Uttarakhand: One feared dead after cloudburst hits Chamoli
At least one person is feared to have died after a cloudburst hit the Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on Friday.
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Experts meet in New York: Momentum builds towards marine biodiversity treaty
Delegates from around the world met at UN Headquarters in New York this week to advance the long-awaited high seas biodiversity treaty, with discussions ranging from rules of procedure, to the creation of a clearing-house mechanism and the location of the treaty’s secretariat.
US: 23 newly hatched sea turtles killed by dog on a Florida beach
A stray dog killed 23 newly hatched turtles on a North Florida beach, officials said.
Mumbai rain: Railway tracks submerged, flight services disrupted, schools and colleges closed
Mumbai/IBNS: Railway tracks are submerged while flight services have been disrupted as normal lives have been disrupted by heavy rain in Mumbai and its suburbs, media reports said.
Heavy rain batters Mumbai, schools and colleges shut, train and flight services affected
Mumbai/IBNS: Schools and colleges are shut, several areas are waterlogged as heavy rain battered Mumbai and its surrounding areas on Monday, media reports said.
Scientists reveal new ways to predict course of chronic kidney disease
Scientists from The University of Manchester and Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust have discovered a series of biological signals which can predict how chronic kidney disease is likely to progress.
Pakistan: 60 die as heavy rains trigger flash floods in KP
Flash floods battered various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, leaving at least 60 people dead, media reports said on Friday.
From tiny rocket to 6,500 kg satellite: ISRO set to launch US-built payload in coming months
Chennai: India’s space programme, which began modestly in 1963 with a small rocket provided by the United States, is now preparing to launch a 6,500 kg communication satellite built in America within the next two months, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said on Sunday, PTI reported.
Parampara Ayurveda founder Dr. Debabrata Sen shares wellness strategies for desk-bound professionals
Dr Debabrata Sen, a third-generation Ayurvedic physician and founder of Parampara Ayurveda, offers a comprehensive guide to help working professionals navigate the challenges of desk-bound jobs.
UN weather agency says extreme weather is breaking records worldwide
Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the crisis, according to a report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released Thursday.
UN weather agency says extreme weather is breaking records worldwide
Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the crisis, according to a report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released Thursday.
Tamil Nadu: Mother saves lives of premature infants by donating 300 litres of breast milk
A mother came out in support of hundreds of premature and critically ill infants whom she will never meet by donating more than 300 litres of breast milk.
Drinking coffee at night increases impulsive behaviour: Study
A team of University of Texas at El Paso biologists have conducted a study which discovered that nighttime caffeine consumption can increase impulsive behaviour, potentially leading to reckless actions.
Uttarkashi cloudburst: Death toll rises to 5, rescue operation still underway
Dehradun/IBNS: The death toll in the flash floods caused by cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi rose to five while several others are still missing, media reports said.
Nine soldiers feared missing after flash floods hit Uttarakhand army camp in Harshil
Nine soldiers are missing after an army camp in Uttarakhand's Harshil was hit by flash floods on Tuesday, media reports said.
Delhi: Royal Bengal Tiger Aditi gives birth to six cubs in zoo
Delhi Zoo is expected to attract more footfall after six Bengal Tiger cubs were born on Monday morning, the largest litter born at the facility in two decades.
Delhi: Royal Bengal Tiger Aditi gives birth to six cubs in zoo
Delhi Zoo is expected to attract more footfall after six Bengal Tiger cubs were born on Monday morning, the largest litter born at the facility in two decades.
Cloudburst triggers massive landslide in Uttarakhand, 4 dead, scores missing
A cloud burst and resultant massive landslide in Uttarkashi’s Dharali village in Uttarakhand on Tuesday left at least four people dead and 50 others missing, media reports said.
Cloudburst triggers massive landslide in Uttarakhand, 4 dead, scores missing
A cloud burst and resultant massive landslide in Uttarkashi’s Dharali village in Uttarakhand on Tuesday left at least four people dead and 50 others missing, media reports said.
Cloudburst triggers massive landslide in Uttarakhand, 4 dead
A cloud burst and resultant massive landslide in Uttarkashi’s Dharali village in Uttarakhand on Tuesday left at least four people dead and 50 others missing, media reports said.
Cloudburst triggers massive landslide in Uttarakhand, 4 dead
A cloud burst and resultant massive landslide in Uttarkashi’s Dharali village in Uttarakhand on Tuesday left at least four people dead and 50 others missing, media reports said.
Plastic pollution talks get underway in Geneva
Efforts are getting underway in Geneva to finalize a global agreement to tackle the staggering and growing amount of plastic waste and its impact on human health, marine life and the economy.
Plastic pollution talks get underway in Geneva
Efforts are getting underway in Geneva to finalize a global agreement to tackle the staggering and growing amount of plastic waste and its impact on human health, marine life and the economy.
Agra-born Arvinder Bahal touches space aboard Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin’s NS-34 mission
Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos, completed its latest suborbital space tourism mission, NS-34, on Sunday.
Magnitude 3.0 earthquake felt across New York, no casualty
An earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter Scale hit New York on Saturday, with no casualties reported due to the tremor that shook the American city.
Krasheninnikov Volcano in Russia's Kamchatka erupts for 1st time in 600 years
The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka has erupted for the first time in 600 years and experts have connected it to the huge earthquake that rocked Russia's Far East last week, Russia's RIA state news agency reported on Sunday.
Kolkata: Mega health camp transforms lives in Ultadanga slum with free multi-specialty services
Kolkata: A large-scale mega health check-up camp was successfully organized in the heart of Basanti Colony, Ultadanga — one of the most densely populated urban slums in Kolkata — delivering free medical services to over 230 underprivileged individuals.
SonaSPEED motors power NASA–ISRO synthetic aperture radar mission
Bengaluru/Salem: When the GSLV-F16 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on the evening of July 30, scores of researchers at the SonaSPEED laboratories in Salem and Bengaluru rejoiced, as the Simplex Permanent Magnet Stepper Motors developed and built by them had successfully powered the first ISRO–NASA Earth Observation Mission.
Tsunami waves hit coasts of Japan, US after 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia
Strong tsunami waves hit across the Pacific Ocean in Japan and Hawaii following the 8.8 magnitude that struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, media reports said.
India-US space collaboration: ISRO successfully launches NISAR
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched the NISAR satellite, marking the Indian space research organisation's maiden collaboration with NASA.