Clear Wednesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) It was a clear Wednesday morning with some mist early during the day. The minimum temperature was recorded at 8.5 degrees Celsius, a notches below the seasons’s average, the Met…
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Clouds rekindle hope of rain, snow in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) Minimum temperatures remained below the freezing point in the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday as a thin cloud cover rekindled hope of some rain and snow in the coming days. While Kargil…
Karnataka scheme for free LPG has no central approval: Government
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Denying that the Karnataka government is implementing the Mukhya Mantri Anila Bhagya Yojane (MMABY) in collaboration with the Centre, the Union Petroleum Ministry on Tuesday said that the state is…
Will not allow menace of dog-fights: Amarinder
Chandigarh, Feb 6 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday assured union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi of a detailed inquiry into the growing menace of dog fights, coupled with betting related…
Dibang Valley to be highest site for 2018 tiger census
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Held every four years, the All India Tiger Estimation-2018, in a first, will scale the height of 3,200 metres in Arunchal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley bordering China to scientifically assess the…
Public bike sharing system launched for Hyderabad Metro
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Hyderabad Bicycling Club and Smartbike Mobility Pvt Ltd on Tuesday announced the launch of public bike sharing system, for first and last mile connectivity at Metro Stations in Hyderabad. Smartbike Mobility…
Himachal freezes with fresh snowfall, more expected
Shimla, Feb 6 (IANS) Temperatures remained below the freezing point at most places in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday with higher reaches getting more snowfall, the meteorological office here said. It also said that more snow…
SC refuses to accept 845-page affidavit from Centre
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the Central government for filing a bulky affidavit with incomplete information about solid waste management across the country, and also refused to accept it,…
Police search Audi’s HQ over emissions scandal
Berlin, Feb 6 (IANS) German police on Tuesday searched the headquarters of the high-end automobile manufacturer Audi amid an ongoing investigation into the alleged manipulation of pollutant emission levels in diesel vehicles by the Volkswagen…
Dinosaurs’ dominance led to their demise: Study
London, Feb 6 (IANS) Dinosaurs were in decline as a species 50 millions years before the asteroid strike that finally wiped them out and the giants have their own success in dominating every terrestrial habitat…
Ozone layer still depleting: Study
London, Feb 6 (IANS) Contrary to expectations, the ozone layer which protects life on Earth from high-energy radiation is actually thinning out in the lower stratosphere, new research has found. In the 20th century, when…
Sonakshi wants freedom for elephants used as rides in Jaipur
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Actress Sonakshi Sinha has written a letter to Rajasthan Minister for Forest, Environment, Youth Affairs and Sports Gajendra Singh Khimsar to relocate an elephant to a rehabilitation facility for urgent care…
SC to hear PETA plea prohibiting Kambala
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on February 12 a plea by PETA seeking to prohibit the buffalo race — Kambala — that is held in Karnataka during festivities that coincide…
Bright sunshine in Jammu, Srinagar as days turn warmer
Jammu/Srinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) Day temperatures continued to improve in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, while night temperatures remained below the freezing point in the valley. “Monday’s maximum was 14.1 in Srinagar and 21.2 in…
Generally cloudy Tuesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) It was a generally cloudy morning with shallow fog here on Tuesday and the minimum temperature was recorded at 11.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above the seasons’s average, the weather…
Biofuel-based public transport system needs push: Gadkari
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said the size and scale of the biofuel-run bus operations has to be large in order to make it viable and added that…
Ashok Leyland to participate in tenders for electric buses
Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) Commercial vehicles major Ashok Leyland Ltd will be bidding for the electric bus tenders that are expected to come out soon and the company will be showcasing its prototype model at…
Joint teams to tackle illegal mining, tax evasion in Punjab: CM
Chandigarh, Feb 5 (IANS) In a move to crack down on illegal mining and tax evasion by miners, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered joint departmental teams headed by respective Deputy Commissioners to…
Scientists solve mystery of when flowers originated
London, Feb 5 (IANS) A team of scientists from Britain and China has claimed to have solved what Charles Darwin called the “abominable mystery” of when flowers originated. Flowering plants likely originated between 149 and…
Trump to withdraw nomination of environmental pick
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) The Trump administration plans to withdraw its nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White, a climate change sceptic, to lead the Council on Environmental Quality, a White House official said. President Donald Trump…