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At least 28 children have died in the last one month in Muzaffarpur district of north Bihar, allegedly due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), which is locally known as Chamki bukhar (brain fever

The Centre has asked states to brace for deficit rainfall this season, although the weather office has stuck to its forecast of normal monsoon.

The government will within this week float two large proposals offering subsidy to states for deployment of 5,000 electric charging stations in cities and highways.

The government will amend the rules to ensure that captive elephants in the State are looked after well, Minister for Forests K. Raju has said.

Severe heat wave conditions continued in Himachal and Una, which recorded a high of 45.2 degrees C, the temperature it witnessed on June 21, 2005.

Following the government’s proposal banning sales of non-electric three wheelers by 2023 and two-wheelers of less than 150cc by 2025, auto industry body SIAM on Sunday opposed the idea, terming it

Shetkari Sanghatana — a farmers’ organisation from Maharashtra — has announced that it would hold a satyagraha tomorrow by planting banned varieties of genetically-modified (GM) cotton and brinjals

Aiming for sustainable water management, the state on Sunday announced that it would promote micro-irrigation of maize on 1,000 acres this season.

Mumbai was ranked as the most traffic-congested city in the world for the second straight year, while Delhi was at fourth place.

The Odisha government has approved allotment of land for hotels and tourism projects, which entail an investment to the tune of Rs. 354.34 crore.