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Change in temperature risks bees prone to pesticides: Study
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Certain pesticides, particularly a class called neonicotinoids, are known to impact bees and other important insects, and are thought to be contributing to population declines. However, bees' reported responses to this threat across the world often seem to vary, suggesting other interacting
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Anji Bridge: First cable-stayed railway bridge connecting Katra and Reasi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The bridge is located in the young fold mountains of the Himalayas having extremely complex, fragile and daunting geological features in the form of faults, folds and thrusts and besides seismic proneness of the region. Detailed site-specific investigations were carried out by IIT, Roorkee a
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Three members of a family killed after artillery shell falls outside Army
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The area is badly prone to similar incidents owing to the presence of firing range and has reported numerous casualties in the past as well.
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Hailstorm, lightning strikes Shimla, 121 roads closed in Himachal
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As many as 121 roads in the snow-prone area of higher hills of Lahul -Spiti, Kullu, Shimla, Kinnaur and Chamba districts are closed for vehicular traffic due to the recent snowfall.
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Men are more prone to develop obesity-related conditions: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Men are more likely than women to develop conditions associated with obesity such as cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance and diabetes, says York Professor Tara Haas with the Faculty of Health's School of Kinesiology and Health Science.
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59 pc of India's land mass prone to earthquakes; Kolkata high rises risky
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to experts, Kolkata which is in Seismic Zone 4, is not on the radar of major earthquake tremors, but being adjacent to zone 5, Kolkata's high-rise buildings are risky if their design is not seismic.
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Avalanche warning issued for 12 districts of Jammu and Kashmir, people adv
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The people are advised to take precautions and avoid venturing into avalanche-prone areas for safety purposes, the SDMA said.
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Several measures taken by Indian Railways to prevent cattle runover incide
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, the Minister said, "Cleaning of garbage and removal of wild vegetation along with the track has been started. It also includes sensitization of Train Crew on a regular basis for frequent whistling at locations prone for cattle/animal run over
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Chhattisgarh: Jal Jeevan Mission gives new lease of life to Naxal-affected
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Water is life and the Jal Jeevan Mission has proved to be a boon for Naxal-affected villages of the Bastar region in Chhattisgarh. The people of this region had to drink contaminated water from river, drains and waterfall for years in the Naxal-prone, hilly region surrounded by forests. But
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D WA Herbals Launches a Slew of Preventive Health and Wellness Drinks for
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Stress has been there since the beginning of the human race, and it will stay until humans walk this planet. It is just that the daily life challenges earlier were not as complicated and competitive as today. The environment was clean, life was b
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Himachal CM urges Union government to enhance disaster fund for state
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As Himachal Pradesh is prone to various types of natural disasters due to difficult topographical and climatic conditions, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has urged the Union Government to enhance the disaster fund for the state.
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J-K: Avalanche warning issued for 12 districts, locals advised to take pre
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Avalanche with Low Danger Level is likely to occur above 2000 metres over Anantnag, Bandipora, Baramulla, Doda, Ganderbal, Kishtwar, Kulhgam, Poonch, Rajouri, Ramban & Reasi districts in the next 24 hours.
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