New Delhi (IANS) Floods had a major share in disaster events in India, being responsible for the death of over 65,143 people in the last 50 years. This was especially so in 2019 when an abnormal increase in extreme weather events … read more
Kanpur (IANS) Phool.Co, backed by IIT-Kanpur, has awarded the BIRAC Innovator Award 2021 for making ‘Fleather’, a bio alternative to animal leather. Fleather is made from temple flowers and farm waste while Phool is a brand owned by Kanpur Flowercycling Pvt. … read more
Gandhinagar (IANS) The Gujarat government on Friday told the state assembly that in the last two years a total of 313 lions have died at the Gir National Park of Junagarh district. Gir is only abode of the Asiatic lions in … read more
Bengaluru (IANS) India has agreed to expand space cooperation with Italy by tapping opportunities in earth observation, space science, robotic and human exploration, the state-run Indian space agency said on Thursday. “At a bilateral meeting in virtual mode with the Italian … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Sports automobile manufacturer Lamborghini has delivered the 100th Urus Super SUV in India. Accordingly, the milestone marks a record for the fastest 100 deliveries in super luxury vehicle segment, Lamborghini India said in a statement on Tuesday. The … read more
New Delhi (IANS) At a time when a British court has ordered the extradition of diamantaire Nirav Modi to India to stand trial in a Rs 13,500 crore bank fraud after dismissing arguments of his “mental health concerns,” saying they … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Technologist and philanthropist Bill Gates, talking about the perils of climate change in a conversation with Alok Sharma, President of the COP26 Climate Conference, said that it was important that climate be a bi-partisan issue as “we must … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Did the CIA, in association with Indias Intelligence Bureau, clandestinely plant nuclear devices on Nanda Devi, the second highest mountain in India, in the 1950s to spy on Chinas nuclear programme and which are said to have … read more
New Delhi (IANS) The Indian government has produced a report detailing conservation initiatives for many species listed on the CMS Appendices, including those added during COP13 in Gandhinagar, the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) secretariat said on Wednesday. Marine species are … read more
New Delhi (IANS) The horse is etched on the Indian landscape and to view the sub-continent’s past through the prism of the horse is to be swept up in its power and grace. In this inspired and singularly erudite debut, “The … read more