Category: Environment

17 killed due to heavy downpour in Vietnam

Hanoi, Dec 8 (IANS) At least 17 people have died due to heavy rain and flood in Vietnam, authorities said…

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Srinagar records coldest night yet of this year’s winter

Srinagar, Dec 8 (IANS) Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday recorded this season's coldest night so…

9 years ago

Thick fog engulfs areas in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, Dec 8 (IANS) Thick fog engulfed several parts of Haryana and Punjab on Thursday morning, affecting life in both…

9 years ago

Foggy Thursday disrupts train services, 100 trains delayed

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) At least 100 trains were delayed and two trains cancelled due to dense fog on…

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Delhi wakes up to foggy morning

New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Dense fog engulfed the national capital on Thursday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at…

9 years ago

Kerala’s comprehensive ‘Green initiative’ to be launched Thursday

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 7 (IANS) The 'Haritha' Kerala Mission, a comprehensive programme for creating new development perspectives by maximum utilisation of…

9 years ago

Sea ice in Arctic and Antarctic hit record lows in November

New York, Dec 7 (IANS) Warm temperatures have led to record decline in the extent of sea ice in the…

9 years ago

97 killed in Indonesia quake

Jakarta, Dec 7 (IANS) At least 97 persons were killed and over 500 injured when an earthquake measuring 6.4 on…

9 years ago

UP shivers as mercury plummets, icy winds blow

Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) Most parts of Uttar Pradesh continued to shiver under a cold wave on Wednesday as the…

9 years ago

Trains delayed, cancelled due to Delhi fog

New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Thousands of people were affected after a dense fog in parts of northern India on…

9 years ago

Not easy to make films about climate change: Filmmaker Shyam Benegal

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Climate change and environmental degradation may have emerged as the most debated…

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Shimla warmer than Chandigarh, Amritsar

Shimla, Dec 7 (IANS) Places in North India such as Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Hisar and Karnal remain colder on…

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India puts remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2A into orbit

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 7 (IANS) India on Wednesday morning successfully put into orbit its own earth…

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India’s PSLV rocket with Resourcesat-2A lifts off

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 7 (IANS) An Indian rocket named Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off…

9 years ago

India’s PSLV rocket with Resourcesat-2A lifts off

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 7 (IANS) An Indian rocket named Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off…

9 years ago

Foggy Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Dense fog engulfed the national capital on Wednesday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at…

9 years ago

Fog disrupts air, rail, vehicular traffic in UP

Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) Fog and poor visibility on Wednesday morning disrupted air, rail as well as vehicular traffic movement…

9 years ago

Countdown for Indian rocket PSLV’s launch progressing normally: ISRO

Chennai, Dec 7 (IANS) Indian space agency on Wednesday said the countdown for the launch of its rocket Polar Satellite…

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IGI gears up to battle fog during winter

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) on Tuesday announced its preparedness in tackling the fog…

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