1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (174+ words) Two Arpico Super outlets in Kottawa and Homagama have been fined a total of Rs. 125,000 after expired beverages were found displayed for sale, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) said. The cases were filed against Richard Pieris Distributors following separate inspections…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (373+ words) Two women’s rights groups have urged Sri Lanka’s Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus to push forward long-delayed family law reforms, including proposed amendments to Muslim marriage and divorce laws and domestic violence legislation. Representatives of KELEER – Forum for Gender-Just Family Law and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (492+ words) India has achieved a remarkable performance at the 19th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) 2026, winning nine medals, including four gold, three silver and two bronze. The international competition was held in Italy from August 20 to 27, 2026, with students representing 39 countries. The achievement…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (260+ words) Marking a historic milestone in India’s journey toward self-reliance in oceanographic science and maritime technology, the state-of-the-art Ocean Research Vessel (Yard 3041), officially named ORV Sagar Manthan, was launched at the Rishi Bankim Shipyard, Kolkata. Dr Singh noted that the feature-rich…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (740+ words) The ground shook parts of Assam on Tuesday morning after a 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Goalpara at 9:57 am, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The quake occurred at a depth of 10 km, with its epicentre about 81 km west-southwest of…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (625+ words) Kolkata: Marking a major milestone in India’s drive towards Atmanirbharta in oceanographic research and maritime technology, the state-of-the-art Ocean Research Vessel ORV Sagar Manthan (Yard 3041) was launched at Rishi Bankim Shipyard in Kolkata on Wednesday. Designed, engineered and built by…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (432+ words) Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has charged water engineers to drive innovation, strengthen governance and ensure sustainable management of Nigeria’s water resources. He charged them to harness digital technologies, remote sensing, artificial intelligence, real-time monitoring systems,…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (274+ words) ORV Sagar Manthan: Marking a historic milestone in India’s journey toward self-reliance in oceanographic science and maritime technology, the state-of-the-art Ocean Research Vessel (Yard 3041), officially named ORV Sagar Manthan, was launched today at the Rishi Bankim Shipyard, Kolkata. Dr Singh…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1202+ words) What does ‘dextral shear’ mean? In simple terms, shear occurs when two blocks of the Earth’s crust move sideways relative to each other. In a dextral, or right-lateral, strike-slip movement, an observer standing on one side of the fault would…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (219+ words) economictimes.com New Delhi: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has invited proposals to promote concentrating solar thermal technology for industrial process heating, offering financial support to cut fossil fuel use in applications ranging from food processing and textiles…...