Category: Environment

6 killed, dozens injured as torrential rains hit Pakistan

Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) At least six people were killed and dozens of others injured as torrential rains and snowfall…

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Tusker kills mahout, by mistake

Kottayam (Kerala), March 3 (IANS) A mahout was accidentally trampled to death by a tusker, here on Sunday, police said.…

7 years ago

20 killed in Afghanistan flash floods

Kabul, March 3 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and 10 others reported missing after flash floods hit Afghanistan's…

7 years ago

Higher reaches of Uttarakhand receive snowfall

Dehradun, March 3 (IANS) The higher reaches of Uttarakhand received fresh snowfall, the Met Department said on Sunday. "Several high…

7 years ago

After overnight snow, Himachal sees sunny Sunday

Shimla, March 3 (IANS) After overnight rainfall and snow, most parts of Himachal Pradesh woke up to a sunny Sunday…

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Cold, cloudy morning in Delhi

New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) It was a cold and cloudy Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum…

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Jammu-Srinagar highway closed

Jammu, March 3 (IANS) The Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed on Sunday due to landslides, a traffic department official said. "Landslides…

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Upper reaches of Uttarakhand receive snowfall

Dehradun, March 2 (IANS) The higher reaches of Uttarakhand received fresh snowfall on Saturday while the lower areas were lashed…

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Delhi to face cold spell for 4-5 days, rain till Monday

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The chances of rainfall till Monday are likely to extend winter in the national capital…

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Kerala records 37 degree Celsius, temperature may rise further

Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 (IANS) Kerala on Saturday recorded unusually high temperatures and the Met Office said the state may witness…

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Rs 9,000 cr gas-grid project for NE, Bengal: Pradhan

Agartala, March 2 (IANS) A Rs 9,000 crore gas-grid project has been approved to transport natural gas among northeastern states…

7 years ago

Machine learning aids in predicting earthquakes

New York, March 2 (IANS) Besides applications on problems like digital image and speech recognition, machine learning (ML) methods are…

7 years ago

Delhi cabinet approves 1,000 electric buses

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) In a major move to fight air pollution, the Delhi cabinet on Saturday approved 1,000…

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Body of trooper found in Himachal glacier; 4 still missing

Shimla, March 2 (IANS) After 10 days of a hectic search operation, rescuers on Saturday managed to trace the body…

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Fish caught in Australia resembled creature from ‘Alien’

Canberra, March 2 (IANS) An Australian fisherman captured a rare, unsettling fish that resembled a creature from the hit science…

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Light rains lash Delhi-NCR

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Delhi and the National Capital Region on Saturday witnessed light rains scattered across the area…

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Rain, snow in J&K

Srinagar, March 2 (IANS) Rain and fresh snowfall occurred in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as the Met forecast improvement…

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Grapes need ‘sunscreen’ in hot Australia

Sydney, March 2 (IANS) Australian wine grape growers are applying kaolin-based clay sunscreen on their crops in a last ditch…

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Fresh snowfall on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Jammu, March 2 (IANS) Vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar highway was affected on Saturday due to fresh snowfall, although the…

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Google uses AI to predict wind energy output

San Francisco, March 1 (IANS) In collaboration with its Britain-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) subsidiary DeepMind, Google has developed a system…

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