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Major quake likely to hit north India, says chief of seismology centre
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India] November 22 (ANI): A major earthquake of magnitude 8 is due to hit Uttarakhand's Garhwal Himalaya which could afflict widespread damage in northern India, warned National Centre for Seismology Director Dr. Vineet Gehlot on Wednesday.
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Nagaland, 3 Union Territories sign MOU to join UDAY scheme
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Nagaland, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Government of India, under Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme.
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Restoration work of centuries old Japan's Aso Shrine begins
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kumamoto [Japan] November 20 (ANI): The Shimizu Corporation has begun the restoration work of the Romon Gate (Tower Gate) of Aso Shrine, a historical shrine in Japan's Kumamoto prefecture, built 2,300 years ago, which suffered heavy damage in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake.
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Assad regime shelling kills 12 civilians in Damascus
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Nov 19 (ANI): At least 12 civilians were killed in shelling by the Assad regime forces in Syria's capital Damascus on Saturday, the Anadolu Agency reported.
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Squirrels inspire new stroke treatments
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 19 (ANI): Hibernating ground squirrels have provided clues to new treatments for brain damage caused by stroke.
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China endorses Pak party's stand on PoK dam
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov.18 (ANI): The Balawaristan National Front (BNF) has appreciated China's decision on placing conditions, including ownership of the mega project Diamar-Bhasha Dam in the Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) on the Indus River in Gilgit-Baltistan.
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'Wooden-shoe' wearers' achy-breaky feet
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 17 (ANI): A team of researchers has discovered a pattern of unusual bone chips in the feet of clog-wearing 19th-Century Dutch farmers - injuries that offer clues to the damage we may unwittingly be causing to our own feet.
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Energy drinks: Wings come at health cost
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 16 (ANI): Apparently, regular energy drinks give you wings and serious health risks!
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Head injury doesn't up alcoholism
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 16 (ANI): A recent study has found that head injury, which often damages brain regions overlapping with those involved in addictive behaviours, does not worsen drinking behavior in boozers.
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This drug may stall effects of alcohol on fetal brain
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): An anti-inflammatory drug may have the potential to stall the damaging effects of alcohol on the fetal brain, according to a recent study.
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Japan unveils new technology to generate solar power on water
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Nov 9 (ANI): Japan has abundant dams and reservoirs, which attract many companies to promote solar power plant built on the surface of water.
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B-town raises concern over 'damn scary' Delhi smog
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 8 (ANI): Dense smog, caused due to air pollution, continued to engulf the national capital for the third day today.
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