Tag: rain
Humans To Blame For Creation Of Sahara Desert: Study
Challenging a commonly held theory that changes in the Earth's orbit triggered Sahara desertification, a new study suggests that humans may have played an active role in the transition of a lush green landscape into the world's largest hot desert thousands of years ago.....
3 Pilots Killed In US Training Crash
At least 3 pilots were killed when their tactical airborne intelligence plane crashed on a training mission near a small airport in eastern New Mexico, media reports said.....
Kolkata School Student Run Over By Local Train
A class nine student of a prominent city school died after being hit by a local train here on Thursday morning, police said.....
Indian-American Teenager Wins Top Science Prize
Indian-American teenager, Indrani Das, won the top, $250,000 prize in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search competition for her research on treating brain injuries and diseases.....
More Snow, Rain In Store For Himachal
The cold tightened its grip over Himachal Pradesh on Thursday as the state's higher reaches had a fresh spell of snow, while the lower hills received rainfall. The weather office has forecast more snow and rain till Sunday.....
NIA Gets Custody Of Bhopal-Ujjain Train Blast Accused
A special NIA court here granted the custody of Atif Muzaffar, Mohammad Danish and Syed Mir Hussain to the agency for further investigation. ....
Airbus Announces Pilot Training Centre At Delhi
Civil Aviation Minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Friday performed the ground breaking for a greenfield training facility being set up by the European aviation major Airbus. ....
Impulsive Facebook Use May Cause Brain Imbalance
Do you have the habit of constantly checking Facebook or other social media sites while driving, in a work meeting, or at other times? Beware, it could lead to a deficiency in the balance between two systems in the brain, researchers warn.....
Maternal Vitamin D Levels May Prevent Autism In Kids
Intake of Vitamin D supplements during the first trimester of pregnancy is likely to prevent the development of autism traits in children, researchers found in a study on mice.....
Sleep Apnea In Kids May Affect Mental Skills, Behaviour
Children with chronically disrupted sleep are likely to have defects in their brain cells that are associated with mental skills, mood and behaviour, researchers have warned.....
