Bhubaneswar, The Odisha government has set a target to enhance solar power production capacity to 1,500 MW by 2022, said an official on Monday.

Reviewing the progress made so far, chief secretary Asit Tripathy directed Green Energy Development Corporation Ltd (GEDCOL) to bring out a detail work plan for produ

New Delhi, Amid reports of Chinese troops' withdrawal from the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, former Union minister and Congress leader Anand Sharma termed it as a "positive" development and insisted that there is a need for "eternal vigil".

"Disengagement and de-escalation on LAC is

Amaravati, The High Power Committee (HPC) that was set up to probe into the Vizag gas leak mishap has submitted its report to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Accepting the probe report, the Chief Minister directed that the report should be placed in public domain for people to access. It has

New Delhi,  Delhis Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday congratulated the teachers and parents on the successful launch of Delhi governments remote teaching-learning initiative.

On July 2, the initiative was announced in the wake of the closure of schools till July 31. The Directorate of Education h

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala reported two deaths and 193 new cases, raising the overnight Covid-19 tally to 5,522, here on Monday.

Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said 35 of the new cases were contact-based but sources of these contacts were not clear.

While Malappuram reported the highest 35 new case

New York, Researchers have found that the microbe-laden "biofilms" that cling to sewer walls often contain harmful, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and can withstand standard treatment to disinfect sewers.

The study, published in the journal Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, also reve

Islamabad, Abdullah Abdullah, the head of Afghan peace council, will soon pay an official visit to Pakistan as part of efforts to advance the peace process that has entered a crucial phase, it was reported on Monday.

Abdullah, who was appointed as Chairman of the Supreme National Reconciliation Council as part of

Islamabad, Pakistani journalists held a rally to protest against the suspension of transmission of private TV channel ‘24, it was reported on Monday.

Rallying in front of the press club in Kandhkot city, Sindh province, the protesters on Sunday raised slogans against the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory

Washington, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn has declined to back President Donald Trump's claim that 99 per cent of COVID-19 cases were "totally harmless".

During his remarks on Saturday at the White House Independence Day event, Trump had claimed without evidence that

Chicago, At least 17 people were killed and 63 others injured in Chicago over the Independence Day holiday weekend as a result of gun violence.

The victims included a seven-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, reports Xinhua news agency.

This is the third week in a row that involved the death of a y