Category: Environment

Shimla, Manali cut off after snow; power, traffic snapped

Shimla, Jan 7 (IANS) Popular tourist destinations Shimla, Manali and Dalhousie remained cut off throughout Saturday from the rest of…

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Snow, cold winds to end Beijing’s smog

Beijing, Jan 7 (IANS) The Beijing weather forecast bureau said on Saturday that snow followed by cold winds will clean…

9 years ago

11 killed in Thailand floods

Bangkok, Jan 7 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and one reported missing while thousands have been affected by…

9 years ago

Punjab, Haryana experience rainfall

Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) Widespread rainfall was experienced in parts of Punjab and Haryana on Saturday. Chandigarh and its surrounding…

9 years ago

70 trains delayed, 7 cancelled due to fog

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) At least 70 trains were running late and seven were cancelled due to dense fog…

9 years ago

Rainy Saturday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) It was a rainy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 13.5 degrees…

9 years ago

Winter chill intensifies in UP, thunder showers expected

Lucknow, Jan 7 (IANS) The winter chill in Uttar Pradesh aggravated on Saturday due to rainfall at some places, the…

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Shimla, Manali cut off after snow, traffic hampered

Shimla, Jan 7 (IANS) Traffic to tourist destinations Shimla, Manali and Dalhousie were cut off from the rest of Himachal…

9 years ago

Snowfall brings Kashmir Valley to standstill

Srinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) Moderate to heavy snowfall brought Kashmir Valley to a standstill as land and air links with…

9 years ago

Haryana, Patanjali to tie-up for World Herbal Forest

Chandigarh, Jan 6 (IANS) The Haryana government will soon sign an MoU with yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth for the…

9 years ago

Bad weather cuts short army chief’s J&K visit

Jammu, Jan 6 (IANS) Indian Army chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat on Friday cut short his three-day long maiden visit to…

9 years ago

Suzlon secures 105 MW wind power project from Axis Energy

Hyderabad, Jan 6 (IANS) Suzlon Group, one of the leading renewable energy solutions provider, Friday announced that it has secured…

9 years ago

Application maps eco sensitive areas, highlights zones open to development

Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) Experts from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, have designed a web-enabled application that identifies…

9 years ago

Manali gets season’s first snowfall

Shimla, Jan 6 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's popular tourist resort Manali on Friday received season's first snowfall, making it more picturesque,…

9 years ago

Abrupt sea level rise seen 15,000 years ago could happen again

London, Jan 6 (IANS) Global warming is replicating conditions that triggered an abrupt sea level rise of several meters in…

9 years ago

‘Challenge to Indian solar policy in WTO shows US anti-protectionist’

Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) Outgoing US Trade Representative (USTR) Mike Froman has said that the successful American challenge at the…

9 years ago

Humans settled in Tibet at least 7,400 years ago: Study

Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) Humans likely established permanent settlements on the high-altitude Tibetan plateau at least 7,400 years ago, much…

9 years ago

Schools in China begin installing anti-smog domes

Beijing, Jan 6 (IANS) Several schools in northern China are installing huge domes where children can play and exercise during…

9 years ago

A pest threatens Japan heritage island forest

Tokyo, Jan 6 (IANS) A nematode pest from pinewood is threatening to infest a forest on the Japanese island of…

9 years ago

Heavy snowfall closes Jammu-Srinagar highway

Srinagar, Jan 6 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed on Friday due to heavy snowfall. The closure followed snowfall…

9 years ago



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