Shimla, Jan 19 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday saw a marginal rise in the temperatures, but the Met Office here forecast crain and more snowfall in the next three days. Residents and…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) It was a cold Saturday morning in Delhi with the minimum temperature recorded at 5.7 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, the weather office said. Contrary to forecasts,…
Srinagar, Jan 19 (IANS) Heavy snowfall occurred in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, with the weather office forecasting more in store for the next three days. “A western disturbance (WD) is presently active over the…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 18 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday once again wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding Special Category Status (SCS) for the coastal state. In a letter to Modi, Patnaik said…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday slammed the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) for not amending the “Wood-Based Industries (Establishment and Regulation) Guidelines, 2016” to check…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Widespread rainfall accompanied by cold wave-like conditions would engulf entire northwest India next week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast on Friday. “Two western disturbances in quick succession would be…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The national capital saw a little improvement in its air on Friday as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) turned from ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’ due to an increase in…
Chandigarh, Jan 18 (IANS) Minimum temperatures dropped and foggy conditions prevailed at several places in Punjab and Haryana on Friday. Patiala city in Punjab and Hisar town in neighbouring Haryana recorded a minimum temperature of…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday told the Arvind Kejriwal government that it could not shirk its statutory responsibility of contributing its share of funds to Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)…
London, Jan 18 (IANS) Researchers have found that more than a hundred species currently identified as non-threatened on the Red List of Threatened Species, are actually likely to be at risk of extinction. The study…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Actress Rashami Desai, who will be seen creating awareness about cleanliness in the new sitcom “Chalo Saaf Karein”, says imparting the social message through comedy was challenging for her. “Comedy…
Canberra, Jan 18 (IANS) Australia’s heat wave dragged into its sixth day on Friday, with roads melting and heat records broken. The six days from January 12 to 17 were all within Australia’s 10 hottest…
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) Four dead bodies were recovered from the debris of an avalanche that hit Leh district of Ladakh trapping 10 people on Friday, police said. “Rescue teams recovered the bodies from the…
Shimla, Jan 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will receive widespread snowfall and rain between January 20 and 24, the weather office here warned on Friday. Residents and tourists have been advised not to venture out on…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) At least 10 trains were delayed and several flights diverted due to a dense fog cover over the national capital causing visibility to remain at zero for a few hours…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS/Mongabay) Indias national aquatic animal, the endangered Gangetic river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica), is rarely visible in the waterways of the Indian Sundarbans. A study sheds light on the…
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) Ten people were trapped under snow after an avalanche hit Leh district of Ladakh on Friday, police sources said. Those trapped were travelling in a truck in Khardung La Pass. “Rescue…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The national capital on Friday woke up to a cold, foggy morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 4.8 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average, the weather office…
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) The weather office on Friday said that heavy to very heavy snowfall will occur in the Kashmir Valley starting from Saturday. Sonum Lotus, Director of the regional MET Office, said the…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) In addition to the well-known PM2.5 pollutant, alarming levels of “brain damaging” heavy metals such as manganese, nickel and lead have been found in Delhi and Gurugram air during November…