Indian couple set record by conquering Mt Everest together
Kathmandu : Right from when they got married in 2008, this couple, both in the Maharashtra Police, dreamt of together ascending Mt ...
Citizens clean 1.45 lakh kg trash from beach
Mumbai: Versova Resident Volunteers (VRV), an organisation that has been running a citizen-led campaign — Clean Up ...
Water stressed India: Old and new solutions
The World Resources Institute’s March 2016 report said 54% of India was water stressed, with scarcity affecting every part of the ...
Arctic may become ice-free for first time in 100,000 years
London: Arctic may become ice-free this year or next for the first time in more than 100,000 years, a leading Cambridge ...
NDMC to strictly implement water harvesting provision
New Delhi:With water woes in many parts of North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), the civic body has decided to ...
Norway : first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation
The Norwegian parliament pledged the government’s public procurement policy will become deforestation-free after a ...
Monsoon will be normal and in excess: IMD
Ruling out the possibility of a deficient monsoon, India Meteorological Department on Thursday said 96 per cent chances ...
World’s longest rail tunnel inaugurated in Swiss Alps
Geneva: Switzerland on Wednesday inaugurated the Gotthard Railway Tunnel, a major engineering achievement deep under ...
Bodies of 40 tiger cubs found in Thailand temple freezer
Bangkok : Thai wildlife officials have discovered 40 dead cubs inside a freezer at a controversial “tiger temple” which has ...
NGT raps civic bodies in Agra over waste around Taj Mahal
New Delhi, May 25 : The National Green Tribunal today came down heavily on the civic bodies in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh ...