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…
Ranchi, June 1 (IANS) Four people, including a two and a half year old boy, were trampled to death by a rampaging elephant in a village outside here on Saturday, an official said. According to…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Three white-headed langurs and a lion cub were rescued on Saturday from the northern suburbs of Kolkata by wildlife officials who arrested three smugglers, an official said. Based on prior information,…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, June 1 (IANS) A prolonged dry spell and abnormally high temperatures these days have set off alarm bells for the forest department in Himachal Pradesh over forest fires causing huge damage…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) As the minimum temperature touched 27.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday in the Delhi-NCR region, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued the highest “red” alert for some parts of northern…
By Sanjeev Pal New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) DLF Builders, JLL security company and eight residents of a high-profile housing society here have been named in an FIR for molestation and cruelty to animals and…
Ahmedabad, May 31 (IANS) Gujarat Forest Department officials found 14 turtles dead in a dried up pond in the desert district of Kutch, officials said on Friday. Forest officials said that they rushed to the…
Panaji, May 31 (IANS) With the fire at Goa’s largest open garbage dump blazing on for over a week now, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday chaired a high-powered meeting where he called on state…