recent monthly report, published on Monday, the water resources ministry said that of…
New York, April 12 (IANS) In a first, a team of US researchers has created a bio-solar panel that can generate 5.59 microwatts of energy – a big step in the evolution of bacteria-powered energy…
Latur (Maharashtra), April 12 (IANS) The ‘water train’ dispatched by Indian Railways as a humanitarian gesture for the parched Latur district in Maharashtra, carrying around 550,000 litres of drinking water, reached here on Tuesday, officials…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) In a move that could hit Chinese goods, India is planning to restrict import of “inferior” quality solar products, an official said on Monday. “We are working to impose quality…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Expressing its resolve to tackle the situation arising due to drought and deficient rains in various parts of the country, the Centre on Monday ordered immediate allocation of funds to…
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Tata Global Beverages announced on Monday it has commissioned the Tea Research Association (TRA) to identify indicators of climatic changes that will impact tea growing regions in Assam in the next…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The national capital experienced a pleasant day on Monday with the maximum temperature settling one notch below the season’s average at 35.1 degrees Celsius, the Met Office said. It forecast…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, April 11 (IANS) As many as 1.3 million hectares of forest cover in Nepal has been destroyed by wild fires within a fortnight, officials said on Monday. The home ministry said…
Ahmedabad, April 11 (IANS) A 50-year old woman was mauled to death by a lioness in Gujarat’s Bharad village on Monday in a second such incident of lion killing a human on the periphery of…