Delhi Metro becomes India’s first project to receive power from waste-to-energy

The Delhi Metro has become the India’s first-ever project to receive power generated from a waste-to-energy plant. According to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the project is also in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Swachh Bharat Mission”. This will ..

India’s newest pit viper found in Arunachal Pradesh

A team of herpetologists led by Ashok Captain have described a new species of reddish-brown pit viper — a venomous snake with a unique heat-sensing system — from a forest in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. The discovery makes ..

Myanmar: More than 50 dead in the landslide

In a major landslide in the jade mining area of the northern Kachin state of Myanmar at least 50 people have been feared to be killed. The accident has taken place close to the Maw Wun Kalay village at the ..

Iran: Warnings of Fresh Floods lead to Mass Evacuations

The authorities in southern Iran have got many villages and towns evacuated as warnings for a fresh round of floods had been issued especially in the regions which are sharing the border with Iraq which is home to many rivers ..

Around 27 people killed as Rainstorm hits Nepal

Around 27 people have been killed and 400 others injured by the massive rainstorm that has hit several places in Southern Nepal. The storm has given devastating effects like flipping vehicles and toppling trees and electricity poles. The rainstorm swept ..

Vipin Anand Monday newly appointed Managing Director of LIC

Vipin Anand Monday has recently taken charge as the new Managing Director (MD) of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). Prior to this, he was in charge of LIC’s western zone, comprising of 23 divisions, covering the states of ..