Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) A total of 78 families were shifted to safer places from avalanche prone areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday, officials said. The authorities said 60 families from Waltangoo…
Shimla, Feb 7 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority on Thursday again issued a travel advisory after an avalanche warning in the high hills by the Manali-based Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE)….
New York, Feb 7 (IANS) Increased consumption of meat by humans has led to the decrease in the number of at least 200 species of large animals and have put more than 150 under the…
Dehradun, Feb 7 (IANS) The higher altitudes of Uttarakhand received snowfall on Thursday, bringing the entire hill state in the spell of fresh cold conditions, the Met Office said. Besides, the state also received rainfall…
Dehradun, 7 Feb (IANS) Industrial pollution in tributaries of the Ganga in Uttarakhand is safe enough for pilgrims to take the holy dip in the river during the Magh and Kumbh melas, say experts. The…
New York, Feb 7 (IANS) Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) programme that can automatically identify microscopic marine organisms, according to a new study. The study showed that specifically, the AI programme has proven…
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) Fresh snowfall in the Kashmir Valley and rains in plains of Jammu on Thursday adversely affected life across the state with people forced to stay indoors without electricity at many places,…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) It was a cloudy Thursday morning here as light to moderate rains lashed parts of the National Capital Region (NCR), while the weather office has predicted more showers throughout the…
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) Flight operations were suspended on Thursday at the Srinagar airport due to poor visibility and heavy snowfall. “All flights to and from Srinagar were cancelled on Wednesday. No flight could land…
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since 1880 and the planet will warm further, especially since greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to rise, NASA and the National…
Lucknow, Feb 7 (IANS) Most parts of Uttar Pradesh woke up to heavy rains on Thursday morning, while the weather office announced that more heavy showers were in store. The present weather conditions would continue…
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated David Malpass, one of his top economic advisers and a Wall Street veteran, to be the next president of the World Bank. Malpass, currently…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The government on Wednesday approved a proposal for setting up of 12,000 MW of solar power projects by state-run producers. According to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), the…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) India and Germany on Wednesday agreed that after their robust bilateral economic cooperation, they will focus on the environment and cooperate on water and waste management. “Just like Indo-German Climate…
Panaji, Feb 6 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday alleged that three successive BJP-led governments in Goa had facilitated several illegalities in an eco-tourism project promoted by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s son Abhijat in a south…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Delhiites woke up to light showers and a cloudy sky on Wednesday morning with the rain expected to return by night and may continue till Thursday morning. “Due to a…
Lucknow, Feb 6 (IANS) The skies opened up in the State capital and many other parts of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, adding to the winter chill. Heavy rain started early in the day, disrupting normal…
Shimla, Feb 6 (IANS) State-owned Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH) here gets more than 40 patients for chemotherapy every day and the state is expecting to get a nod soon to construct a…
Kochi, Feb 6 (IANS) Napoleon Wrasse, one of the world’s biggest reef fishes, was the cynosure of all eyes at the exhibition of marine life at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) here, an…
Colombo, Feb 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Meteorology Department on Wednesday warned of severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in several parts of the island country in the coming days. The Meteorology Department said that heavy falls…