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‘Farakka barrage gates to be replaced in 5 yrs’

All gates of Farakka barrage will be replaced in the next five years, of which 33 most vulnerable on...

‘Fall in per capita availability of water’

Per capita availability of water in the country has declined to one-third in the past 65 years, Wate...

‘TN argument on dam`s sustenance not acceptable’

Kerala Water Resources Minister said Tamil Nadu`s argument that Mullaperiyar dam could be sustained ...

Tech billionaires bankroll gold rush to mine asteroids

Google Inc. executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankr...

CAG indicts Bihar Animal and Fishery resources

The CAG has indicted Bihar Animal and Fishery resources department for infructuous expenditure of R...

A 12-kg `monster lobster` caught off US coast

`Monster lobster`, weighing over 12 kg and a metre long, caught off the coast of Maine, US.

Symantec says hackers stole source code in 2006

Symantec Corp said a 2006 breach led to the theft of the source code to its flagship Norton security...

TN allocates Rs 20.20 crore for developing human r

Tamil Nadu govt Thursday allocated about Rs 20 crore, including Rs 40 lakh towards establishing an i...

`Gas extraction triggered UK tremors`

A controversial method of extracting gas from the ground known as fracking was the "highly probable"...

Will report on natural resources be made public?

The government has refrained from making public the recommendations of a report on allotment of natu...

Fermi Telescope detects 1,873 new light sources

NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space telescope has detected 1,873 new objects shining with the highest-energ...

US money is Taliban`s ‘2nd biggest’ revenue source

A report said the United States has wasted billions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Link NREGA with natural resources management: NAC

The Sonia Gandhi-led NAC also portrayed decentralisation of planning to natural village and hamlet ...

Software protects water resources from terrorists

The software tells utility operators within minutes whether something is wrong with their water, giv...

Khandu wins unopposed

Congress candidate and Tourism and Water Resources Minister Pema Khandu is set to win the Mukto as...

India to press ahead on nuclear power

While supporting safety reviews of nuclear establishments, Sharma said: "We are very clear it is an ...

Germany backtracks on sprouts as E. coli source

German officials appear dumbfounded as to the source of the deadliest E. coli outbreak in its histor...

India, Brazil most popular spam sources in April: Report

India and Brazil accounted for 12.76% and 7.15% of the total volume of spam respectively.

Resourcesat-2 used in chopper search operation: ISRO

ISRO used its latest remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 along with other satellites in the sea...

Divulge sources of income: Digvijay to Gadkari

Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh accused BJP president Nitin Gadkari of amassing thousands of ...

India`s latest satellite starts beaming pictures

ISRO said the three cameras of Resourcesat-2 were switched on and high quality images were received.

Resourcesat-2, Youthsat, X-Sat functioning satisfactorily

`All 3 satellites were placed in the targeted orbits with high precision`.

Resourcesat-2 to beam pictures from Thursday

On April 20, PSLV-C16 launched three satellites including Resourcesat-2 from Sriharikota spaceport.

CM Buddha questions source of Trinamool`s election funds

WB CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Friday questioned the source of the "huge amount of money" the Tri...

Wikipedia ‘a good source for political info’

Wikipedia has become a reliable source for political information, according to a new study.

Development means human resources development for Nitish

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said that his govt wanted to provide good education and medical infrastructure...

Plot to kill CWG officials: Probe on to know source of knife

Delhi Police told a city court that they were probing all aspects to ascertain as to how a knife rea...

Sagar for proper and systematic use of land resources in J&K

Proper use of land and its resources in a scientific and systematic manner is imperative for making...

ISRO postpones remote sensing satellite`s launch

ISRO has postponed the launch of the Resourcesat-2 by nearly a month.

Iraq suicide bomber kills 30 Shiite pilgrims

A suicide bomber targeting Shi`ite pilgrims killed at least 30 people and wounded 20 in Samarra.

Somali soldier accidentally kills at least 17

At least 17 civilians were killed on Tuesday when a Somali government soldier fired on a crowd in ...

Haryana sets up Migrant Resource Centre

Haryana government has set up a Migrant Resource Centre in collaboration with the Ministry of Over...

SK Tripathi is the new RAW chief: Sources

With the present RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) chief, KC Verma, due to retire on January 31 next ...

Protozoa may help detect toxins in water sources

Biologists have developed a sensor that employs one-celled protozoa to detect toxins in water source...

Source of sex development disorders identified

Scientists have located the source of sex development disorders, which cause genital abnormalities i...

Govt options not closed: Cong sources

Facing relentless pressure from the Opposition, Congress today indicated that it has not not close...

Resourcesat-2 satellite launch in January: ISRO

ISRO will launch Resourcesat-2 advanced remote sensing satellite on board home-made PSLV rocket in J...

DU seeks to use weak radiation sources after Mayapuri incident

Delhi University has appealed to the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board to allow it to use weak radiatio...

`Success of Indian-Americans, a source of pride for India`

Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar has said the success of Indian-American community is a so...

Deadlock in Nagoya talks on biodiversity

UN talks aimed at brokering a deal to protect the world`s diminishing natural resources have made li...

Human pressure on natural resources rising: Report

Populations of tropical species are declining while human pressure on natural resources is rising.

Time to find a second Earth, WWF says

With carbon pollution & over-use of natural resources, humans will need a second planet by 2030.

Jones resigns as US NSC chief, Donilon next director

Prez Obama has announced that his National Security Adviser, Gen. James Jones, was stepping down.

Human Resources Health Bill to be introduced in Parliament soon

PM Manmohan Singh said a bill for setting up a National Council for Human Resources in Health will b...

Orissa asks Posco to consider alternative water source

Orissa govt says it has asked Posco to consider alternative source of water for its proposed 12 mtpa...

Putin doesn`t see war over resources in the Arctic

Russia`s PM dismissed forecasts that Arctic nations would soon clash over resources in the Arctic.

Vatican bank head in money laundering probe: Sources

The head of the Vatican bank has been placed under investigation for money-laundering by the bank.

Climate meet calls for facility to preserve genetic resources

A symposium on climate change today urged the Government of India to create a facility for identif...

UK school outsources Math lessons from Punjab

A school in UK has become the first to outsource its teaching to India where around 100 tutors fro...

Probe seeking Afghan leak source: US Attorney General

US Attorney General Eric Holder says an investigation by the Pentagon and Justice Department will ...

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