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…
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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…
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…
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….