The world's strongest typhoon this year, barrelled through the south of the Philippines' main island of Luzon Storm surges hit some coastal towns, while rivers overflowed and dikes were d Read More...

The labour ministry has notified draft rules for the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, paving way for greater flexibility to employers to retrench workers while making it mandatory for unions to give Read More...

In the past fourteen years (2006-2019), close to 1,200 journalists have been killed for reporting the news and bringing information to the public. In nine out of ten cases the killers Read More...

The IISc and the Research and Development Centre of Indian Oil Corporation Limited had signed a MoU to develop and demonstrate biomass gasification-based hydrogen generation technology for producing Read More...

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Vaishwik Bharatiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Summit, a global virtual summit of overseas and resident Indian researchers and Academicians on Gandhi Jaya Read More...

As part of the Jal Shakti Ministry’s mid- term review of progress of implementation of Union Government’s flagship programme Jal Jeevan Mission in all States and UTs, Mizoram State offic Read More...

People as well as investors outside Jammu and Kashmir can now purchase land in the Union Territory (UT)  Centre notifies new land laws for the region, ending the exclusive rights of locals ove Read More...

Tardigrades, small aquatic creatures known as water bears, can survive extreme heat, radiation, and even the vacuum of outer space—conditions that would kill most animals.  They hav Read More...

While novel coronavirus is undergoing many mutations, one particular mutation called D614G, according to a study, has become the dominant variant in the global COVID-19 pandemic. When the virus ent Read More...

Sri Lanka has started shipping 242 containers of hazardous waste, including body parts from mortuaries, back to Britain after a two year court battle by an environment watchdog. Several Asian count Read More...