Winter chill on its way out in UP
Lucknow, Feb 3 (IANS) The winter chill is finally on its way out in Uttar Pradesh as in the last 24-hours, the mercury has risen significantly, the weather office said on Friday morning. Director of…
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3 trains cancelled, 32 delayed due to fog
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) At least three trains were cancelled, 32 trains delayed and five were rescheduled on Friday due to fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said. According to…
Landslides block Jammu-Srinagar highway
Jammu, Feb 3 (IANS) Scores of vehicles remained stranded on Friday as landslides have blocked the Jammu-Srinagar highway. No traffic will be allowed on the highway from Jammu or Srinagar as road clearance operations are…
Foggy Friday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) It was a foggy Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 9 degrees Celsius, normal for the season’s average. “The sky would remain clear during…
HC seeks senior officials’ presence on ‘depressing state’ of Anand Vihar
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday pulled up government authorities for “depressing state” of Anand Vihar area in national capital and asked various senior officials to appear before it to…
Andhra coast being examined for Russia-aided n-plant
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Indian government has started looking for a suitable site in coastal Andhra Pradesh for setting up nuclear power plants with Russian assistance, Parliament was informed on Thursday. “The site…
Nod for six light-water nuclear reactors in Andhra: Centre
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) An in-principle approval to set up six light-water nuclear reactors in Andhra Pradesh has been given, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. “The approval has been given for…
People see wetlands as a wasteland
By Kushagra Dixit and Ashish Mishra New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) While wetlands are naturally programmed to help with disaster control, and are also a source of water, food, and even medicinal plants, they are…
Awareness generation campaign to protect wetlands
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Union Environment Ministry will start a radio outreach and awareness generation campaign to sensitise the people about conservation of wetlands to mark the ‘World Wetlands Day-2017’, an official statement…
Russian nuclear firm to foray into wind energy in Russia
Moscow, Feb 2 (IANS) Russian state-run atomic energy corporation Rosatom on Thursday announced its foray into wind energy development through a partnership between its subsidiary OTEK with the Dutch firm Lagerwey. “Rosatom to partner Dutch…
Russian nuclear firm to foray into wind energy in Russia
Moscow, Feb 2 (IANS) Russian state-run atomic energy corporation Rosatom on Thursday announced its foray into wind energy development through a partnership between its subsidiary OTEK with the Dutch firm Lagerwey State Atomic Energy Corporation….
Himachal in line for more snow, rain
Shimla, Feb 2 (IANS) After days of dry weather, the cold may return to Himachal Pradesh with chances of a widespread snow and rain this weekend, weather officials said on Thursday. “There are chances of…
One-way traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway
Jammu, Feb 2 (IANS) One-way traffic will be allowed on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway on Thursday, officials here said. “Vehicles will be allowed to move from Jammu to Srinagar and no vehicle will be allowed…
Foggy Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) It was a foggy Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.6 degrees Celsius, normal for the season’s average. The Met has forecast the day…
Environment gets more funds, but cut on Project Tiger
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Environment Ministry is proposed to be allocated Rs 2,675.42 crore in the 2017-18 Union Budget, an increase of Rs 399.42 crore over the last fiscal. In 2016-17, the ministry…
What prompts baboons to move as group?
London, Feb 1 (IANS) The habitats of baboons and their social interactions combine to influence the individual movements in a troop and ultimately determine the overall group structure, a study has found. The findings showed…
New TB-resistant cows developed in China
Beijing, Feb 1 (IANS) In a first, Chinese scientists have used a novel version of the CRISPR gene-editing technology to successfully produce live cows with increased resistance to bovine tuberculosis (TB). The researchers from Northwest…
Traces found of ‘lost continent’ under Mauritius
Johannesburg, Feb 1 (IANS) The presence of minerals that are as old as three billion years in Mauritius points to the existence of a “lost continent” underneath the Indian Ocean island, says a study. The…
Amitabh roots for Narmada river’s cleanliness campaign
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has hailed Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s initiative “Namami Devi Narmade” Narmada Seva Yatra, which aims at making the Narmada river free of pollution. Amitabh tweeted…
In a first, greater flamingoes spotted in Himachal’s Pong wetlands
By Vishal Gulati Pong Dam (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 1 (IANS) More than 125,000 birds of 93 species have been spotted in Himachal Pradesh’s Pong Dam wetlands. Among them, greater flamingoes, a common migratory species in…