Food, mostly red meat, production has emerged as the biggest cause of land-use change, biodiversity loss, and natural water depletion and accounts for about a fourth of greenhouse gas emissions. read more

Subhash Chand, head of traffic engineering and safety division, Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), said the step will be good only in a limited way as it would make women feel safe to some extent, but not comfortable. read more

His role becomes important as India faces unusual foreign policy challenges read more

Sachin Tendulkar joins an illustrious panel of experts in the pre-show on Star Sports. He will have his own segment ‘Sachin Opens Again’.  read more

In April, the air passenger traffic declined (-) 4.50 per cent to 1.09 crore in April from 1.15 crore reported for the corresponding month of the previous fiscal. read more

In addition, unlike last year, when the survey of existing condition of drains started in April and only 40% of the drains had been cleaned, as revealed by a MCG survey in August 2018 read more

The committee was constituted on May 10 to probe two incidents of damage to the road surface, which has taken place in a one-year span. read more

The early morning voters encountered a partially cloudy sky with dust storm blowing during the mid-morning hours. read more

All over the country, 2,758 students scored full marks in Sanskrit, 1,820 in English communication, and 24 in English language and literature. read more

The cyclone is being seen as unique because of its trajectory, which will cover several districts of Odisha, three districts of Andhra Pradesh, several districts of West Bengal and parts of northeast India. Further up its route is Bangladesh, which has... read more

A lock of what some historians think is Leonardo Da Vinci’s hair went on display Thursday at a museum in his Tuscan birthplace as they seek to prove it contains his DNA 500 years after the genius died. read more

Regional president of the Seafood Exporters Association of India Kamlesh Mishra said tidal waves would inundate ponds and wash away the shrimp harvest. read more

The tidal surge will increase the salinity of the Chilika, the sub-continent’s largest brackish water lake, affecting marine life. read more

Former Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) chairman K Kasturirangan, scientific advisor to the PM Vijaya Raghavan, National Testing Agency chairman MS Ananth and others were among those who participated in the discussions. read more

With very few gym trainers and masseuses certified, doctors suggest tips to prevent injuries. read more