New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Madras High Court order quashing of the land acquisition process for the Chennai-Salem eight-lane expressway project. A vacation bench of Justice…
By Nivedita Singh New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Amid the rising mercury levels in the national capital, the peak power demand on Monday touched 6,612 megawatt (MW), highest for the season and up by about…
Solan (Himachal Pradesh), June 3 (IANS) An Indo-Israeli team visited the Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry here in Himachal Pradesh to explore the possibility of collaboration in bumblebee rearing, the university said…
Chandigarh, June 3 (IANS) Punjab on Monday decide to desilt and clean ponds in all villages within a fortnight. State Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa has directed the authorities that during…
Mathura, June 3 (IANS) Oppressed by intense heat, an eight-foot long Indian rock python slithered to a water tank near a tube well in a village in Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh, alarming villagers. A…
New York, June 3 (IANS) A total of 272 whales were spotted in the waters off New York city last year, an “extraordinary leap” from 2011, when just five of the huge cetaceans were witnessed…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Various spiritual leaders and Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi shall join an initiative for environment protection on June 5, marked as the World Environment Day, an official said on Monday. The initiative…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Amid soaring temperatures, the peak power demand in Delhi touched 6,560MW on Sunday, the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) reported on Monday. This was higher than the annual peak load…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Northern India will continue to sizzle in the heatwave conditions for the next two days till Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast on Monday. The surging heat will pass…
Sydney, June 3 (IANS) Australia’s first all-electric police car hit the roads in the state of Victoria on Monday, one of the first jurisdictions in the world to take the landmark step. The fully electric…
Agra, June 3 (IANS) Environmental activists here held a symbolic ‘sand bath’ to draw attention to the plight of the polluted and drying Yamuna river. The activists on Sunday evening joined a mass community event…
Chandrapur (Maharashtra), June 2 (IANS) A nine-month-old infant was mauled to death in by a leopard early on Sunday in this Maharashtra district, police said. According to police official Sharad Aware of Sindevahi Police Station,…
Chandigarh, June 2 (IANS) Chandigarh’s Garden of Silence lived up to its name on Sunday with people skipping it due to extreme hot weather in the city. Situated at the regulator end of the Sukhna…
Shimla, June 2 (IANS) Horticulture is a major contributor to the economy of Himachal Pradesh, which can cultivate a wide varieties of fruits and vegetables due to its diverse climate and topography, and measures to…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) About 42 per cent of India is ‘abnormally dry’ which is around 6 per cent more than last year, according to the Drought Early Warning System (DEWS). In the May…
New Delhi/London, June 2 (IANS) A search is underway for seven climbers — four Britons, two Americans and an Australian — and their Indian liaison officer, who went missing a week ago during an expedition…
Jaipur, June 1 (IANS) Rajasthan’s Churu was hottest on Saturday with temperature touching 50 degree Celsius in the district, said the met department. The Met Department has issued a red alert and a yellow alert…
Manali, June 1 (IANS) The majestic snow-covered Rohtang Pass, located at an altitude of 13,050 feet in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district, was reopened for the tourists on Saturday after six months of closure, officials said….
Bhubaneswar, June 1 (IANS) Odisha continued to reel under AN intense heat wave with 10 places recording above 40 degreeS Celsius on Saturday. There seems no respite from the scorching sun as the met department…
Chandigarh, June 1 (IANS) Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under severe heat wave conditions on Saturday with temperatures crossing the 47 degrees Celsius mark at several places. People may get some relief from the…