Shimla, May 29 (IANS) The mercury continued to rise across the hills of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, recording temperatures two to five degrees above normal. In some areas it crossed 42 degrees Celsius. Shimla, situated…
Dehradun, May 29 (IANS) As temperature rises in the hills of Uttarakhand, forest fires have engulfed 1,960 hectare of jungles, an official report said on Wednesday. Significantly, the fires were spreading fast in the reserved…
Panaji, May 29 (IANS) On the eve of Goa Statehood Day, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday swore an oath that he would take responsibility for treating waste generated in government offices, while also nominating…
Washington, May 29 (IANS) Mississippi River flooding has affected at least eight U.S. states since January, and it has become the longest-lasting since the “Great Flood” of 1927, the National Weather Service said. This year’s…
Kuala Lumpur, May 28 (IANS) Malaysia will return 3,000 metric tonnes of non-recyclable plastic waste from 60 containers to their countries of origin, officials said on Tuesday. The Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and…
By Subhash Narayan New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), which won the BJP-led NDA government a lot of rural women votes in the just concluded general elections, is expected to…
Jammu, May 27 (IANS) For the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, an electric bus service was operationalised on Monday in Jammu city. An official statement said, “K Skandan, advisor to state Governor today flagged…
Kathmandu, May 27 (IANS) The Nepalese government on Monday concluded its clean-up drive of the Mount Everest and said it had collected nearly 11 tonnes of trash that had piled up on the peak for…
Guwahati, May 27 (IANS) The front-line employees of Kaziranga National Park, who often brave attacks from wild animals as well as poachers, are now covered under an insurance scheme, thanks to the Numaligarh Refinery Limited…
London, May 27 (IANS) The concentration level of antibiotics in rivers around the world exceed ‘safe’ levels by up to 300 times, says a study. The ‘safe’ limits most frequently exceeded in Asia and Africa,…
Kathmandu, May 27 (IANS) Nepal’s tourism authority has denied accusations that the rise in Mount Everest deaths is solely due to “overcrowding” and said factors including adverse weather conditions also resulted in the deaths. Tourism…
Beijing, May 27 (IANS) A fully albino giant panda has been filmed roaming bamboo forests in China — the first ever recorded in the wild, an expert said on Monday. The footage was taken on…
Washington, May 27 (IANS) At least two people were killed and several others injured when a tornado tore slammed into the US state of Oklahoma. “It’s been a serious, serious event here,” El Reno Matt…
Firoz Koah (Afghanistan), May 25 (IANS) At least 13 people have lost their lives and more than 100 houses have been destroyed due heavy rain and flash floods in Afghanistan’s Ghor province over the past…
Jakarta, May 25 (IANS) More than a dozen flights were cancelled on Indonesia’s island of Bali on Saturday due to an ash cloud emitted by a fresh eruption of Mount Agung volcano. The eruption, which…
Hyderabad, May 24 (IANS) With no letup in heat wave conditions in Telangana, the state government on Friday decided to extend summer holidays for schools till June 11. The schools, which were scheduled to re-open…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal recently ordered a joint inspection of banquet halls in west Delhi by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on various clearances….
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Commercial vehicle major Ashok Leyland Ltd has lined up a capex plan of Rs 2,000 crore spread over two years for rolling out BS VI emission norm compliant vehicles, as well…
Kathmandu, May 24 (IANS) Two Indians died on Mount Everest due to hours-long “traffic jam”, just days after expedition leaders and the Nepal government claimed overcrowding on the world’s tallest mountain was not a worry….
Shimla, May 24 (IANS) Rains brought down temperatures in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, bringing cheers to thousands of tourists who have thronged the hill stations to escape the heat wave in the northern plains. Shimla…