Misty Tuesday morning In Delhi, rains likely
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) It was a misty Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 9 degrees Celsius, the season’s normal, and the overall air quality at 306 (very…
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Cold wave continues in Himachal, heavy snow likely
Shimla, Feb 5 (IANS) An intense cold wave continued in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, with the Met office forecasting widespread rainfall and snowfall likely in the state. Residents and tourists have been advised not to…
Climate change will melt vast parts of Himalayas: Study
Kathmandu, Feb 5 (IANS) At least a third of the ice in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region could melt by the end of this century due to climate change, even if there is aggressive action…
Fresh spell of rain, snowfall in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, Feb 5 (IANS) The weather office has forecast a fresh spell of rain and snowfall in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday. “Moderate snowfall is likely to occur in the valley from today afternoon. However,…
Trump to nominate David Bernhardt as US secretary of interior
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that he will nominate David Bernhardt, acting secretary of the Department of Interior, to lead the agency. “David has done a fantastic job from the day…
JGI for recycling old mobiles to save chimps
Vienna, Feb 4 (IANS) The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), an wildlife and environment conservation organisation, announced on Monday an initiative to recycle used cellphones and use the proceeds to finance conservation projects in Africa. The…
Owl found in Jet plane cockpit at Mumbai airport
Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) A wide-eyed owl found its way into the cockpit of a Jet Airways Boeing 777 that was parked for the night at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, officials said on Monday….
Scientists to study impact of fog on Bengaluru airport
Bengaluru, Feb 4 (IANS) A team of scientists from the state-run Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research will conduct a 40-month atmospheric study on the impact of fog on the Bengaluru airport operations, said…
Rain, hailstorm likely to hit Delhi in next three days
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Delhi might again experience moderate to heavy rains, accompanied by thunderstorms, gusty winds and even a hailstorm from Tuesday evening due to a prevailing western disturbance over entire northwest India,…
2 degree temp rise my melt one-third of glaciers in Hindu Kush: Study
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A first-of-its-kind study of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region on Monday found that even the most ambitious Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees by the end…
100 tortoises seized in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Feb 4 (IANS) More than 100 tortoises were seized from a train at the Dhanbad railway station in Jharkhand on Monday, police said. According to Forest Department officials, the tortoises were found in a…
Unusual cold in North India indirectly caused by Polar Vortex: Experts
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The unusually cold weather in the hill states of North India and parts of the plains, including the national capital, has been indirectly caused by the Polar Vortex that usually…
Thick fog in Delhi hits road-rail-air traffic
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Dense fog descended over the national capital on a cold Monday morning bringing down visibility to 50 metres disrupting road, rail and air traffic as the minimum temperature was recorded…
Dense fog engulfs UP
Lucknow, Feb 4 (IANS) Most parts of Uttar Pradesh were on Monday engulfed in a blanket of dense fog, disrupting vehicular, train and air traffic and throwing normal life out of gear. According to the…
Thick fog in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Dense fog descended over the national capital on a cold Monday morning bringing down visibility to 50 metres as the minimum temperature was recorded at 8 degrees Celsius, one notch…
Widespread snow likely in Himachal
Shimla, Feb 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will receive widespread snowfall and rain starting Wednesday till Friday at least, the weather office here warned on Monday. Residents and tourists have been advised not to venture out…
Fresh spell of rain, snow in J&K
Srinagar, Feb 4 (IANS) A fresh spell of rain and snow will lash Jammu and Kashmir on Monday and will continue for the next four days, the weather office “Scattered to fairly widespread light to…
Crocodiles, snakes wash up in Australia floods
Canberra, Feb 4 (IANS) Devastating floods in Australia has forced thousands of people from their homes and brought snakes and crocodiles onto the streets as the weather office on Monday forecast more rain with damaging…
Rain, dense fog predicted in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Feb 3 (IANS) Rain later this week and dense fog have been predicted in several parts of Punjab and Haryana, the Met department said on Sunday. Officials said here that rainfall was predicted over…
Himachal seeing frequent snow after long gap: Weather bureau
Shimla, Feb 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has been witnessing frequent spells of snowfall with extremely bone-chilling conditions this winter and weather experts describe this as a natural phenomenon after a long break. Another spell of…