Cloudy Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) It was a cloudy Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 23 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “The sky will remain generally…
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New Mexico tremor kills 4, halts rescue operations
Mexico City, Sep 24 (IANS) Four persons died as a result of a magnitude-6.1 aftershock that caused alarm in Mexico on Saturday, four days after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake left at least 305 dead. Two women…
Toll in Mexico earthquake rises to 305
Mexico City, Sep 24 (IANS) The toll from the devastating September 19 earthquake in Mexico has risen to 305, national Civil Protection Coordinator Luis Felipe Puente has said. In an update of the number of…
Pakistan ‘world’s greatest exporter of havoc, death and inhumanity’, says Sushma at UN
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 23 (IANS) Denouncing Pakistan as the “world’s greatest exporter of havoc, death and inhumanity”, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj accused Islamabad of being “only engaged in fighting us”…
Save Yamuna: Delhi government plans Rs 44 cr sewage line
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) With an aim to save Yamuna and provide relief to residents of Burari area of north Delhi, the Delhi government plans to lay a Rs 44 crore sewage line, it…
Widespread rain affects paddy crop in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Sep 23 (IANS) Widespread rain in several parts of Punjab and Haryana in the last 24 hours has affected the standing paddy crop in the agrarian states. Moderate to heavy rainfall was reported from…
Tremor detected near N. Korea nuclear site
Seoul, Sep 23 (IANS) A 3.0 magnitude earthquake was detected near North Korea’s nuclear test site on Saturday, South Korea’s weather agency said. The tremor occurred at 5.29 p.m., some 20 km southeast of the…
Himachal to get more heavy rains till Sunday
Shimla, Sep 23 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh will continue to experience moderate to heavy rainfall till Sunday, the weather bureau said. Some areas in the state received heavy spells in the last 24…
Evacuations in Puerto Rico over ‘imminent dam break’
San Juan, Sep 23 (IANS) About 70,000 people living near the Guajataca River in Puerto Rico were asked to evacuate immediately because of an “imminent dam break”, the media reported. The announcement was made by…
Wet morning, more rains in store for Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Delhi saw heavy rains overnight and on Saturday morning with the weather office saying that more rains were likely during the day. The minimum temperature on Saturday was recorded at…
Moderate intensity quake jolts Kashmir
Srinagar, Sep 23 (IANS) A moderate intensity earthquake jolted the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, a weather official confirmed. The Met department official said here: “An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred today at…
Mexico earthquake toll climbs to 292
Mexico City, Sep 23 (IANS) The toll from the powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake that rocked Mexico earlier this week has risen to 292, the national emergency management chief has said. National Civil Protection Coordinator Luis Felipe…
5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off California
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale has struck off California in the Pacific Ocean, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake, with a magnitude of 5.8, was…
Smart Cities to get digital ‘brain centres’
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Upcoming Smart Cities shall now go to a new level of monitoring and delivery of civic services through Digitally Integrated Central Command and Control Centres, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary…
Heavy downpour ends long dry spell in Taj city
Agra, Sep 22 (IANS) Heavy showers lashed Taj city on Friday, ending a long dry spell which had raised fears of drought. “Though the sky was overcast since Thursday, a sudden downpour on Friday afternoon…
Odisha to assess deficit rain areas
Bhubaneswar, Sep 22 (IANS) With nearly 100 blocks in the state recording deficit rainfall this year, the Odisha government has decided to declare as drought affected the areas getting below 50 per cent of the…
Rain showers respite on Delhi residents, temperature down 8 degrees
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) After two weeks of hot weather conditions, rain on Friday brought respite for Delhi’s residents as the mercury dropped eight degrees in 24 hours, with the maximum temperature recorded at…
Eco-friendly sewage treatment plant inaugurated in Mathura
Mathura, Sep 22 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Friday inaugurated an eco-friendly sewage treatment plant of 75,000 liters capacity here, developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) using indigenous technology. The…
Goldstone Infra’s electric bus starts plying in Himachal
Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Goldstone Infratech Ltd on Friday announced that its zero-emission electric bus has started running in Himachal Pradesh. The Himachal Pradesh Transport Corporation is operating the bus on the Kulu-Manali-Rohtang Pass route….
Multinationals aggravating ocean pollution: Greenpeace
Manila, Sep 22 (IANS) Greenpeace on Friday accused multinational majors like Nestle and Unilever of aggravating plastic pollution in the sea and listed the Philippines as the third worst polluter of the world’s oceans. The…