New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Union Minister of Earth Sciences and Environment Harsh Vardhan on Monday launched special weather services for people visiting Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj during Kumbh Mela between January and March. Speaking at…
Ranchi, Jan 14 (IANS) A 62-year-old person was trampled to death by an elephant in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Monday. According to Forest Department officials, an elephant separated from its herd entered Nagotoli village on…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Kochi-based NavAlt Solar and Electric Boats (NavAlt) has received orders for more solar boats from the Kerala government after completing a successful two-year run in the state of the…
Shimla, Jan 14 (IANS) It was a bright sunny day in Himachal Pradesh on Monday, with temperatures remaining below the freezing point in many places in the state after three days of continuous snow and…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at 8 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. The air quality in…
Srinagar, Jan 14 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a bright, sunny Monday morning after days of inclement weather in the state, the weather office said. Sanam Lotus, Director of the regional MET Department, said the…
Shillong, Jan 14 (IANS) A group of social activists on Sunday released two volumes of a citizens’ report urging the Supreme Court that coal mining in Meghalaya be stopped completely and other forms of energy,…
Imphal, Jan 13 (IANS) A buffalo on Sunday ran amok here on Sunday for several hours attacking pedestrians, leaving eight persons injured, one of them in a serious condition, officials said. The buffalo, brought from…
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) Fog during the early morning hours of Sunday in Bengaluru disrupted at least 52 flights at the city’s Kempegowda International Airport. “As a result of the fog, departure of 35 flights…
Shimla, Jan 13 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court has refused to stay the transfer of forest land to an Asian Development Bank-funded hydropower project in the state’s Kinnaur district being executed by the state-run…
Chicago, Jan 13 (IANS) A winter storm has swept through the US Midwest where at least five persons were killed in road crashes, media reported. Missouri was worst hit, with the National Weather Service reporting…
Shimla, Jan 13 (IANS) Popular tourist destinations Shimla, Manali and Dalhousie received another spell of overnight snowfall on Sunday, which snapped internal road links in some areas of Himachal Pradesh but tourists made merry by…
Srinagar, Jan 13 (IANS) Light snowfall occurred in the Kashmir Valley but the weather office forecast overall improvement from Sunday afternoon. “Light snowfall is likely to occur in the forenoon and after that overall weather…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. The air quality in…
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) Two elephants died from electrocution after coming in contact with a high-voltage cable in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district on Saturday, police said. The local administration alleged that non-rectification of sagging…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The air in Delhi-NCR turned ‘severe’ on Saturday due to calm winds and high humidity, authorities said, adding only rain could improve the situation to some extent. The overall air…
Hong Kong, Jan 12 (IANS) Does your child often feel stressed and depressed? A walk in the woods is likely to improve his/her mood, researchers said. The study, led by a team from the University…
Shimla, Jan 12 (IANS) A low intensity earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale hit Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, with no reports of casualties or damage, an official said. The tremors were felt in several…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Owing to a rise in humidity and light winds, the overall air quality of the national capital slipped to the ‘severe’ zone on Saturday, despite the authorities predicting it would…
Srinagar, Jan 12 (IANS) Fresh snowfall across the Kashmir Valley on Saturday disrupted air traffic at the Srinagar airport while the Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for vehicular movement. The weather office has forecast an improvement…