One killed, five injured in human-animal conflict in Assam
byGuwahati, April 9 (IANS) A man was killed and five others were injured in human-animal conflicts in two incidents in Assam’s Morigaon district, officials…
Environment
Warm day in Delhi, rain likely Wednesday
byNew Delhi, April 9 (IANS) It was a warm Tuesday in Delhi, with clouds appearing in the sky for some hours in the evening,…
BHEL, NTPC to float 100 MW power joint venture
byChennai, April 9 (IANS) Two of India’s power sector majors — equipment-maker BHEL and power-generator NTPC — are together to set up a 100…
Trees cut for PM’s Greater Noida visit
byGreater Noida, April 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Greater Noida next month would prove expensive for the city’s green cover, environmentalists…
Only 10 percent power projects executed in Himachal
byShimla, April 9 (IANS) Only 10 percent of hydropower projects allocated by the government in Himachal Pradesh were executed in the past 20 years,…
Jaiprakash seeks land for cement plant in Himachal
byShimla: Infrastructure group Jaiprakash Associates has asked the Himachal pradesh government for permission to start land acquisition for its cement plant in the state,…
Russian bear paws seized at China border
byVladivostok (Russia), April 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian border guards in the Far East seized five kg of bear paws which poachers tried to transport…
Warm Tuesday morning, lightening expected ahead
byNew Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The national capital woke up to a warm morning Tuesday with minimum temperature recorded at 21.7 degrees Celsius, two…
Pakistan to be hardest hit by climate change: Daily
byIslamabad, April 9 (IANS) Pakistan will be amongst the countries hardest hit by climate change, said a leading daily, warning that a disaster of…
Kolkata touches the 40 degree Celsius mark
byKolkata, April 8 (IANS) Sweltering summer heat is back in Kolkata, and before time. With the mercury already touching the 40 degrees Celsius mark…