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Over 1,000 CISF personnel for thermal power plants

Govt has sanctioned more than 1,000 CISF personnel for providing security cover to various thermal p...

Plant that suck up pollutants from soil

Chinese experts have successfully used a plant to clean arsenic pollution from the soil.

Newly found asteroid buzzes past Earth

The asteroid "2012 KT42," which entered the Clark Belt of geosynchronous satellites, passed by Earth...

`White paper on Ganga to be submitted to PM`

A white paper on Ganga and Yamuna will be submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by Rishikesh-ba...

US plane crash near Utah kills all four on board

All four people on board Cessna 172 were killed when the plane crashed at St George airport in south...

Japan min visits nuclear plant amid safety concern

The visit by Goshi Hosono came amid renewed concerns about conditions at the plant`s No. 4 reactor a...

`Delayed touchdown led to plane crossing runway`

An Alliance Air plane overshoot the runway at Chakeri airport last year caused by delayed touchdown ...

How plants `know` when to flower

scientists have claimed that they have pinpointed the last crucial piece of the 80-year-old puzzle o...

Solar powered plane flies over Mediterranean for its last rehearsal

A solar powered plane takes off for its “last rehearsal” before a round-the-world attempt in 2014.

Rare transit of Venus to be visible 5-6 June

Venus will cross the face of the Sun on 5-6 June, a rare occurrence that will not be seen again for ...

Tribunal rejects plea against Jaitapur N-project

The National Green Tribunal has refused to entertain a petition challenging the environment clearanc...

IAF signs Rs 2800 cr Pilatus trainer planes deal

The aircraft will help the IAF to replace its fleet of HPT-32 basic trainer aircraft which have been...

Universe may be teeming with nomad planets

A recent study proposed that the galaxy is packed with nomad planets adrift in space.

Solar plane begins first transcontinental flight

An experimental solar-powered airplane took off from Switzerland on its first transcontinental fligh...

‘Plan schemes with 10-yr vision for UTs in offing’

Planning Commission member Arun Maira on Wednesday advised the city administration to conceptualise ...

Narmada action plan: Gaur calls on Kamalnath

Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Minister, Babulal Gaur called on Union Urban Developmen...

Reactor Pressure Vessel opened in KNPP

The KNPP achieved an important milestone when the Reactor Pressure Vessel was unsealed paving way fo...

Century`s second Venus transit on June 6

In a rare celestial occurrence, Venus - the second planet from the Sun and the Earth`s neighbour - w...

‘Pak planes violated air space 23 times in 3 yrs’

Pakistani military planes have violated Indian air space 23 times in the past three years, Defence M...

‘Bosnia plane crash leaves 5 dead’

Five people were killed when a small sports plane crashed in Bosnia`s northwest, Police said.

iPhone app tells you when to water your plants

Now your garden plants need not die of neglect, thanks to an iPhone application that tells you when ...

KNPP bomb threat letters: One held

One person has been arrested on charges of sending letters stating that bombs would explode inside t...

ULFA pro-faction launches centre to promote agriculture

ULFA pro-talk faction launched an `Assam Navnirman Kendra` to promote agriculture and related activi...

Kudankulam to start commercial operation by August

The first unit of the controversy- hit Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, with a capacity to produce 1,...

Astronauts to land on `planet killer` asteroid

NASA is training a team of astronauts to land on asteroids, which are three million miles from the E...

Two Pak trainer aircraft crash, 4 pilots killed

The accident occurred close to the Pakistan Air Force Academy at Risalpur shortly after 10 am.

CAG finds flaws in Minjur Desalination plant

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has found various deficiencies, including additio...

Russian Sukhoi crash: Black box found

Indonesian authorities said on Wednesday that they had found the voice recorder of the ill-fated Rus...

Nuclear plants important, will ensure safety: PM

PM Manmohan Singh stressed on the need to have nuclear power plants while stating that it was impera...

Tree planted in memory of Aarushi-Hemraj

An NGO, in joint collaboration of Students of the Government PG College, on Tuesday planted a tree o...

Gogoi directs action plan to contain Maoists

Gogoi directed state Chief Secretary NK Das to immediately prepare an action plan for setting up a t...

HC allow kidneys donation by distant relative

Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked a panel of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to reverse its earlier decision ...

SL cracks down on illegal workers after Indian`s death

Sri Lanka has cracked down on foreigners working illegally after an Indian died while working in a s...

Dust rings may not always be `calling cards of unseen planets`

Contrary to popular belief that sharp rings of dust around stars are always carved by planets, a new...

Families to get Nepal crash victims’ bodies

The bodies of 13 Indian pilgrims who died in a plane crash in northern Nepal will be handed over to ...

Iran`s Bushehr N-plant to begin operations in 2012

Bushehr, Iran`s nuclear power plant, will start commercial energy production by the end of 2012, the...

TN temple priest among those killed in Nepal plane

A pall of gloom descended on the house of LS Sudarsanam, a temple priest here after reports of his d...

Two young Indian girls survive Nepal plane crash

Two young Indian girls were lucky to survive the Nepalese airliner crash on Monday near high-altitud...

Billions of life bearing planets float in the milky way

A few hundred thousand billion free-floating life-bearing earth-sized planets may exist in the space...

Flight recorders found in crashed Sukhoi

Flight recorders of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) that crashed in Indonesia killing 45 p...

Nepal plane crash: 13 Indians among 15 killed

The Agni Air Dornier plane, carrying 16 Indians and two Danes as well as three crew members, crashed...

Air India plane lands with tyre burst at Male

An Air India plane carrying 111 people from Thiruvananthapuram to Male narrowly escaped an accident ...

Five die as two planes collide in Canada

At least five people were killed after two private airplanes collided while flying over the central ...

Bucharest: AI plane makes emergency landing

A Chicago-bound Air India plane, with around 206 passengers and crew onboard, made an emergency land...

Owner hit by plane on runway, dies

A 40-year-old man was killed on Saturday at the Partapur air strip here after being hit by a micro-l...

KNPP now stands one step away from fuel loading

The KNPP has moved one step closer to its commissioning with Atomic Energy Regulatory Board giving t...

`Invisible` planet discovered outside our solar system

Astronomers have discovered what they claim is a "hidden planet" outside our solar system, using a 1...

Life bearing planets may be in millions

Researchers say a few hundred thousand billion free-floating life-bearing Earth-sized planets may ex...

Plan panel for enactment of Right to Marital Property Act

The government Wednesday said a panel set up by the Planning Commission has recommended enactment of...

‘Pak to allocate Rs 32 bn for two N-plants’

The Pakistan government will allocate Rs 32 billion for two nuclear power plants being built with th...

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