Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 4 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday rounded up her two-day visit to the southern districts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala struck by Cyclone Ockhi, saying the rescue operations will continue till…
By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, Dec 4 (IANS) Indians had knowledge of harnessing monsoon winds for navigation long before Hippalus, the Greek mariner and acclaimed discoverer of monsoon winds, according to a study by the National…
Srinagar, Dec 4 (IANS) At minus 3.7 degrees Celsius on Monday Srinagar witnessed the coldest night of the season so far as Leh recorded the coldest temperature in Jammu and Kashmir at minus 12, the…
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) It was cold Monday morning in Delhi with minimum temperature recorded at 8.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, a Met official said. At least nine trains were…
By Imran Khan Kathmandu, Dec 3 (IANS) Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday inaugurated the international conference on resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya here with a call of regional cooperation and international collaboration to address…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Cyclonic storm Ockhi has moved away from Lakshadweep islands and now about 1,000 km southwest of Gujarat’s Surat, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. It was likely to…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The air quality in the capital deteriorated to an alarming level on a hazy Sunday, forcing Sri Lankan cricketers to cover their faces with anti-pollution masks in a Test match…
Port Blair, Dec 3 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard carried out a unique rescue operation on Sunday, freeing a trapped Olive Ridley turtle near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A patrol ship in the sea…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 3 (IANS) Kerala’s fishermen community on Sunday launched their own rescue operations with 55 boats venturing into the sea to search for those who have not returned, even six bodies were found, while…
Kanyakumari, Dec 3 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday reviewed the search-and-rescue operations undertaken after Cyclone Ockhi, and will visit more affected areas in Tamil Nadu and Kerala on Monday, officials said. Figures collated…
By Vishal Gulati Nairobi, Dec 3 (IANS) Extraction of material resources – biomass, fossil fuels and non-metallic minerals – globally could reach 88.6 billion tonnes this year, or three times that used in 1970, the…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) In a bid to curb emissions from the vehicles based on outdated technology, the Central government has proposed to set the registration deadline for BS-IV standard vehicles to June 30,…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 3 (IANS) A low-pressure area which has formed over the south Andaman sea is likely to trigger rainfall in several parts of Odisha from December 7, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on…
London, Dec 3 (IANS) In what could put an end to a long-standing row over animal evolution, a new research has determined that it is the morphologically simple sponges, which are the common ancestors of…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 3 (IANS) Cyclone Ockhi, which has caused widespread damage in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts, will not be termed a national disaster, Minister of State for Tourism K.J. Alphons said on Sunday. On…
Jakarta, Dec 3 (IANS) A massive column of smoke and ash emanating from the Mount Agung volcano in Indonesia’s Bali Island for more than a week has reduced in size and experts have ruled out…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The second session of the third and final Test match between India and Sri Lanka was halted for few minutes due after concerns over the poor air quality here on…
By Vishal Gulati Nairobi, Dec 3 (IANS) The UN Environment Assembly, the world’s highest decision making body on the environment with delegates from 193 countries, will gather in this Kenyan capital for three days from…
By Vishal Gulati Nairobi, Dec 3 (IANS) British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding is a Global Goodwill Ambassador for UN Environment, joining the fight to save the lives and habitats of people and animals by cleaning up…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 3 (IANS) The fishermen community here on Sunday decided to launch their own rescue operations as 55 boats ventured into the sea to search for the 115 missing fishermen. According to the latest…