New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) It was a sunny Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 20 degrees Celsius, average for the season, the Met office said, adding that there…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) here on Tuesday slapped Rs 1 lakh environment damage charges each on 765 units for directly or indirectly causing pollution. In a statement, the…
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) In a setback to tiger conservation efforts in Sundarbans, a decomposed body of a big cat was found in the mangrove forest. According to Forest Department officials, recovery of the carcass…
Colombo, April 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre on Tuesday said that the number of people affected by the severe dry weather conditions prevailing across the island country had risen to over 321,000. The…
New York, April 9 (IANS) Increasing air temperatures and precipitation are the drivers of major climate changes seen in the Arctic region, says a new study. “The Arctic system is trending away from its 20th…
Panaji, April 9 (IANS) Goa should be exempt from noise pollution rules so that the residents can observe religious events, the Goa Forward Party (GFP) on Tuesday urged the Chief Election Commissioner. In a letter…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) It was a sunny Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 20.4 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the Met office said. “There…
London, April 9 (IANS) London is the first city in the world to implement a 24-hour, seven day a week Ultra Low Emission Zone, inside which vehicles will have to meet tough emissions standards or…
Jakarta, April 8 (IANS) Indonesia is set to install buoys and cable base tsunameters (CBT) near Mount Krakatau volcano on Wednesday in a bid to give early warning when tidal waves occur near the volcano,…
Chandigarh, April 8 (IANS) The skies turned dark over parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday morning with some areas experiencing light rainfall accompanied by strong winds. Darkness descended over Chandigarh and adjoining towns of…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) It was a sunny morning in the national capital on Monday with the maximum temperature expected to hover around 37 degrees Celsius. The Met forecasts thunderstorm and rain. The minimum…
Miami, April 8 (IANS) Scientists have caught a female python in the US state of Florida that was more than 17-feet-long, weighed 140 pounds and contained 73 developing eggs, the media reported. The snake is…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Delhi was swept by a dust storm followed by light showers on Sunday evening, providing relief after a hot day that saw temperature going up to 36 degrees Celsius. According…
New York, April 7 (IANS) At least 100 million and maybe as many as a billion birds die each year in the US when they collide with buildings, especially glass-covered or illuminated skyscrapers, according to…
Johannesburg, April 7 (IANS) A suspected rhino poacher was trampled on by an elephant and then eaten by lions in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, the media reported on Sunday. Accomplice poachers told the victim’s…
Dehradun, April 7 (IANS) From alleging failure of the Namami Gange plan to rising unemployment in Uttarakhand, the Congress on Sunday released a chargesheet against the Central and the state governments claiming they have failed…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) It was a sunny morning in the national capital on Sunday with the maximum temperature expected to hover around 38.7 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average. “The minimum…
Chandigarh, April 7 (IANS) As the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, is being celebrated throughout the world this year, his message of love, peace, equality and brotherhood is being…
Jakarta, April 7 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia’s Nusa Tenggara province on Sunday, but no tsunami alert was issued. The quake struck at 4.54 a.m., with the epicentre at…
San Diego, April 7 (IANS) The San Diego Zoo in the US state of California kick-off three-week farewell event for two giant pandas who are slated to leave for China later this month. Twenty-seven-year-old female…