New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Delhi woke up to a cold yet pleasant morning on Thursday with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, while the air quality…
Hanoi, Dec 13 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed due to a flood in Vietnam, authorities said on Thursday. The victims were reported in five provinces of Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam,…
Srinagar, Dec 13 (IANS) Light rain and snow occurred in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as the weather office has forecast an improvement in weather. “We are expecting improvement in the weather from today (Thursday)…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 12 (IANS) As the crucial multilateral climate negotiations by 197 nations draw closer to finale with the possibility of “weak” outcomes, UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday flew back…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Air quality in Delhi and adjoining regions improved from “severe” to “very poor” on Wednesday as wind speed picked up due to western disturbance over north India and dispersed pollutants….
Chandigarh, Dec 12 (IANS) Maximum temperatures across Punjab and Haryana dipped on Wednesday following light rain in some parts of both states and snowfall in the neighbouring Himachal Pradesh. Chandigarh and its surrounding areas experienced…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 12 (IANS) Fifteen international organisations on Wednesday jointly announced a commitment to make their operations climate neutral at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 24) in this Polish…
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) NASA’s satellite to track Earth’s melting ice has revealed accurate first maps of Antarctica such that it can measure sea ice height to within an inch, the US sapace agency has…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 12 (IANS) As the crucial multilateral climate negotiations by 197 nations draw closer to finale with the possibility of “weak” outcomes, UN chief Antonio Guterres is expected to join…
Dehradun, Dec 12 (IANS) The cold wave has intensified in most parts of Uttarakhand after a fresh bout of snowfall and rains in the past 24 hours, an official said on Wednesday. Rains in the…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 12 (IANS) Indian group Help Us Green that gives marginalised women the chance to earn livelihoods and be respected in their communities through collecting temple ceremonial flowers tossed into…
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) The Arctic is experiencing a multi-year stretch of unparalleled warmth “that is unlike any period on record”, according to the 2018 Arctic Report Card by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Srinagar, Dec 12 (IANS) Minimum temperatures dropped sharply across the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region on Wednesday triggering cold wave conditions, the weather office said. A Met Department official said the minimum temperatures were…
Shimla, Dec 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh’s picturesque resorts of Shimla and Manali woke up on Wednesday to a white blanket of snow which was the season’s first snowfall in the state capital, the weather bureau…
Sydney, Dec 12 (IANS) Nearly 200 coral species in the deeper regions of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef have been found instead of about 30 species previously recorded, pointing to the significant role of the…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 12 (IANS) As the crucial two-week long climate negotiations by nearly 200 nation draws closer to culminate, UN’s climate chief Patricia Espinosa and other top UN officials making passionate…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 12 (IANS) The political phase of the ongoing UN climate negotiations, amid the assembly of nearly 200 nations delegates, including India, was held on Tuesday with ministers and high-level…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) BBC’s Director General Tony Hall on Tuesday said that the network stands by its 2017 expose of extrajudicial killings by rangers in Kaziranga National Park and that the organisation’s previous…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 11 (IANS) India’s Gujarat on Tuesday got a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) award for women’s leadership with low cost and sustainable technology to tackle storms….
Murmansk (Russia), Dec 11 (IANS) Akademik Lomonosov, the world’s first “floating” nuclear power plant (FNPP) for installation in remote areas, has been started and brought to 10 per cent of its capacity, Russian state-run atomic…