New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) In a first, ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) will monitor and map the water bodies in tribal belts in the country to help tackle irrigation crisis faced by tribal…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the central and state governments to preparing and submit a timeline for implementation of an intelligent traffic management system, to deal with the…
Hyderabad, April 7 (IANS) At least 111 people have died due to sunstroke in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh during last few days as the two states are experiencing intense heat wave conditions, officials said. As…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Sundarbans mangroves in West Bengal is “perpetually unsettled” with regards to its largely migrant population, says sociologist and author Amites Mukhopadhyay, advocating the setting-up of a land erosion inventory to…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) It was a pleasant Thursday in the capital unlike the past two hot days with the maximum temperature settling a notch above the season’s average at 36 degrees Celsius, said…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The NHRC on Thursday issued notice to Tamil Nadu over lack of protective measures by the authorities against wild animals straying into villages, and killing people and damaging crops. Learning…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) A week after it blocked efforts to ban Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, China on Thursday supported India against the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that opposes India’s domestic manufacturing under…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said that every state has right to conduct experiments, like Delhi’s odd-even scheme, to find out solutions to support environment. “States can do…
Nashik (Maharashtra), April 7 (IANS) Ramkund, the sacred bathing spot on the Godavari river here where pilgrims take a dip and perform various rituals, has gone dry for the first time in 130 years due…
Florida (US), April 7 (IANS) In a rare catch, alligator hunters in Okeechobee, Florida, captured a 15-feet long alligator on their farm. Outwest Farms Inc. owner Lee Lightsey was doing a guided hunt with his…
London, April 7 (IANS) The earth’s soil stores a lot of carbon from the atmosphere, which can play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and curbing global warming, suggests new research. The findings…
Tokyo, April 7 (IANS) Japanese authorities will beginits annual spring whale hunt in the North Pacific on Saturday, which will last till May, the fisheries agency announced on Thursday. The fleet, comprising four whalers, will…
Abu Dhabi, April 7 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi’s Masdar city, one of the worlds most sustainable urban developments, is helping the Middle Easts real estate industry to acquire valuable green building expertise as it continues to…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. The Met Office has forecast cloudy sky with…
Jakarta, April 7 (IANS) A critically endangered Sumatran female rhino, captured a few weeks ago, has died. Indonesian conservation experts in Borneo said the female rhino named Najaq had a severe infection from wounds they…
Bhubaneswar, April 6 (IANS) Normal life was hit as heat wave continued to prevail across Odisha with state capital Bhubaneswar recording a maximum temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. A Met official here said…
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) In a blow to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and its affiliates in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday suggested that the upcoming Indian Premier League…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The national capital on Wednesday got installed modern and user friendly public toilets made of high-end composite materials used in aircraft and high class rail coaches in 20 different locations,…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Wednesday was warm and cloudy in the national capital with the maximum temperature settling at 36.9 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, despite a sprinkling of rain in…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Union cabinet on Wednesday gave the green signal to the National Hydrology Project (NHP) and establishment of a National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC) with a total outlay of Rs.3,679.76…