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In northeastern Spain, the spread of zebra mussels continues to baffle water management experts, keeping them on alert over the damage to water infrastructure caused by these invasive species. Their presence in reservoirs, irrigation canals and water distribution networks has begun to disrupt water supplies, especially in Catalonia’s Lleida province, as per a report by…

PM Modi flags low number of female medal winners NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday participated in the 57th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, where he presented the institute’s highest honours to meritorious students.At the event, PM Modi urged IIT Delhi graduates to encourage greater participation and representation…

NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old girl died while being taken to hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district after the vehicle carrying her remained stuck in mud for nearly three hours. The district administration has suspended a government engineer and ordered an inquiry into the incident.The girl, a resident of remote Methyani village, had fallen seriously…

Waterlogging is particularly harmful in Delhi because a few vulnerable spots can disrupt movement across large areas of the capital. NEW DELHI: Delhi has seen a very rainy start to August, with Safdarjung recording 127mm of rain in the first seven days—making it the wettest first week of August in at least 16 years. Delhi…

NEW DELHI: The Defence ministry has initiated efforts to join the French-led Future Combat Air System (FCAS) sixth-generation fighter aircraft programme, a parliamentary panel has said. The panel has also sought a clear roadmap and timeline for India’s acquisition of such advanced aircraft.In its report presented in Parliament on Friday, the parliamentary standing committee on…

The Bangladesh foreign ministry had said this interaction by a “convicted mass murderer” on the Indian soil stood as an affront to the sovereignty of the country NEW DELHI: With former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s news conference kicking up a diplomatic firestorm, the government said on Friday her remarks, especially those related to the government…

Officials said this is necessary considering that MPs arriving and leaving the new Parliament House wait for their vehicles out in the open NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has asked CPWD officials and its architects to consider the feasibility and submit a proposal for the construction of a porch at Makar Dwar, which…

Kharge demands Amit Shah’s statement in Rajya Sabha; Rijiju says “opposition will not decide which minister comes to House” NEW DELHI: Amid continuing opposition protests lampooning home minister Amit Shah for his “absence” from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju Friday said the opposition cannot decide which minister will come…

Since its establishment under an Act of Parliament in 1996, TDB has relied upon independent expert committees rather than individual officials for evaluating technology proposals NEW DELHI: The government on Friday said the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund is being implemented through a robust institutional framework with “stringent conflict-of-interest safeguards” in place, highlighting that…

The 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) on Thursday saw both sides agreeing to continue using existing diplomatic and military channels NEW DELHI: In another round of diplomatic engagement on the border issue, India and China had “frank discussions” and reviewed the situation along the line…