Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) In a major swoop, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized over eight tonnes (8,000 kg) of shark fins from Mumbai and Veraval in Gujarat worth several crores of rupees,…
Bangkok, Sep 3 (IANS) Against the backdrop of severe and record heatwaves, bushfires, droughts and floods across the world, governments are convening a supplementary six-day meeting here from Tuesday to prepare the implementation guidelines of…
Agartala/Guwahati, Sep 3 (IANS) Even as northern and southern India receive copious rains, the Northeastern region comprising eight hilly states is witnessing a rainfall deficiency of 27 per cent in the first three of the…
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed several parts of Delhi and its suburbs on Monday as the skies in the region remained engulfed in dark clouds with predictions of more rain in the…
Colombo, Sep 3 (IANS) Wildlife officials in Sri Lanka will soon be armed with assault rifles to protect elephants from poachers and to save human lives in the long standing human-elephant conflict. The weapons are…
Alappuzha (Kerala) Sep 3 (IANS) Flood -battered Kerala needs Rs 30,000 crore to rebuild, Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said on Monday. “We require Rs 20,000 for capital expenditure and Rs 10,000 for revenue expenditure,” Isaac…
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) It was a cloudy Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.6 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, weather office said. “The sky will be generally…
Chamba (Himachal Pradesh), Sep 3 (IANS) The 14-day long pilgrimage to the glacier-fed Manimahesh lake, dedicated to Lord Shiva, in the Bharmour valley here began on Monday amidst religious fervour, an official said. The commencing…
Brasilia, Sep 3 (IANS) A huge fire has broken out at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, the oldest scientific institution in the country. Firefighters were tackling the blaze at the building,…
Islamabad, Sep 3 (IANS) Pakistan on Sunday kicked off the “Plant for Pakistan” campaign by Prime Minister Imran Khan who in the drive planted a sapling in the country’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. The campaign “Ten Billion…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 2 (IANS) At least 30 of 314 blocks in Odisha received deficit rainfall and six blocks received severe deficit rainfall during the monsoon season, an official said on Sunday. While 108 blocks received…
Beijing, Sep 2 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 16 others missing after floods lashed China’s Yunnan province on Sunday, authorities said. The flood was caused by heavy rain that started pounding the…
Shimla, Sep 2 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has taken various initiatives to increase its green cover and ensure environment conservation, including three forestry projects with the participation of local people, an official said on…
New York, Sep 2 (IANS) The conditions for life on planets entirely covered in water are more fluid than previously thought, which opens up the possibility of water worlds being habitable, according to a new…
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) It was a rainy Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 26 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “The sky will be generally…
Bengaluru, Sep 1 (IANS) Alarmed over rising air pollution in south Indian cities, especially in Bengaluru, environment experts have called for greater awareness and solutions to check the menace, particularly indoors. “There is a need…
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Popular stand-up comedian Papa CJ and psychological illusionist Karan Singh Magic will make the realms of comedy and magic meet for a new act to be performed as fundraisers for…
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) It was a rainy Saturday morning in the national capital and NCR region with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. The Met…
Dehradun, Sep 1 (IANS) With heavy rain forecast in Uttarakhand till Monday and showers continuing in most parts on Saturday, schools have been shut down in Dehradun, Paudi, Tehri and Haridwar, an official said. “Keeping…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday that every state and Union Territory should establish an eco-tourism development board to advise on the methods of eco-tourism and policy implementation. According…