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Belem: India will submit its revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the 2035 period by December, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said Monday, while calling on developed nations to achieve net-zero targets well ahead of their current deadlines. Addressing the high-level segment of the COP30 climate...

Rourkela: Researchers from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela have patented an eco-friendly method to produce black terracotta wares, according to officials. The research team, led by Swadesh Kumar Pratihar, Professor of Ceramic Engineering, along with Shiv Kumar Verma, senior technical assistant, and Rupesh Mandal,...

Baripada: The Indian Railways is redeveloping the Baripada Railway Station in Mayurbhanj district under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, a nationwide initiative designed to modernise stations and improve overall passenger experience. The scheme reflects the railways’ commitment to inclusive and future-ready development, with station-specific plans...

Belem (Brazil): Going into United Nations climate negotiations, the Brazilian hosts weren't looking for big end-of-session pronouncements on lofty goals. This conference was supposed to hyperfocus on “implementation” of past promises not yet kept. Throw that out the window. The urgency of climate change is...

Visakhapatnam: Venezuela has expressed keen interest in enhancing cooperation with India in critical minerals sector and attract investments, the commerce ministry said Saturday. It was discussed in a meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of Ecological Mining Development of Venezuela Hector...

Belem (Brazil): The world's climate leaders are conceding that Earth's warming will shoot past a hard limit they set a decade ago in hopes of keeping the planet out of a danger zone. But they're not conceding defeat. United Nations officials, scientists, and analysts are...

New Delhi: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will organise a joint space meet in Bengaluru next week to advance cooperation on human spaceflight research, microgravity studies and space technology innovations, an official statement said Friday....

Bhubaneswar: In line with the vision of Viksit Odisha 2036, the state is all set to finalise its Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2.0 following a stakeholder consultation meeting here at the City. The revamped policy aims at strengthening the state’s position as a leader in...

New Delhi: The three doctors linked to Faridabad's Al Falah University, who are under scanner for the deadly car blast near the Red Fort Monday evening, were in constant contact through a Swiss communication app called Threema, police said Thursday. The three suspects – Dr...

Cambridge: More than 50 years after the last time humans walked on the Moon, China is working steadily towards landing its astronauts on the lunar surface. October 30, 2025, a spokesman for China's crewed space programme said the country was “on track” to launch its...