New York, April 4 (IANS) In a first, a team of US researchers used 3D printing technique to create a handheld sponge-like structure that could help in mitigating pollution. Led by chemistry professor Matthew Hartings…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) It was a warm Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 22.9 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would remain…
Washington, April 4 (IANS) A group of Indian students is part of 80 teams that will participate in the US space agency’s “Human Exploration Rover Challenge” to help NASA realise its goals for future exploration…
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) At least 49 people were killed and dozens injured in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan’s north Gilgit Baltistan area, northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and northeast Kashmir area over the last 24 hours,…
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) Indian scientists have developed an eco-friendly nanotechnology for water-softening applications that could be used in civic water treatment plants for generating potable water, said the official of a technical institute. The…
Satna, April 3 (IANS) Top ministers on Sunday inaugurated what has been billed as the world’s first ‘white tiger safari’ in this district of Madhya Pradesh. White tigers are reported in the wild from time…
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) At least 36 people were killed in rain-related incidents and land-slides across Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, media reported on Sunday. According to details, the torrential rains in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan have…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Art of Living (AOL) Foundation is seeking the National Green Tribunal’s permission to submit a bank guarantee rather than paying in cash Rs.4.75 crore as “environmental compensation” for causing…
Shimla, April 3 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh saw the mercury rising on Sunday owing to prevailing dry weather but the Met office forecast rains and thundershowers by Monday. “A western disturbance is active…
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) More and more women are taking up an active entrepreneurial role in solar power projects at the grass roots in India, says The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) director general Ajay…
London, April 3 (IANS) A new explanation of how gypsum forms may change the way we process this important building material, as well as allowing us to interpret past water availability on other planets such…
London, April 3 (IANS) Light can put active materials into motion and humans can use this movement for development of new programmable materials which can be used for environment protection and deliver pharmaceutical substances, a…
Sydney, April 3 (IANS) India’s Adani Enterprises may soon start work on the mega Carmichael coal project in Australia after securing leases following final environmental clearance by the government. Australia’s Minister for Natural Resources and…
London, April 3 (IANS) The Moon plays a major role in maintaining the Earth’s magnetic field, say researchers, adding that the lunar action, overlooked till now, is thought to have kept the geodynamo active. The…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The national capital witnessed the hottest morning of the season till date on Sunday, with the minimum temperature of 24.8 degree celsius, six notches above the season’s average. It may…
Beijing, April 3 (IANS) China’s meteorological authority on Sunday continued to issue a blue alert, the lowest in a four-tier warning system, as rainstorms will hit most parts of the country’s southern regions. Parts of…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Saturday said the central government was ready to face any water crisis in case this year’s monsoon proves to be disappointing. “Government is ready…
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) India, along with 100 other nations would ratify the Paris ‘COP 21 Global Climate Agreement’ in New York on April 22, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday. “The COP…
Beijing, April 2 (IANS) China’s flood control authorities have warned of possible big floods this summer as weather and hydrologic factors closely resemble those of 1998, when floods killed at least 3,000 people nationwide. Because…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit 100 km northeast of Chignik Lake, Alaska around 8.50 p.m. (local time) on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with…