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London: Man-made climate change probably made last month’s European heatwave, in which southern France experienced a national record 45.9 degrees Celsius, 4C hotter than it would otherwise have been, scientists said Tuesday. “Climate change is no longer an abstract increase in global mean temperature, but...

Puri: Srimandir has hundreds of servitors to provide various services to the deities. But, there is a family in the Holy City here whose members have been providing a unique service to Srimandir for last several years even though they are not recognised as the...

United Nations: India is projected to lose 5.8 per cent of working hours in 2030, a productivity loss equivalent to 34 million full-time jobs, due to global warming, particularly impacting agriculture and construction sectors, a report by the UN labour agency said. The International Labour...

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha State Nodal Agency, Centre for Environmental Studies (CES), Department of Forest & Environment, Government of Odisha organised a plantation program at Nehru Nodal Uchha Bidypitha, Cuttack on the eve of Van-Mahotsav. CES also organised an awareness meeting to spread the idea of observing...

BHUBANESWAR: Stress management is the need of the hour, said Virender Kumar Mehta author, speaker, vedic trainer, world record holder of memorising rteenth foundation day of KIIT International School here Tuesday.   Addressing the students, he said, “You should have good habits and lifestyle to...

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi, Odia Language, Literature and Cultural department, Odisha organised a special exhibition on Ratha Yatra in collaboration with Airport Authority of India at Biju Patnaik International Airport here Tuesday. This expo is aimed at popularizing Lord Jagannath’s culture. It was inaugurated...

BHUBANESWAR: Audience of the city were blown away by a play 'October 31' organised by Natyadhara at Bhanja Kala Mandap here Tuesday. Directed by Sameer Mohapatra, the play showcased that if a country’s heritage and culture gets destroyed then the country doesn’t survive for long....

The artisans are divided into seven categories called sapta-rathakāras, that is, 'seven makers of the ratha'. The traditional craftsmen preserve the intricate ancient art of making the chariots or Rathas PURI: Every year three huge rathas or chariots are made by the artisans of Puri...

New Delhi: Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday said the 12 and 18 per cent tax slabs in goods and services tax (GST) could be merged going forward as revenues increase, thereby effectively making it a two-tier tax. Penning a Facebook post on the second...

New Delhi: Airbus India Monday said its two engineers have developed multi-use pillow ‘napEazy’, which will help air passengers rest their head and upper body in a variety of positions during travel. “Airbus India has assisted an internal team of engineers to spin off into...