No ‘good’ air quality day for Patna in 2018
Patna, Jan 4 (IANS) Bihar’s capital city Patna did not see even a single “good” air quality day throughout the year gone by, according to a report by the Centre for Environment and Energy Development…
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Rajasthan minister rides cycle from home to secretariat
Jaipur, Jan 4 (IANS) Rajasthan Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachriyawas rode bicycle from home to the secretariat on Friday. Speaking to media, he said, “I am a public servant. I love to be like a…
Winds improve Delhi air; pollution likely to ease up
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Despite adverse meteorological conditions, a sudden increase in wind speed improved the toxic air quality of the national capital to ‘very poor’ on Friday and as per the Met, it…
1 dead, thousands stranded as storm lashes Thailand
Bangkok, Jan 4 (IANS) A fisherman was killed and thousands of people were left stranded on Thailand’s southern gulf coast as Storm Pabuk made landfall on Friday. More than 30,000 people were evacuated. The storm…
Cyclone Gaja killed 52, compensation for fishing boats hiked
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) The cyclone ‘Gaja’ claimed 52 lives in November, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Friday said on Friday, adding the relief package for fishermen who lost their boats will be…
Cold weather grips Bengaluru, fog disrupts flights
Bengaluru, Jan 4 (IANS) Cold weather with minimum temperature below 7 degrees Celsius accompanied by fog has been disrupting flights in Bengaluru, officials said on Friday. “A minimum temperature of 6.3 degrees Celsius was recorded…
Thousands evacuated as Storm Pabuk makes landfall in Thailand
Bangkok, Jan 4 (IANS) About 7,000 people were moved to evacuation centres as Storm Pabuk struck the Thai province of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Friday, officials said. Authorities were trying to evacuate 80,000 people in…
Cold weather grips Bengaluru, disrupts flights
Bengaluru, Jan 4 (IANS) Cold weather with minimum temperature up to 7 degrees Celsius accompanied by fog has been disrupting flights in Bengaluru, officials said on Friday. “A minimum temperature of 6.3 degrees Celsius was…
Himachal may see heavy snowfall
Shimla, Jan 4 (IANS) Moderate to heavy snowfall may occur across Himachal Pradesh for the next two days, the Met office said on Friday. Residents and tourists have been advised not to venture out to…
Dense fog blankets Delhi; air quality ‘severe’
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Dense fog blanketed the national capital on Friday with the visibility dropping to 400 meters and the air quality recorded under ‘severe’ category, the weather office said. “The minimum temperature…
J&K braces for rain, snow
Srinagar, Jan 4 (IANS) Minimum temperatures dropped further in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region on Friday as the weather office forecast widespread rain and snow during the next 48 hours. An India Meteorological…
Thousands evacuated in Thailand ahead of storm Pabuk
Bangkok, Jan 4 (IANS) Around 7,000 persons have been evacuated from Thai province of Nakhon Si Thammarat where Storm Pabuk is due to arrive on Friday, authorities said. Efforts are being made to evacuate 80,000…
Delhi air quality ‘severe’, trucks barred from entering Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) As Delhi continued to breathe toxic air for over 30 hours, the Supreme Court-appointed EPCA on Thursday issued directions to take urgent measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)…
Kolkata-bound ivory worth Rs 1.69 crore seized
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IANS) In a major success against wildlife parts smuggling, sleuths of Revenue Intelligence have recovered over 16 kg of ivory worth Rs 1.69 crore in the international market from a place near…
Cyclone ‘Pabuk’ approaching Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) Kolkata has warned of heavy rains in Andaman and Nicobar Islands due to approaching tropical cyclone ‘Pabuk’ which will emerge in the Andaman sea on January…
BSES Delhi discoms ink deal to procure 200 MW wind power at low rate
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Announcing a successful effort for a cleaner enviroment, Delhi electricity distribution company (discom) BSES on Thursday said it has signed a power sale agreement with the Solar Energy Corporation of…
Fog affects air, rail traffic in Delhi, 10 flights diverted
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) At least 10 flights were diverted and takeoffs suspended for two hours at the IGI airport here on Thursday morning due to dense fog and poor visibility, officials said. A…
SC to hear Vedanta plea on reopening of copper plant in TN
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear on January 8 a plea by Vedanta group challenging the Madras High Court order directing status quo as it existed before the National Green Tribunal’s…
LPG coverage in West Bengal increases to 88.1 per cent
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) LPG coverage in West Bengal increased to 88.1 per cent by the end of 2018 with a customer base of over 1.95 crore, up from 40.5 per cent in 2014, an…
Delhi air ‘severe’ for third day; likely to worsen
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The air quality in the national capital and adjoining areas continued to be in the ‘severe’ category on the third day of 2019 and experts say it is expected to…