Three kinds of bread. Isolated over white New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Most of the breads made by Indian companies are laced with chemicals such as potassium bromate or iodate that damage human health, a…
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) India is confident of conserving its rich biodiversity while ensuring the country’s all-round development, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said here. Addressing an event here on Sunday night marking the International…
By Fakir Balaji Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), May 23 (IANS) India on Monday successfully tested its home-grown winged reusable launch vehicle (RLV), demonstrating its space technology prowess, a senior official said. “We have successfully accomplished the…
London, May 23 (IANS) A team of international researchers has evaluated the pivotal relationship that exists between mankind and fire, hoping it would help policymakers “reassess their attitudes” towards how to deal with fire in…
By Fakir Balaji Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), May 23 (IANS) India on Monday successfully tested its home-grown winged reusable launch vehicle (RLV), demonstrating its space technology prowess, a senior official said. “We have successfully accomplished the…
New York, May 23 (IANS) A study into the significance of the plant microbiomes has found the first direct evidence that nitrogen fixation can occur in the branches of trees with no root nodule required….
Manali, May 23 (IANS) The highway that connects this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort with Leh in Jammu and Kashmir has been partially reopened for traffic after remaining shut for more than five months owing to…
By Javaid Trali Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) The endangered hangul, also known as Kashmir deer, is in the throes of extinction, largely because of human intrusions and domestic livestock grazing at its only habitat here….
Washington, May 23 (IANS) A team of US researchers has discovered new evidence about how the Earth’s magnetic field interacts with solar wind — a finding that can improve forecasts about space weather. Although invisible…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the scientists for successfully launching India’s maiden winged reusable launch vehicle (RLV) as a technology demonstrator. “Launch of India’s first indigenous space shuttle…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 30.5 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average, a weather official said. “The sky will remain…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), May 23 (IANS) India on Monday successfully tested home-grown winged reusable launch vehicle (RLV) as a mini-shuttle and demonstrated its space technology prowess, a senior official said. “We have successfully accomplished the…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), May 23 (IANS) India on Monday successfully launched its maiden winged reusable launch vehicle (RLV) as a technology demonstrator, an official said. “We have successfully accomplished the RLV-TD mission. The lift-off was…
Bhubaneswar, May 22 (IANS) With impact of cyclone Roanu over, the heat wave returned to Odisha with nine places recording temperature above 40 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Western Odisha town Titlagarh recorded highest temperature of…
Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) Haryana’s Hisar town continued to sizzle on Sunday with the maximum temperature recorded at 47.5 degrees, six degrees above average. The town had on Saturday recorded the highest temperature of the…
Washington, May 22 (IANS) Why has the sea ice cover surrounding Antarctica been increasing slightly, in sharp contrast to the drastic loss of sea ice occurring in the Arctic Ocean? A new NASA-led study has…
London, May 22 (IANS) Feeding wild monkeys can pose a risk to their health as it makes them larger in size, more susceptible to disease, and more stressed, warns new research. The study was conducted…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for protection of the environment and said conservation of water and forests was people’s responsibility. “Let us pledge to conserve every drop of…
By Sharon Thambala Bengaluru, May 22 (IANS) It was an airy, cool city. People flocked to it for its weather. Many shifted their place of residence to enjoy the daily evening cool breeze and drizzle….
By Mridula Paul The tinder for the forest fire that raged over three mountain states of India recently was set in place over a century ago. It can be traced back to a narrative that…