Leh avalanche: 4 bodies recovered
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…
Environment
Himachal braces for severe weather
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…
Trains, flights hit as visibility drops in Delhi
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…
Gangetic river dolphins in the Indian Sundarbans struggle with swelling salinity
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…
Leh avalanche: 10 trapped under snow
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…
Foggy Friday morning in Delhi
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…
Kashmir Valley braces for heavy snowfall
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…
Alarming levels of heavy metals found in Delhi, Gurugram air
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…
Delhi’s air turns ‘severe’; relief likely from Saturday
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Contrary to pollution forecast, the overall air quality in Delhi and adjoining areas turned ‘severe’ on Thursday with toxic PM2.5 and PM10 being the major contributors. Experts at System of…
Volkswagen to pay NGT-slapped Rs 100-cr fine
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The Volkswagen group on Thursday said it will pay Rs 100-crore penalty slapped by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for “violating vehicular emission norms” despite the company challenging the decision…
Starfish, jellyfish to benefit from climate change: Study
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Seafloor predators and open water feeding animals like the starfish and the jellyfish will benefit from climate change, while those associated with sea ice for food or breeding are most…
Volcano erupts in Japan, residents unharmed
Tokyo, Jan 17 (IANS) A volcano erupted on Thursday in Japan’s Kuchinoerabu island, but residents near the mountain remained unharmed, officials said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Mt. Shindake erupted at 9.19 a.m.,…
Wild coffee species endangered by habitat loss
London, Jan 17 (IANS) Wild coffee species are under threat, with 60 per cent of them facing possible extinction due to climate change and the loss of natural habitat, as well as by the spread…
Indonesian woman mauled to death by crocodile
Jakarta, Jan 17 (IANS) An Indonesian woman has been mauled to death by a crocodile in Sulawesi after she fell into its enclosure, officials said. Deasy Tuwo, 44, had reportedly been feeding the 700-kg reptile…
Engage with urban population to save tigers in Asia: Study
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The future of tigers in Asia can only be safe if conservation authorities engage with people in the cities as the big cats’ population is linked to the path of…
Here’s how to feed 10 bn people a healthy, sustainable diet by 2050
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Scientists claim to have found a solution to one of the biggest challenges facing humanity: Feeding 10 billion people a healthy diet in a sustainable manner by 2050. They say…
Intense cold wave freezes Himachal
Shimla, Jan 17 (IANS) An intense cold wave saw most parts of Himachal Pradesh shivering on Thursday, with Kalpa and Keylong towns seeing more snowfall. The resort town of Kalpa, some 250 km from the…
Cold, foggy Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The national capital on Thursday woke up to a cold, foggy morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 4.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average, the weather office…
Severe cold wave continues in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, Jan 17 (IANS) A severe cold wave continued in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday despite an improve in weather conditions after snowfall the previous day, the weather office said. While the weather was sunny…
Elephants killed, tusk missing in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Jan 17 (IANS) An elephant was shot dead by the suspected poacher and took away the tusk in Jharkhand’s Palamau district. According to forest department officials, the railway staffs informed about the death of…