New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.2 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the weather office said….
Miami, May 29 (IANS) Subtropical storm Alberto, the first named storm of the season, has made landfall in the US state of Florida, bringing with it heavy rains and strong winds, weather officials said. Emergency…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear, on May 30, a plea filed by the Jammu and Kashmir government seeking direction to stay proceedings pending before the NGT regarding…
Bengaluru, May 28 (IANS) Wipro Infrastructure Engineering’s additive manufacturing unit Wipro 3D signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay racing team to fabricate parts for Formula Student electric race car, the…
Bhopal, May 28 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh’s tourist destination of Khajuraho, globally known for its intricate temple sculptures, was on Monday again the hottest place in the country, recording a maximum temperature of 48.6 degrees Celsius…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear on Friday a plea against alleged culling of stray dogs in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh following the deaths of several…
Brussels, May 28 (IANS) The European Commission (EC) on Monday announced a new proposal for tackling marine litter that would target the 10 types of single-use plastics most found in the sea. In a press…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) With the aim to help minimise traffic congestion and air pollution in major cities, Uber — a ride-sharing and transportation company — on Monday announced the rollout of “Movement”, a…
Patna, May 28 (IANS) Worsening air quality in Patna, Gaya, and Muzaffarpur is one of the reasons behind high premature mortality in these Bihar cities, a report said on Monday. The ‘Know What You Breathe’…
Shimla, May 28 (IANS) People in Shimla, once a village that served as the summer capital of British India between 1864 and 1939, are craving for a glass of water, while their woes and anger…
By Sahana Ghosh In a maiden effort, researchers have mapped the plant diversity of the Sikkim Himalayas on the basis of geography and climate data, to create a ‘geodiversity index that can serve as a…
Canberra, May 28 (IANS) Nearly one dozen islands in Australia’s far north will be closed to the public from Monday as authorities attempt to deal with a major rat infestation. The Queensland State Parks and…
Wellington, May 28 (IANS) New Zealand will become the first country in the world to try to eradicate the Mycoplasma bovis cow disease by culling tens of thousands of cows in the largest mass animal…
Colombo, May 28 (IANS) The toll from Sri Lanka’s monsoon rains has reached 23, while 75,000 people have been evacuated and relocated to safer shelters, the country’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Monday. DMC…
Washington, May 28 (IANS) The US states of Alabama, Florida and Mississippi have declared an emergency ahead of subtropical storm Alberto expected to make landfall on Monday, authorities said. The storm continued churning north through…
By Vikas Datta Title: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?; Author: Frans De Waal; Publisher: Granta Books; Pages: 352; Price: Rs 499 Pet lovers swear by the intelligence and empathy of…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The national capital witnessed a clear sky on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.2 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. “The day ahead will be sunny along with…
Jammu, May 28 (IANS) The maximum temperature recorded on Sunday in Jammu city was 42.5 degrees Celsius, which is the hottest recorded so far this season, a weather official said on Monday. “This is the…
Agra, May 27 (IANS) Green activists here on Sunday evening protested and observed two minutes silence to condole the death of 13 people in police firing in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi. Members of the River Connect…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) With the World Environment Day around the corner, the central government on Sunday launched a slew of activities for the day, ranging from nationwide clean-ups to ban on plastic after…