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Springs and groundwater shrinking across Nepal, ADB warns

Kathmandu, Dec. 8 -- Nepal's springs and groundwater reserves are steadily declining, putting the country's water security at risk, according to a new assessment by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ... Read More


India's solar initiative is gaining traction, but grid and storage issues still exist: Parl Panel

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- Despite playing a key role in reshaping India's renewable energy sector over the last decade, the Centre's National Solar Mission has fallen short of its targets. A Parliamentary... Read More


Congress jibes PM Modi as master distorian over 'Vande Matram' says he repeated insult to Gurudev Tagore

India, Dec. 8 -- Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday took a pot shot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "appeasement" charges against India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru... Read More


Noida dermatologist warns winter pollution is 'harsher than you think'; explains how it damages skin and hair

India, Dec. 8 -- When winter descends every winter over North India, the air fills with pollutants, visibility drops and the chill comes with an unseen menace, toxic smog. What was once a peaceful sea... Read More


Greater Noida: 2 held for strangling friend to death, dumping body in canal

India, Dec. 8 -- Two men were arrested on Sunday for allegedly strangulating their 25-year-old friend to death in Greater Noida's Dankaur on November 29 following a dispute that broke out while consum... Read More


Trump to fire Kristi Noem over 'secret romance'? Here's who could replace ICE Barbie

India, Dec. 8 -- US President Donald Trump is said to be contemplating the dismissal of his Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem due to the controversial employment of her alleged romantic partner,... Read More


GIMS Greater Noida launches mobile screening unit for breast, cervical cancers among women

India, Dec. 8 -- To expand access to early cancer detection in underserved pockets of Gautam Budh Nagar and nearby districts, the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS), Greater Noida, has ad... Read More


Japan revises economic data to show bigger contraction in July-September period

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- Japan's economy contracted at an annual pace of 2.3% in the July-September period, the government reported Monday, as exports suffered from the impact of U.S. President Donald Tru... Read More


HCM City removes administrative difficulties delaying social housing projects

HCM City, Dec. 8 -- Ho Chi Minh City is stepping up efforts to simplify administrative procedures and clear hurdles in developing social housing, including new rules to speed up the issuance of constr... Read More


US lawmaker, who made Christian genocide claims against Nigeria, holds 'productive' meeting with Ribadu, others

Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- The US Congressman, Riley Moore, who made repeated claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria, says he and other American lawmakers held "productive and positive" conversations with ... Read More