Among all the calamities caused by climate change, an increase in the salinity of the soil is one. It is projected that, by 2050, about half of today’s arable land across the world will be affected by salinity. This increase would also hit India’s rice bowl, the Indo-Gangetic plains, which is projected to lose about…
Over 1 billion Android devices including phones, tablets at security risk
Over one billion devices running old yet popular versions of Android are left aloof and potentially exposed to cyberattacks as Google is no longer supporting those iterations. Consumer watchdog Which? in a report said that about 40% of Android devices are running on old versions of Android for which Google has long stopped rolling out…
Coronavirus scare: Cab bookings in Bengaluru drop drastically as techies work from home
BENGALURU: With IT/BT companies in the city asking their employees to work from home for the next 14 days or so, also people cutting down on travel in the light of the coronavirus outbreak, cab bookings have dropped significantly. Cab drivers say they have seen a drop in rides, especially to and from the tech…
Coronavirus outbreak: 3 quarantined in Indore, 19 test negative
Three people who returned from coronavirus-affected regions in the past nine day were on Sunday quarantined for suspected exposure in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, a senior health official said on Sunday. Indore District Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Praveen Jadia said the three, including a 34-year-old woman, had returned from the United States and…
JeM chief Masood Azhar moved to Rawalpindi for personal safety: Intel
Days after he mocked the US as a ‘wolf whose tail was cut’ by Taliban jihadists in Afghanistan, ailing Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief and global terrorist Masood Azhar has been shifted by Pakistan’s deep state from his Bahawalpur headquarters to Rawalpindi for his personal safety, according to people with knowledge of the matter. While it is not clear…
President Kovind felicitates 16 achievers on Women’s Day
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday honoured 16 women with the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ to recognise their exceptional work towards women empowerment, a release from the Rashtrapati Bhavan said. The award, instituted by the Union ministry of women and child development, ceremony is held on March 8 every year to mark the International Women’s Day…
All armed forces’ branches to be open for women: Rajnath Singh
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that all branches of the armed forces would soon be opened for women officers as resistance to the idea was on the wane. ‘We believe that no branch of the armed forces should remain closed for women officers. I know that there is some degree of resistance against…
Delhi Police Detain Couple With Alleged Links to ISIS for Instigating Anti-CAA Protests
New Delhi: A couple with alleged links to the Islamic State’s Khorasan module was arrested from south Delhi’s Jamia Nagar on Sunday for allegedly instigating anti-CAA protests in the national capital, police said. They have been identified as Jahanjeb Sami (36) and his wife Hina Bashir Beg (39), said Pramod Singh Kushwah, Deputy Commissioner of Police…
RSS affiliate doesn’t agree with Modi govt that RBI acted promptly in Yes Bank crisis
New Delhi: A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliate has held the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) responsible for the failure and mismanagement of Yes Bank, in a direct contravention of the Narendra Modi government’s position. Speaking to ThePrint, Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) chief Ashwini Mahajan said the central bank cannot wash its hands off the bank’s…
IIP for Jan and retail inflation for Feb are due on Thursday – Geojit Financial
News Box * Rupee ended at 73.87 a dollar on Friday, down 54 paise against its previous close of 73.33. * FBIL set reference rate for dollar at 73.2824 and euro at 81.6141. * Yen rallied to its highest in more than three years as investor flight to safe assets intensified on falling oil prices…
Fuel Prices: Check Latest Petrol, Diesel Rates On March 9 HERE
Fuel Prices: According to the Indian Oil website, the fuel rates were lowered by up to 10 Paise across major metro cities of the country. After today’s (Monday) rate revision, petrol rates are Rs 70.59 per litre in Delhi, Rs 76.29 per litre in Mumbai. stay connected with us! For more updates LIKE SHARE and SUBSCRIBE…
Petrol, Diesel To Get Cheap As Crude Oil Plunges 30% On Price War
Crude oil prices fell a huge 30 per cent in trade, after OPEC failed to agree on a production cut with Russia, following which Saudi Arabia planned to increase production and slash prices. International benchmark Brent crude futures fell a staggering 30% to $31.23 per barrel, its lowest level since Feb. 2016. U.S. West Texas…
Fireball-like object falls from sky during rains in Ghaziabad
GHAZIABAD: A fireball-like object which fell from the sky near the railway station, causing panic among the locals, has been primarily found to contain sodium. According to fire brigade officials, they were informed about the meteorite-like substance on Wednesday by locals who had gathered near the spot in heavy rain upon hearing a loud bang…
Coronavirus: Dozens trapped as China quarantine hotel collapses…Video
Around 70 people were trapped after a hotel building housing quarantined coronavirus suspects collapsed in China”s Quanzhou city on Saturday, according to the official media here. New Delhi, Mar 7: Around 70 people were trapped after a hotel building housing quarantined coronavirus suspects collapsed in China”s Quanzhou city on Saturday, according to the official media here….
Shatabdi train mishap: Toll reaches three as another injured succumbs
The toll in the mishap at a closed level railway crossing on February 29 in Ludhiana climbed to three with one more person succumbing to injuries at a hospital here, officials said Saturday. Arjun Kumar (32), who worked at a dyeing unit in Ludhiana and was riding his motorbike on way back home when accident…
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