NEW DELHI: With India seeking ways to maintain its bilateral ties with Iran in the face of US sanctions reimposed on the Gulf nation, a London-based international law firm said on Thursday that Iran''s

Petrol and diesel will not come under the purview of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the immediate future as neither the Central government nor any of the states are in favour on fears of heavy revenue

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has a vision for renewed and "sustainable" human exploration of the moon, and he cites the existence of water on the lunar surface as a key to chances for success.

The head of Amazon.com Inc.'s India business has a radical idea for his troops: Log off, get a life. In an memo to his team this month, Amit Agarwal counseled colleagues to stop responding to emails or

Teen shooter Saurabh Chaudhary clinched gold, while Abhishek Verma bagged the bronze medal in men's 10m Air Pistol shooting event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Tuesday. The 16-year-old Saurabh

Deepak Kumar brought more glory for India from the shooting range on Monday by winning a silver medal in the men's 10m Air Rifle event at the Asian Games 2018 being held in Indonesian cities of Jakarta

MUMBAI: The rupee on Monday recovered from its all-time low by rising 38 paise to 69.77 against the US dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on fresh selling of the greenback by

If you think toilet seats are the dirtiest ones swarming with germs, look at your smartphone. A research has revealed that smartphone screens have three times more germs than a toilet seat. More than a

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a ‘feel good’ speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort and it echoed the upbeat mood in the country on Wednesday. Usually, 15 August is a pretty stolid affair with the

Tree A tree is a tall plant that has a hard trunk, branches made of wood, and leaves. Trees can live for many years. The oldest tree ever discovered is approximately 5,000 years old. The four main parts

Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing humanity and other life forms on our planet today. Environmental pollution is defined as “the contamination of the physical and biological

Water pollution refers to the blend of such substances in river, lakes, ponds, underground and sea water that invalidates water for the use by humans, flora and fauna. It affects the whole of the world,

Soil pollution: Soil pollution is defined as the presence of toxic chemicals in soil, in high enough concentrations to pose a risk to human health and/or the ecosystem. In the case of contaminants which

Noise pollution, also known as environmental noise or sound pollution, is the propagation of noise with harmful impact on the activity of human or animal life. The source of outdoor noise worldwide is

Air pollution is the pollution of air by smoke and harmful gases, mainly oxides of carbon, sulphur and nitrogen. Many of the world's large cities today have bad air quality. Even 2,000 years ago, the Romans

Here's a simple definition of global warming. (And yes, it's really happening.) Over the past 50 years, the average global temperature has increased at the fastest rate in recorded history. And experts