1+ week, 6+ day ago   (323+ words) Jakarta, Aug 31 (IANS) Mount Sinabung in Indonesia's North Sumatra province erupted Monday morning, sending volcanic ash over the nearby city of Berastagi, a local monitoring official said. Armen Putra, head of the Sinabung Volcano Observation Post, said a thick, dark…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (341+ words) New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted women-led innovation in India while also lauding the 'Mission ShaktiSAT' initiative, under which girls from over 100 nations are getting an opportunity to learn space technology and advance in the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (366+ words) Thoothukudi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Thoothukudi district administration and Tamil Nadu’s Forest Department have begun efforts to secure Ramsar recognition for Perungulam tank, a biodiversity-rich wetland that provides a vital habitat for numerous resident and migratory bird species. Spread across 860 acres…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (259+ words) New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Wednesday met Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh and discussed a range of proposals aimed at strengthening science and technology-based initiatives, particularly in the state’s…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (331+ words) Shillong, Aug 15 (IANS) The Meghalaya government has launched a new bamboo-centric afforestation initiative aimed at restoring degraded land, enhancing carbon sequestration and creating an additional source of income for local communities through the generation of verifiable carbon credits, officials said....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (314+ words) Guwahati, Aug 22 (IANS) Assam has achieved a major milestone in livestock biotechnology with the birth of the world's first IVF-born female calf of the indigenous Lakhimi breed, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. Taking to social media platform…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (359+ words) Chennai, Sep 7 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has announced a five-year programme costing ₹100.72 crore to strengthen its forest field workforce and improve the State’s response to wildlife conservation challenges, forest offences and human-wildlife conflict. Forests Minister R.V. Ranjith Kumar…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (296+ words) Jaipur, Sep 8 (IANS) A leopard entered a park in Rajasthan's Kota city early on Tuesday, triggering panic among morning walkers and visitors. The leopard came into the Chhatra Vilas Garden, commonly known as CB Garden, at around 6 a.m. and later climbed…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (228+ words) New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will host a five‑day BRICS Information and Communication Technologies Track in Pune from August 17 to August 21 to strengthen cooperation in information and communication technologies, an official statement said on Saturday....