London, Feb 29 (IANS) With the rise in sea levels, costs of climatic damages like floods are also increasing constantly at a higher rate, impacting the coastal regions of the world, says a study. “When…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The central government on Monday announced allocation of Rs.9,000 crore for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign) in the country. “The concept of Swachh Bharat was very close to…
Washington, Feb 29 (IANS) A Mars-like laboratory in the “driest place on Earth” is helping NASA scientists study the limits of life and test drilling and life-detection technologies that might be sent to Red Planet…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 18 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain cloudy in the day ahead with…
Tokyo, Feb 28 (IANS) Japan’s weather agency on Sunday issued an alert for the possible eruption of a volcano in the southwest of the country. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said that following an increase…
Santiago, Feb 28 (IANS) Six years after a devastating earthquake shook Chile on February 27, 2010 and claimed over 500 lives, the Chilean government is close to completing reconstruction of infrastructure essential for restoring public…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 15.5 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain clear in the…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) It was a warm day here on Saturday with the maximum temperature recorded at 30.1 degree Celsius, five notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. According to the…
Bangkok, Feb 27 (IANS) A Buddhist temple in Thailand which houses 147 tigers as a tourist attraction has failed in its bid to register itself as a zoo, the media reported on Saturday. Wat Pha…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Expressing faith in India’s ability to prove development and sustainable energy solutions can go hand in hand, Ramon Magsaysay recipient and social entrepreneur Harish Hande here on Saturday called for research…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) It was a clear Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 13 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The day ahead is…