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Itanagar Zoo welcomes two Royal Bengal tigers, 3 Gharials from Odisha's Nandankanan

Itanagar/UNI: The Itanagar Biological Park, popularly known as Itanagar Zoo, on Monday ‘welcomed’ a pair of adult Royal Bengal Tigers and three freshwater Gharials from Nandankanan Zoo in Odisha.

Sarbananda Sonowal makes major announcements for capacity building of National Institute of Homoeopathy at Kolkata

Kolkata: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal made major announcements to build capacity at the National Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH) in Kolkata during an event on Monday.

Greenhouse effect: Google doodles to mark Eunice Newton Foote's 204th birthday

New York: Popular search engine Google on Monday paid tributes to  American scientist and women’s rights activist Eunice Newton Foote.

Bangladesh: Dengue hospitalisation crosses 20,000

Bangladesh has witnessed the admission of  1,424 dengue patients in recent times, taking the total number of admissions in the country since the start of the year to over 20,000.

South Korea: 49 dead or missing as heavy downpour continues

Continuous rainfall in central South Korea has left 49 people dead or missing in the country, media reports said.

IT employees suffer from kidney stones due to work conditions, warns expert

Hyderabad: A lot of the IT employees spend time in air conditioned offices and lack proper hydration, due to which they suffer from kidney stones and even have signs prostate cancer",  a health expert has warned.

IT employees suffer from kidney stones due to work conditions, warns expert

Hyderabad: A lot of the IT employees spend time in air conditioned offices and lack proper hydration, due to which they suffer from kidney stones and even have signs prostate cancer",  a health expert has warned.

Spain: 4,000 evacuated from Canary Islands due to wildfires

Madrid: Over 4,000 people have been evacuated on Spain's Canary Islands due to raging wildfires, Spanish media reported on Sunday.

Heatwave conditions to prevail in US, Europe and Japan; mercury to go above 40 degrees Celsius

New Delhi: People in several parts of the United States, Europe, and Japan have been warned against heatwave conditions with temperatures soaring 40 degrees Celsius and above, media reports said.

7.4-magnitude quake hits US's Alaska, tsunami warning issued

Washington/IBNS: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake jolted 106 km south of Sand Point in Alaska on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Delhi floods: Fresh rains create more panic amid slow Yamuna water retreat

New Delhi/IBNS: Heavy rain battered Delhi once again even as the national capital is battling with a severe flood situation following record showers and the release of water from HathniKund Barrage in Haryana owing to swelled water levels in the Yamuna.  

Manipur: Ukhrul introduces waste collection cards to combat garbage disposal issue

The town of Ukhrul in Manipur is set to implement waste collection cards for every household, aiming to foster a clean and eco-friendly environment. The unanimous decision was reached during a joint meeting led by Ukhrul's deputy commissioner, Kengoo Zuringla, at the DC conference hall.

Farmer inspires organic agriculture movement in Assam's Dhiria village

Mina Bando, a 45-year-old woman farmer in Dhiria village, nestled in the foothills near the Indo-Bhutan border, has become a beacon of hope for her community. As the President of a Self-Help Group (SHG) supported by SeSTA, Mina has harnessed her newfound skills and knowledge to address pressing issues faced by her village, which is predominantly inhabited by Adivasi, Bodo, and Nepali communities.

Chandrayaan-3's health normal: ISRO updates after successful orbit-raising manoeuvre

New Delhi: Scientists successfully executed the initial orbit-raising manoeuvre of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on Saturday, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.

Chandrayaan-3 lift-off recorded from plane window, video now goes viral

Chennai: A historic sight of Chandrayaan-3's launch from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Friday was caught on camera by a passenger who was flying on a flight.

Critical motor for ISROs Chandrayaan-3 moonshot by Sona College of Technology researchers

Bengaluru: As the world’s eyes are glued to the launch of Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) indigenous spacecraft to the moon, Chandrayaan-3, at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, researchers at Sona College of Technology, Salem will follow the event with bated breath.

Twenty die, several evacuated as flood ravages different parts of South Korea

At least 20 people died and several others have been evacuated from their homes as flood-ravaged different regions of South Korea, media reports said.

Extreme weather highlights need for greater climate action

New York: Scorching temperatures are engulfing large parts of the Northern hemisphere, while devastating floods triggered by relentless rainfall have disrupted lives and livelihoods, underscoring the urgent need for more climate action, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.

Critical motor for ISROs Chandrayaan-3 moonshot by Sona College of Technology researchers

Bengaluru: As the world’s eyes are glued to the launch of Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) indigenous spacecraft to the moon, Chandrayaan-3, at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, researchers at Sona College of Technology, Salem will follow the event with bated breath.

Twenty die, several evacuated as flood ravages different parts of South Korea

At least 20 people died and several others have been evacuated from their homes as flood-ravaged different regions of South Korea, media reports said.

Extreme weather highlights need for greater climate action

New York: Scorching temperatures are engulfing large parts of the Northern hemisphere, while devastating floods triggered by relentless rainfall have disrupted lives and livelihoods, underscoring the urgent need for more climate action, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.

India's third Moon mission commences as Chandrayaan-3 lifts off from Sriharikota

Sriharikota:  India's lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 lifted off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Friday.

WHO warns this artificial sweetener could be carcinogenic to humans, check out in which food items it is used

Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener aspartame are released on Thursday by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).

UP govt rescues 95 people stranded in flood-hit Himachal Pradesh

Lucknow/IBNS/UNI: The Uttar Pradesh government has successfully brought back 95 people who were trapped in the Himachal Pradesh floods.

Vietnam's capital Hanoi likely to become dengue fever hotspot

Hanoi: Vietnam's capital city Hanoi could become a hotspot for dengue fever soon, local media reported on Wednesday, citing the country's National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology.

Tamil Nadu: Female elephant found dead

Chennai: A female wild elephant was found dead outside a forest range near Thadagam in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

Northwestern study links underground climate change to variations beneath urban areas

There is a “silent hazard” lurking underneath our major global cities, and our buildings were not designed to handle it.

Temperatures off the charts, but more records imminent: WMO

New York: Global sea surface temperatures reached a record high in May, June, and July – and the warming El Niño weather pattern is only just getting started – experts at the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.

Peru: Govt declares 90 days health emergency amid 'unusual increase' in Guillain-Barre syndrome cases

Peru declared a 90-day national health emergency on Saturday due to an "unusual increase" of cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Assam State Zoo in Guwahati set for massive transformation, eyes premier wildlife destination status

Guwahati/IBNS:Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma revealed plans to revamp the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden in Guwahati, with the ambitious goal of transforming it into India's premier destination for wildlife enthusiasts.