Nine coastal states and islands have been warned about rough seas over the next two days, a senior Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)official said on Friday.


Nine states/UTs warned of rough seas in next two days


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In its mission to create a healthier planet through innovation, Apple on Friday announced a donation programme and debuted a disassembly robot "Daisy" as a part of its ongoing recycling effort.


Apple to donate to mark Earth Day


Delhi power distribution company (Discom) BSES on Thursday announced that it has signed separate agreements with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to deal with different aspects of energy conservation and conduct research on Demand Side Management (DSM).


BSES, TERI tie-up on energy efficiency, student awareness


Over 500,000 people still remain affected by the drought in 10 districts of Sri Lanka, according to a report released by the Sri Lankan Disaster Management Centre (DMC) on Thursday.


Over 500,000 still affected by Sri Lanka drought


Reliance Industries (RIL) and British oil major BP on Thursday jointly announced the sanction of development work on the "Satellite cluster" deep-water gas fields in their Krishna Godavari (KG) D6 block on the eastern offshore.


RIL, BP sanction Phase-2 in deep-sea gas project


Human-wildlife conflict turned ugly in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit Tiger Reserve after villagers beat a tiger to death and slit its throat, officials said on Thursday.


Tiger slaughtered in Pilibhit Reserve


One person has been killed and more than 800 houses, including monasteries, have been destroyed in a storm that hit Myanmar over the past three days, media reports said on Thursday.


1 killed Myanmar storm


A shallow earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale hit Central Java region in Indonesia killing at least two persons, a disaster agency official said on Thursday.


2 killed in Indonesia quake


The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Central government about the steps taken on the issue of depletion of groundwater in Delhi, and sought the presence of the Central Ground Water Board's Member Secretary before it for assistance on the issue.


Tell us of the steps taken on depletion of groundwater, asks SC


Altogether 18 deaths were reported in the city and four southern districts following the twin storms accompanied by rains which lashed parts of West Bengal on Tuesday night, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here on Wednesday.


Twin storm claimed 18 lives in Bengal: Mamata


Costa Coffee, the UK's lagest coffeeshop chain, announced on Wednesday that it will try and recycle every takeaway cup sold by 2020.


Costa Coffee to recycle takeaway cups


The long-held belief that strange behaviour by cats, dogs and even cows can predict an imminent earthquake is not backed by evidence, according to a new study.


Can dogs predict earthquakes? Probably not


Ten persons were killed and rail, road and air traffic was disrupted in West Bengal as twin storms accompanied by rains lashed through the city on Tuesday night felling trees, uprooting electric poles and triggering house collapse.


Ten killed in Kolkata storm, rail, road, air traffic disrupted


The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the demolition of unauthorised constructions at several hotels and resorts built in violation of sanctioned plans in Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh.


Demolish unauthorised constructions in Kasauli hotels: SC


Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered a special 'girdawari' (revenue survey) to assess crop losses due to rain and hailstorm in the state.


Punjab orders special survey for crop losses


An e-rickshaw service was started on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus here on Tuesday to promote eco-friendly mobility of people.


e-rickshaw service started on JNU campus


With high probability of normal monsoon at 97 percent predicted pan India for 2018, private weather forecaster Skymet on Tuesday forecast central India to receive highest rainfall at 108 percent between June and September.


'Good monsoon for central region, low in east, northeast and south'


Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra on Monday extended his full support to elephant rescue efforts, after a visit to the rescue and rehabilitation centre run by Wildlife SOS.


Actor Siddharth Malhotra visits Mathura elephant rescue centre


Predicting maximum probability of normal or good monsoon in 2018, the IMD on Monday said India is set to get a normal monsoon this season with average rainfall likely to be 97 per cent.


High probability of 97 percent or normal monsoon in 2018: IMD


People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Monday urged film director Don Sandy to replace a real chimpanzee with a computer generated graphic for his upcoming film.


Use graphic, not real chimpanzee: PETA to director Don Sandy


Vedanta Cairn Oil and Gas said on Monday that it has appointed three senior executives with diversified experience, including overseas, to bolster the company's health and safety practices across various functional areas.

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