Two women have died due to starvation in Jharkhand in the last three days, prompting Chief Minister Raghbar Das order a probe.


2 starvation deaths in Jharkhand in 3 days


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Vinod Yadav, an engineer from here, has set an example in Haryana by cultivating pearls in his backyard, an official said on Monday.


Gurugram engineer sets example in pearl farming


Bhutan will observe Pedestrians' Day to mark the World Environment Day on Tuesday.


Bhutan to observe World Environment Day by going traffic free


Ramveer Rauthela, a farmer in this small hamlet in Uttarakhand's Garhwal region, points towards a house with a rusting lock on its front door and sighs: "Earlier, they would often visit home; later, they returned during the harvest; now they even skip festivals."


Combating migration: How a climate initiative is reviving a Garhwali hamlet (June 5 is World Environment Day)


Tackling trash in the cold, rugged and rocky mountains of the Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas -- the origin of one of north India's major rivers, the Beas, and its tributaries -- is becoming an uphill task.


Tackling plastic trash at Rohtang Pass an uphill task (June 5 is World Environment Day)


As the rains approach the Western coast, Goa's beaches see a beeline of senior citizens heading for their annual swim in the salty water of the Arabian sea, a ritual which they say keeps illness and vagaries at bay.


For Goa's senior citizens, sea water is a health spa in summer


Despite the government's emphasis on Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan and Smart Cities project, India continues to be among the top five countries generating e-waste, an ASSOCHAM-NEC recent study said here on Monday.


India among top five countries in e-waste generation: Study


Mexican authorities have captured and deported a US paedophile who was in a hiding from the law for two years, the National Immigration Institute (INM) said.


Mexico captures, deports fugitive US paedophile


Tribals in Jharkhand's Khuti district on Sunday defied the state rule against running a parallel administration and laid the foundation stones of the Bank of Gram Sabha, Tribal Education Board, Health Board and Defence Board.


Defying rules, tribal bank foundation stone laid in Jharkhand


Individuals are open to companionship with people with disabilities, according to a survey.


Most individuals don't care if partners have disability: Survey


A group of river activists in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday presented a memorandum addressed to the President of India, expressing anguish over the 'death' of the Yamuna river and seeking permission to 'end their lives' if the river is not taken care of.


Yamuna activists 'ready to die' to salvage river


The "Veivueti", Fiji's first floating hospital, is expected to start its first island outreach by the end of June.


Fiji's 1st floating hospital to provide services to islanders


Attempting suicide is no more a crime in India and there will be no more electric shocks for mentally ill children, as per the new Mental Healthcare Act 2017 notified by the Health Ministry on May 29, a year after it was passed.


Govt decriminalises suicide, bans electric shocks to mentally ill children


Protests continue to rock the Himachal Pradesh capital on Saturday, as the densely populated Kusumpti area continue to reel under acute portable water shortage for the 14th day.


Shimla water woes: Protests continue


After the tragic death of 13 schoolchildren at an unmanned railway crossing in Uttar Pradesh, the Railways has decided to hire retired railwaymen to man all such vulnerable crossings and has set up a committee to expedite the process.


Retired railwaymen to be re-hired to man unmanned level crossings


Five people have died in a major E.coli outbreak in the US involving romaine lettuce, with 197 cases reported across 35 states, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).


5 dead in US lettuce E.coli outbreak


This is no ordinary village. Located at an elevation of 3,870 metres, it lies on the route to Kanchenjunga and treks can take you to either India or Tibet. Clouds here can come up suddenly, covering the two quaint guest houses in snow-white opaqueness, restricting vision to your immediate surroundings. Helicopter sorties in the area can be tricky because of the weather and the terrain.


When mountaineer Arjun Vajpai had to spend night in a helicopter (Adventure)


YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat are the most popular online platforms among US teenagers today, pushing Facebook, which once dominated the social media landscape, to the fourth position, according to a new survey.


YouTube, Snapchat more popular than Facebook among US teens


For the 11th consecutive year, Indian-origin children have monopolised the National Spelling Bee crown with Karthik Nemmani winning the 2018 championship, beating out five others in the last rounds.


Indian-origin children monopolise Spelling Bee championship for 11th year


A jury awarded a Florida-based family $4 in damages for funeral expenses in a case in which a police official fatally shot a father of three through his garage door, the family's attorney said Thursday.


Jury awards US family $4 in police killing


Indian-American Karthik Nemmani, was declared champion of the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee, winning on the word "koinonia" and surviving what was arguably the most intense competition in the contests 93-year history.

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