By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Oct 8 (IANS) With the central and state governments, and even the National Green Tribunal (NGT), coming down heavily on stubble-burning in Punjab and Haryana, farmers in both the states say…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) It was a misty Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 22.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the Met Office said. “The sky will remain…
Bengaluru, Oct 7 (IANS) Two white tigers in Bannerghatta National Park here on Saturday mauled a keeper to death when he entered their den to feed them, an official said. “Anjaneya, the 40-year-old animal keeper…
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) A badly injured wild monkey sneaked into the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday and took shelter in one of the meeting halls, surprising the presidential staff. The monkey, of the rhesus…
Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) More than 20 hours after a fire broke out at a high speed diesel tank off the Mumbai coast following a lightning strike, a 50-member team of firemen continued to battle…
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) A hurricane warning has been issued for New Orleans as tropical storm Nate continued to move north through the western Caribbean Sea, causing multiple deaths and damage in parts of Central…
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) It was a pleasant Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.6 degrees Celsius, season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will remain clear throughout the day,”…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order on a plea seeking the restoration of its November 2016 order banning the sale and stocking of fire crackers in the National…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) As the harvesting of paddy begins and incidents of stubble burning are already being reported in parts of Punjab and Haryana, strong and dry north-westerly winds will add to a…
Gurugram, Oct 6 (IANS) A young leopard that strayed into the Suzuki Powertrain at Manesar in Haryana early on Thursday was rescued unhurt on Friday, after which work resumed at the engine plant of the…
Panama City, Oct 6 (IANS) Tropical storm Nate has killed 22 people in the Central American nations of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras as it battered the region with heavy rain ahead of hitting the…
Tokyo, Oct 6 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale jolted Japan’s Fukushima prefecture on Friday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), no tsunami warning has been issued as a result of…
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump plans to scrap his predecessor Barack Obamas signature plan for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from the nations power plants, arguing that the previous administration overstepped its legal authority,…
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) Tropical storm Nate has killed 20 people in the Central American nations of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras ahead of hitting the US mainland later this week, the National Hurricane Centre…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) It was a pleasant Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 22.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. The sky will remain clear. The maximum temperature…
San Jose, Oct 6 (IANS) Tropical Storm Nate churning north along Central America has killed at least 20 people in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras, media reports said. The Met predicts it could strengthen into…
Mysuru, Oct 5 (IANS) Six persons, including two women, died and four others were injured on Thursday when lightning struck them in this Karnataka district, said police. “The incident occurred around 2 p.m. when a…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Wind power tariffs in India have dropped to a record low of Rs 2.64 per unit, discovered through the auction for 1,000 MW projects conducted by state-run Solar Energy Corporation…
Bangkok, Oct 5 (IANS) A fossil of a dinosaur, believed to be the biggest ever found in Thailand, has been discovered in the country’s northeastern regiony, said a senior government official on Thursday. More than…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday ordered a stop to all protests, public gatherings and use of loudspeakers at Delhi’s designated protest site Jantar Mantar in the heart of…