The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted a healthier future for India if the country remains committed to 100 per cent coverage of safe sanitation services by October of 2019 under PM Narendra Modi’s Swacch Bharat Mission. In a report released on Friday, WHO notes that efforts to speed up safe sanitation and bring an end to open defecation have ...

Becomes 11th Biosphere Reserve from India to be Included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves The Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve has become the 11th Biosphere Reserve from India that has been included in the UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR). The decision to include Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in WNBR was taken at the 30th Session of International Coordinating ...

The maverick B-Town filmmaker Karan Johar has announced his next and it’s called ‘Takht’. As the name suggests, it is a period drama set in the times of Mughal dynasty. I am so excited and honoured to announce the lead cast of #TAKHT@RanveerOfficial #KareenaKapoorKhan @aliaa08 @vickykaushal09 @psbhumi #JanhviKapoor @AnilKapoor #HirooYashJohar @apoorvamehta18@sumit_roy_ @hussainhaidry pic.twitter.com/ifgb8RC7uV — Karan Johar (@karanjohar) August 9, 2018 ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Trivendra Singh Rawat cabinet on Wednesday approved a revised adventure sports policy by imposing a total ban on the use of intoxicants by enthusiasts while rafting, kayaking or canoeing in the state. The policy, which also fixes a minimum qualification for raft operators. cabinet also approved revised rules for paragliding and aero sports The amended rules on river ...

India-Nepal Friendship Half Marathon Race was held on Sunday on Friendship Day by SSB. In which 335 runners from India and Nepal participated. Inspector general in charge of SSB, who came to Ranikhet braving the heavy rains, Manmohan Kapadal and Nepal’s APF DIG Nagendra Bahadur Thapa started the race with a green flag. Half Marathon race started at 10:30 a.m. ...

The UN’s environment chief has lauded India’ efforts to meet its energy needs through solar and curb use of plastics but said that countries still need to do lot more to protect the planet. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Erik Solheim said 2017 is “the first year in human history” when more electricity was generated globally from the sun, ...

The Madras High Court today allowed the burial of DMK chief M Karunanidhi on the Marina Beach. A division bench of the court comprising Acting Chief Justice H G Ramesh and S S Sundar passed the order on a petition filed by the DMK at a special hearing. Tamil Nadu’s main opposition party had moved the court last night after ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh met the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK)  YK Sinha in London on Tuesday. He invited the industrialists for the “Destination Uttarakhand-Investors Summit 2018”, scheduled to be held in October. During interaction with the industrialists, he informed about the favorable environment available for capital investment in Uttarakhand. He informed that ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi – five-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu who dominated the state’s politics for six decades along with arch-rivals MG Ramachandran and later, J Jayalalithaa – died at a hospital in Chennai this evening. The 94-year-old leader was admitted to the hospital 11 days ago, on July 28, after he contracted urinary tract infection ...

Rains have created a new record in the past 24 hours in the monsoon season in Dehradun. During this period, 201.9 mm rainfall was recorded in the Uttarakhand capital. According to the Meteorological Department, this figure is highest in last 10 years. Most of the rainfall recorded during the year 2008 was recorded on August 19, 2012 in 24 hours. ...