New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Even as climate change is severely impacting India, the need is to explore moonshot technologies for sustainable development, said B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, CEO, NITI Aayog.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Despite a slowdown in early August, the rainfall from India’s South-West monsoon in the year is 4 per cent above the long-period average (LPA), a report said on Thursday.
Hyderabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Heavy rainfall in Kamareddy and Medak districts of Telangana triggered flash floods on Wednesday, inundating a few towns and villages and bringing road and rail traffic between Hyderabad and Kamareddy to a halt.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has appointed Akash Tripathi, a 1998 batch IAS officer, as Managing Director, the state-owned solar body said on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed a cost-effective and indigenous alkaline seawater electrolyser that can produce hydrogen without relying on hard-to-find rare metals.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) India has been making significant progress in the transition to green energy and electrification as the nation has a total of 56.75 lakh registered electric vehicles (EVs) till February this year, according to government data.
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Aug 27 (IANS) Incessant rains have wreaked havoc in Chhattisgarh's Bastar, claiming four lives after a car was swept away in Jheeram Ghati, officials said on Wednesday.
Chandigarh, Aug 27 (IANS) Hundreds of villages in Punjab along the swollen Satluj, Beas, and Ravi rivers were flooded on Wednesday, severely affecting life and damaging crops after the floodgates of the Bhakra and Pong dams were opened. The inflow into these reservoirs had alarmingly increased due to torrential rains in their catchment areas, mainly Himachal Pradesh.
Chandigarh, Aug 27 (IANS) The historic Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara, one of the holiest shrines believed to be the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the Sikh religion, has been partially submerged by floodwater of the Ravi river, reports said on Wednesday.
Hyderabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday placed the entire state administration on high alert as heavy rain has been lashing parts of Telangana since Tuesday night, inundating low-lying areas and snapping road connectivity to several villages.
