Dubai, March 25 (IANS) The world’s largest e-waste recycling facility has opened in Dubai, a media report said. Located at the Dubai Industrial Park, the 280,000 square feet plant will process Waste Electrical and Electronic…
Canberra, March 25 (IANS) A second cyclone, within 48 hours of a first one, on Monday brought destructive winds and torrential rains to the coastal regions of Australia. Cyclone Veronica lingered about 95 km off…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) It was a cloudy morning in the national capital on Monday and the minimum temperature was recorded at 17.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. Although the skies…
Panama City, March 25 (IANS) A group of prisoners at the infamous La Joyita prison in Panama has devised a manual recycling program to revolutionise not only the prison but also their own lives. Based…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 (IANS) With the mercury rising, three suspected sun stroke deaths were reported in Kerala, officials said on Sunday. Karunakaran (42), a state government employee from Parasala in the southern suburb of the…
Panaji, March 24 (IANS) While tapping vast ocean resources, every effort must be taken to prevent further degradation of the ocean and its ecosystem, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday. “India should fully…
Jakarta, March 24 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit Indonesia’s North Maluku province on Sunday, but a tsunami alert has not been issued. The quake struck at 1.37 p.m., with the…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The national capital on Sunday woke up to a pleasant, sunny morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average, the weather office…
By Vishav Imphal, March 24 (IANS) Polo, often thought of as a game of the rich, has also been generally dominated by men. However, a quiet revolution is taking place at the very place where…
Beira (Mozambique), March 23 (IANS) The toll in tropical cyclone Idai-induced floods that have hit Mozambique rose to 417 while over 1,500 have been injured and more than 89,000 displaced, the government said on Saturday….
Kathmandu, March 23 (IANS) With the melting of glaciers and snow due to high temperatures, Mount Everest expedition operators are finding more and more bodies of climbers on and around the world’s highest peak. More…
Canberra, March 23 (IANS) Cyclone Trevor made landfall on Saturday in Australia’s northern coast, bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 250 km/h. Trevor hit the communities of Numbulwa and Borroloola in the Northern…
Shimla, March 23 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday saw a marginal rise in the temperatures, but the Met Office has forecast chances of rain and snowfall in the coming week. “There are…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) It was a pleasant Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 16.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, the weather office said. “The…
Reykjavik, March 23 (IANS) Authorities in Iceland has temporarily closed the canyon of Fjaorargljufur, a popular tourist attraction, due to environmental damage caused by an ever-increasing number of visitors, the media reported. Located in southern…
Jammu, March 23 (IANS) Two people were killed on Saturday in a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, police said. The massive landslide hit a truck on Thathri road in Gandoh area, killing both…
Changsha, March 23 (IANS) Twenty-six people were killed and 28 others injured after a tour coach caught fire in central China’s Hunan Province on Friday, local authorities said. The injured, including five in critical condition,…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Kigali Global Dialogue (KGD) will take place at the Marriott Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda, from July 3 to 5. The event will be hosted by the Centre for New…
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Three persons were killed on Friday after being struck by lightning in East Burdwan district of West Bengal, as rain and thunderstorms lashed Kolkata and other districts, disrupting normal life including…
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Two persons were killed on Friday after being struck by lightning in East Burdwan district of West Bengal, as rain and thunderstorms lashed Kolkata and other districts, disrupting normal life including…