Month: June 2018

Healthcare in India. Picture used for representational purposes only. Credit: PTI

Eight More States Agree to Implement Centre’s Health Insurance Scheme

The Ayushman Bharat scheme aims to create a healthcare...

Residents with their empty containers crowd around a municipal tanker to fetch water in New Delhi

India Facing Worst Water Crisis in History, Likely to Get Worse: NITI Aayog

A NITI Aayog report also pointed out that with...

An artist’s impression of Tutusius at Waterloo Farm. Credit: Illustration by Maggie Newman

New Fossils Offer First Evidence of Four-Legged Aquatic Ancestors in Africa

Robert W. Gess 15/06/2018

The discovery of two separate fossils tetrapod species proves...

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Environment Ministry Directs Agencies to Be on Max Alert Due to Delhi Air Quality

Referring to India Meteorological Department data, the ministry said...

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15 Dead and 28 Injured in Dust Storms Across Uttar Pradesh

Over the past one month, the state has been...

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Thailand’s Energy Review Delays Launch of Controversial Mekong Dam

Tom Fawthrop 14/06/2018

The Chinese-backed Pak Beng dam in Laos was supposed...

Handout photo of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity

NASA Rover ‘Opportunity’ Threatened by Massive Dust Storm on Mars

Will Dunham 14/06/2018

The officials have, however, expressed optimism that the Opportunity rover,...