Cold, cloudy morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) It was a cold and cloudy morning in the national capital on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average, the weather…
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14 killed in US tornadoes
Washington, March 4 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed after a series of tornadoes hit the US states of Alabama and Georgia, authorities said. At least a dozen tornadoes touched down in Alabama and…
IISc database on peninsular Indian flora now online
Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on Sunday announced its database of flora in peninsular India was now online. “Nature enthusiasts now have free access to peer-reviewed information on over 10,000…
6 killed, dozens injured as torrential rains hit Pakistan
Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) At least six people were killed and dozens of others injured as torrential rains and snowfall brought life to a standstill in parts of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, reports said on…
Tusker kills mahout, by mistake
Kottayam (Kerala), March 3 (IANS) A mahout was accidentally trampled to death by a tusker, here on Sunday, police said. “Arun had asked the elephant named Bharath Viswanathan to lie down. But instead of turning…
20 killed in Afghanistan flash floods
Kabul, March 3 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and 10 others reported missing after flash floods hit Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, authorities said on Sunday. Triggered by heavy rain since Friday, the floods have…
Higher reaches of Uttarakhand receive snowfall
Dehradun, March 3 (IANS) The higher reaches of Uttarakhand received fresh snowfall, the Met Department said on Sunday. “Several high altitude areas received snowfall on Saturday night,” Met Director Vikram Singh said. Reports reaching here…
After overnight snow, Himachal sees sunny Sunday
Shimla, March 3 (IANS) After overnight rainfall and snow, most parts of Himachal Pradesh woke up to a sunny Sunday morning with the Met Department predicting dry weather ahead. While icy winds and rain kept…
Cold, cloudy morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) It was a cold and cloudy Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.5 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average, the weather office…
Jammu-Srinagar highway closed
Jammu, March 3 (IANS) The Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed on Sunday due to landslides, a traffic department official said. “Landslides in Panthal area of the Ramban-Ramsoo sector has been cleared and the operation to clear…
Upper reaches of Uttarakhand receive snowfall
Dehradun, March 2 (IANS) The higher reaches of Uttarakhand received fresh snowfall on Saturday while the lower areas were lashed by heavy rains, the MeT department said. Dehradun and adjoining hill resort of Mussoorie continued…
Delhi to face cold spell for 4-5 days, rain till Monday
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The chances of rainfall till Monday are likely to extend winter in the national capital for another four to five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. The…
Kerala records 37 degree Celsius, temperature may rise further
Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 (IANS) Kerala on Saturday recorded unusually high temperatures and the Met Office said the state may witness further rise in the mercury in the next few days. Palakkad recorded 37 degree Celsius,…
Rs 9,000 cr gas-grid project for NE, Bengal: Pradhan
Agartala, March 2 (IANS) A Rs 9,000 crore gas-grid project has been approved to transport natural gas among northeastern states and West Bengal, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said here on Saturday….
Machine learning aids in predicting earthquakes
New York, March 2 (IANS) Besides applications on problems like digital image and speech recognition, machine learning (ML) methods are also used to predict complicated patterns in earthquake activity, say researchers. It can be used…
Delhi cabinet approves 1,000 electric buses
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) In a major move to fight air pollution, the Delhi cabinet on Saturday approved 1,000 Low Floor AC Electric Buses for the national capital, claiming to be the first Indian…
Body of trooper found in Himachal glacier; 4 still missing
Shimla, March 2 (IANS) After 10 days of a hectic search operation, rescuers on Saturday managed to trace the body of a trooper. Four are still missing, officials said. Rajesh Rishi, 25, was one of…
Fish caught in Australia resembled creature from ‘Alien’
Canberra, March 2 (IANS) An Australian fisherman captured a rare, unsettling fish that resembled a creature from the hit science fiction Hollywood film “Alien”, the media reported. Andrew Rose was fishing in the Northern Territory’s…
Light rains lash Delhi-NCR
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Delhi and the National Capital Region on Saturday witnessed light rains scattered across the area with the Met predicting more thundershowers and hailstorm later. The drizzle though did not impact…
Rain, snow in J&K
Srinagar, March 2 (IANS) Rain and fresh snowfall occurred in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as the Met forecast improvement from Sunday onwards. The weather will continue to be the same for the next 24…