Shimla, Feb 23 (IANS) With the weather clearing up on Saturday following days of snowfall, rescuers sped up their search efforts near the Tibet border in Himachal Pradesh, where an avalanche killed a soldier and…
Chicago, Feb 23 (IANS) Another round of winter storm is expected to hit US Midwest region this weekend, with possible snow, rain, sleet and ice conditions, weather forecasters said on Friday. According to the US…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The government has envisaged three projects to give intent to its decision to stop its share of water from three eastern rivers of the Indus system – the Beas, Ravi…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A tortoise presumed to be extinct since 1906 has been rediscovered in Gal?pagos Islands, a remote volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, during an expedition. The “Fernandina tortoise” was found…
New Delhi,, Feb 22 (IANS) In a move to promote energy efficiency, Delhi power distribution company (discom) BSES on Friday signed an agreement on a strategic partnership with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) to launch…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Tribal Affairs Ministry on Friday said that it will defend the constitutional validity of the Forest Rights Act in order to safeguard the interests of the tribals in the…
Shimla, Feb 22 (IANS) A low-intensity earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale hit Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district on Friday, an official said. There was, however, no loss of life. Tremors were felt for several…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to inspect the site where Agra Municipal Corporation has proposed…
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) For photographer Juhi Saklani, life can persist in most unexpected places, like a grand tree braving traffic, pollution, and dirt of a busy Delhi road, what she…
Shimla, Feb 22 (IANS) Intense cold continued to grip Himachal Pradesh on Friday with higher reaches experiencing more rainfall and snow, the weather office said. The Meteorological office here said the chill would extend over…
Srinagar, Feb 22 (IANS) Thirty houses were damaged by an avalanche that hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Gurez border area. No casualties have been reported so far, officials said. While 22 houses were completely damaged, eight…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Google on Friday dedicated a doodle celebrating wildlife conservationist and television personality Steve Irwin’s life and legacy, whom many grew up watching wrestling giant crocodiles in the Australian wilderness. A…
Shimla, Feb 22 (IANS) Rescuers on Friday failed to resume a search operation owing to inclement weather near the Tibet border with Himachal Pradesh, where a snow avalanche killed a soldier while five others went…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) It was a warm and misty Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 16.0 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season’s average, the weather office…
Srinagar, Feb 22 (IANS) After two days of snowfall and heavy rain, the weather in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to improve on Friday, the Met Department said. “Weather is likely to improve in from…
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) A team of researchers spotted the world’s giant bee which is as big as a human thumb, in Indonesia for the first time since 1981, the media reported on Friday. The…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) This is usually the time of year when people in north India begin packing away their woollens as the days and nights warm up but experts say the winter season…
Shimla, Feb 21 (IANS) Rescuers on Thursday resumed a search operation but inclement weather hampered it near the Tibet border with Himachal Pradesh where a snow avalanche killed a soldier while five others have gone…
Ghaziabad, Feb 21 (IANS) The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) is set to build a ‘gaushala’ spread over 18,000 square metres here. “We have initiated the process and have invited tenders for the same,” GDA spokesman…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) In an attempt to fully eradicate manual scavenging from the Indian capital, the Delhi government is working towards robotic solutions for cleaning sewers and septic tanks. To achieve this goal,…