First state-run water park opens in Lonavala (With Images)
May 7th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lonavala (Maharashtra), May 7 (IANS) A swank, modern and affordable water park, which opened near this hill station, marks the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation's (MTDC) maiden foray into the amusement ... Read more...
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New approach could spur green technologies
January 23rd, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) A new approach to chemical reactions between water and metal oxides, the most abundant minerals on our planet, could prompt faster development of "green" technologies.
It ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Woman dies after being swept over Thailand waterfall
April 20th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 20 (IANS) A British teacher died in Thailand after she was swept over a water fall.Thirty-year-old Sarah Crutchley lost her footing while walking across the top of ... Read more...
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Scientists discover microbes that survive without oxygen under Antarctic glacier
April 17th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 17 (ANI): A new research has led to the discovery of unusual microbial life under an inland Antarctic glacier, a place where cold, darkness and lack of oxygen would previously ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Presidential convoy not target of attack in Chhatisgarh: President Office
September 29th, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , Sept 29 (ANI): The President''s office has clarified that there has been no attack on the convoy of President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, during her visit to Chhattisgarh today, ... Read more...
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Bangalore steps up security for Karunanidhi’s daughter
April 1st, 2008 - 10:54 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, April 1 (IANS) The police Tuesday stepped up security for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's daughter in Bangalore and intensified vigilance in the Tamil-populated areas in the city as pro-Kannada ... Read more...
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Chinese bureaucrats to wear casual wear for energy conservation
December 25th, 2007 - 1:57 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Dec.25 (ANI): Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan has called on civil servants in the central Government departments to set aside their smart formal suits and put on casual outer wears ... Read more...
Posted in World |