New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Light showers on Friday in the national capital and adjoining areas pulled the mercury down by 4 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature settled at 28.4 degrees, season’s average, the…
Shimla, March 10 (IANS) After a long break, Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla on Friday witnessed a snowfall, dipping the mercury by several notches and bringing cheer to the hoteliers. Likewise, Manali and its nearby Solang…
London, March 10 (IANS) Researchers have found the world’s oldest crocodilian eggs that were laid 152 million years ago. The eggs, discovered in cliffs in Portugal, were laid by close relatives of “true” crocodiles, a…
Jammu, March 10 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Friday while the 9.4 km long Nashri-Chenani tunnel was thrown open for traffic on a trial basis. According…
Shimla, March 10 (IANS) After a long break, popular tourist resorts in Himachal Pradesh on Friday got fresh snow, pushing down the mercury by several notches. Hoteliers, however, cheered up in the hope that tourists…
Srinagar, March 10 (IANS) Fresh snowfall occurred in Srinagar and some other parts of the Kashmir Valley on Friday, the Met department said. “Srinagar city recorded 0.1 cm of snow while Gulmarg had 38 cm,…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Friday morning in the national capital here, with chances of light rain later in the day. The minimum temperature recorded was 15.5 degrees Celsius, a…
Lucknow, March 10 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed the Uttar Pradesh capital here and neighbouring areas early Friday morning, according to the Regional Met Office. The weather will continue to be muggy throughout the day, the…
Canberra, March 10 (IANS) The coral bleaching situation in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has worsened due to widespread damages caused by warmer ocean temperatures, a media report said on Friday. The first survey for 2017…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Thursday that the Railways had taken several green initiatives and would produce 1,000 MW solar energy. Addressing a function to mark signing of Letters…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Light showers in the national capital dropped the mercury by 9 degrees Celsius on Thursday evening while the the maximum temperature settled at 28.4 degrees, average for the season, the…
Chandigarh, March 9 (IANS) The issue of “land allotment” to Ramdev’s Patanjali Yogpeeth in Morni Hills near Chandigarh rocked the Haryana assembly on Thursday with opposition members alleging that the BJP government was showing undue…
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) The controversial project of the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) in West Bengal’s Bhangar, over which there were clashes recently, is a threat to the ecosystem of fragile wetlands…
By Saurabh Katkurwar New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Even if the US pulls out of the Paris Agreement, as President Donald Trump has threatened to do, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will bank on…
Shimla, March 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla witnessed the season’s heaviest precipitation of ice pellets on Thursday, pushing down the mercury by several notches and covering the city in a white shroud. “Shimla and…
Shimla, March 9 (IANS) A moderate intensity tremor rocked Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district on Thursday, the third one in just over a month. However, no loss of life or damage to property has been reported…
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Indian researchers have for the first time reported milk theft in pups from surrogate mother dogs, a finding that could aid in responsible training and breeding programmes. “Milk theft has never…
Sydney, March 9 (IANS) “Clean” coal technologies will not be commercially viable until at least 2030, an Australian report revealed on Thursday. The report, published by Australian energy research firm RepuTex, said the idea of…
Dehradun, March (IANS) In its bid to help clean Ganga, the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee (IIT-R) here on Thursday adopted ‘Aviral Ganga’ campaign, vowing to give time in spreading awareness about the river’s importance. As…
Bengaluru, March 8 (IANS) Pre-summer rains and thundershowers since Monday cooled the Karnataka capital, reeling under soaring temperatures, said a met official on Wednesday. “The forecast for this week is a few spells of more…