London, Jan 13 (IANS) Throwing fresh light on how India gradually drifted away from Africa and Madagascar and collided with the Eurasian plate, scientists now report India was by no means as isolated as we…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, Jan 13 (IANS) As heavy snowfall has eluded this erstwhile summer capital of British India in recent times, the “snow manual” of the administration, followed since the Raj, has virtually been…
Shimla, Jan 13 (IANS) An intense cold wave continued on Friday with most parts of Himachal Pradesh shivering with Manali at a minus 7 degrees Celsius, while Met office forecast “chances of more rainfall and…
Srinagar, Jan 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir continued to reel under intense cold wave on Friday as both Srinagar and Jammu recorded the season’s coldest night so far at minus 6.3 and 3.1 degrees Celsius…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) It was a moderately foggy Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 4.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. “The sky will remain…
Agartala, Jan 12 (IANS) The northeastern state of Tripura Thursday witnessed lowest temperature of the current winter season at 9.7 degrees Celsius, said a weather official. “Today’s (Thursday) minimum temperature was 9.7 degrees Celsius and…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) As the civic staff strike in east Delhi continued for the seventh day on Thursday, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) pulled up the Delhi government, civic corporations and the Centre…
By Nirmal Anshu Ranjan New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Just as most of us were tempted to believe that the winter won’t be that cold this time round, a sudden change in weather conditions across…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Cold wave strengthened its grip over the national capital which saw its coldest morning on Thursday with the mercury dipping to 3.4 degrees Celsius. Residents will continue to shiver with…
Jaipur, Jan 12 (IANS) Chilly winds continued to blow across Rajasthan on Thursday, with the minimum temperature dropping to minus 1.9 degrees celsius in Churu. Mount Abu, the only hill station in the desert state,…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to pass an interim order for allowing the bull taming sport — Jallikattu — during the Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu on Saturday. A…
Chandigarh, Jan 12 (IANS) Narnaul in Haryana was the coldest place in the region with the minimum temperature slipping below the freezing point on Thursday. Most of the places in Punjab and Haryana experienced a…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) With the strike by civic staff in east Delhi entering its seventh day on Thursday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged that sanitation workers were “being compelled” to go on…
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) Opting for and preserving vegetations that hold monsoon rainwater, such as paddy and coconut plantations, is one aspect to clean the Ganga, said architect and planner Dilip Da Cunha. “One aspect…
London, Jan 12 (IANS) Flights were on Thursday cancelled amid warnings of blizzard conditions set to sweep across the UK. London’s Heathrow Airport said there were about 100 cancellations, the BBC reported. The Met Office…
Beijing, Jan 12 (IANS) China announced on Thursday a five-year plan to develop clean energy and open a research centre in the South China Sea – which could escalate tensions in the hotly-contested waters. The…
Tokyo, Jan 12 (IANS) Almost three-quarters of Japans biggest coral reef has died, according to a report that blames its demise on rising sea temperatures caused by global warming. The Japanese Environment Ministry in its…
Shimla, Jan 12 (IANS) Icicles formed in a large part of this Himachal Pradesh capital after many years with the minimum temperature remaining below sub-zero on the sixth consecutive day on Thursday. The weathermen forecast…
New York, Jan 12 (IANS) When seeking a mate, chimpanzees get more selective and choose a partner whose genetic makeup most differs from their own, researchers have found. The study showed that chimps can differentiate…
Seoul, Jan 12 (IANS) Two hundred canines have been rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm, an Non Government Organisation said on Thursday. The dogs, rescued in Gangwon province where the 2018 Winter Olympics…