Rain, thunderstorms in parts of UP
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…
Environment
Himachal to strengthen cancer care facilities: Health Minister
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…
Giant-size Napoleon Wrasse fish draws huge response at exhibition
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…
Sri Lanka to brace for thunderstorm, heavy rains
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…
3 held for cow slaughter may be shifted to Rewa jail
Bhopal, Feb 6 (IANS) Three men booked under the National Security Act (NSA) for cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh were likely to be transferred to Rewa Jail from Khandwa, police said on Wednesday. The NSA…
Flight operations suspended in Srinagar due to bad weather
Srinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) Flight operations were adversely affected on Wednesday at the Srinagar international airport due to bad weather, officials said. “Due to continuing snowfall and poor visibility, 14 flights have been suspended. No…
Heavy snow in Himachal till Friday
Shimla, Feb 6 (IANS) An intense cold wave saw most parts of Himachal Pradesh shivering on Wednesday, with the weather bureau forecasting heavy rains and snowfall till Friday. The State Disaster Management Authority has issued…
Rains in Delhi, air quality ‘very poor’
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) There was thunder and lightning on a cloudy Wednesday morning here as light to moderate rains lashed parts of the National Capital Region and the Met predicted more showers later…
Snow, rain in J&K till Friday
Srinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) Rain and fresh snowfall started in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as the Met forecast inclement weather during the next 48 hours till Friday. “While the plains of the Jammu division…
Fresh snowfall closes Jammu-Srinagar highway
Jammu, Feb 6 (IANS) Fresh snowfall in the Bannihal sector on Wednesday forced closure of the Jammu-Srinagar highway. The Traffic Department was set to allow one-way traffic from Srinagar to Jammu on Wednesday, but the…
Death toll from mining dam collapse in Brazil rises to 142
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 6 (IANS) The number of deaths due to the collapse of an iron mine dam on January 25 in the Brazilian city of Brumadinho has risen to 142 on Tuesday and…
Saudi announces launch of first communications satellite
Riyadh, Feb 6 (IANS) Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced the launch of its first satellite for communications from the French Guiana Space Centre, Saudi Press Agency reported. Khaled bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, minister of Energy, Industry…
5.6 magnitude earthquake jolts Valley
Srinagar, Feb 5 (IANS) A 5.6 magnitude earthquake rocked the Valley on Tuesday evening as people at many places ran out of their homes in panic. Giving preliminary details of the earthquake, the MET office…
Delhi contributes 79 per cent to Yamuna pollution, Haryana tells HC
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Delhi contributes 79 per cent of pollution load in the Yamuna river, Haryana government told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday. Citing a November 2006 report of Central Pollution Control…
PM likely to meet Goa delegation over mining resumption
Panaji, Feb 5 (IANS) A year after the Supreme Court banned mining in the coastal state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to meet a delegation of mining dependents from Goa along with the party’s…
If Sterlite plant closed for water pollution, then others too be shut: Vedanta to SC
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Vedanta Group on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that if the high level of water pollution was the ground for shutting down its Thoothukudi Copper smelting plant, then by…
Haryana concerned over pollution in Yamuna by Delhi
Chandigarh, Feb 5 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has expressed concern over the release of highly polluted water into the Yamuna river and the Gurugram canal by Delhi. He directed departments concerned to ensure…
Himachal issues avalanche threat advisory
Shimla, Feb 5 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority on Tuesday issued a travel advisory after an avalanche warning in the high hills by the Manali-based Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE). The…
Climate change, renewable energy priorities in India-Monaco ties: President
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) India and Monaco can further augment their ties by focusing on areas such as environment and climate change and renewable energy where they have a “strong meeting of minds”, President…
Earth may not appear as blue by 2100: MIT study
New York, Feb 5 (IANS) Owing to climate change surface of the oceans will change colour by end of 21st century leading our blue planet to look visibly altered, finds a new study from the…