China trumpets environmental gains from curbing plastic bags
byBeijing, June 1 (IANS/EFE) China has saved the equivalent of 6 million tonnes of petroleum over the past five years since prohibiting supermarkets and…
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Cool weekend in Lucknow
by Hill Post WireLucknow, June 1 (IANS) Lucknow and many parts of Uttar Pradesh woke up to a pleasant weekend Saturday, as clouds hovered above and cool…
Cool morning in Delhi, day will be partly cloudy
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, June 1 (IANS) It was a cool, pleasant morning in the capital Saturday with the minimum temperature settling a notch below average…
Poachers kill two rhinos in Kenya
by Hill Post WireNairobi, June 1 (IANS) Wildlife authorities of Kenya Friday launched a major manhunt for poachers who killed two rhinos and a calf in Naivasha,…
Heavy rains lash Bangalore, cripple normal life
by Hill Post WireBangalore, June 1 (IANS) Heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds and lightening lashed this tech hub late Friday, crippling normal life, inundating low-laying areas…
Tribunal’s order to demolish structures ignored
by Hill Post WireAgra, May 31 (IANS) Even after 10 days of the National Green Tribunal directing that all illegal structures in the flood plains of the…
Firm to make catheters for heart diseases
by Hill Post WireBangalore, May 31 (IANS) Eurocor GmbH, a group firm of medical technology leader Opto Circuits India Ltd, Friday entered into a licensing agreement with…
Kerala to ban tobacco products’ ads
by Hill Post WireThiruvananthapuram, May 31 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday announced that advertisements of tobacco products would be banned across the state. “The government…
HRD ministry to provide funds to needy Class 10, 12 passouts
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The union Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry will provide financial assistance for higher education to needy children who have…
Israel to train 26 Indian horticulturists
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi: As part of cooperation in agriculture between India and Israel, 26 horticulture officers from 12 states would undergo two weeks’ training on modern…