New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The government on Thursday launched the ‘Swachh Swasth Sarvatra, an initiative to achieve better health outcomes through improved sanitation, increased awareness and healthy lifestyles. The scheme was jointly introduced by…
Shimla, Dec 29 (IANS) The weather in the hills of Himachal Pradesh is “warm” compared to the northern plains where the fog is screening out the sun. In the hills, the sun shines regularly, resulting…
Edinburgh, Dec 29 (IANS) A 250-year-old census has revealed that islanders on Scotland’s St Kilda ate more than 1,600 seabirds every day, a media report has said. The document is the earliest recorded list of…
Beijing, Dec 29 (IANS) Beijing issued an orange alert for air pollution on Thursday when fresh smog will hit the Chinese capital, said the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau. The smog is forecast to cover…
Ottawa, Dec 29 (IANS) A NASA satellite has captured a dazzling infrared image of northern lights that appeared as swirls of glowing clouds over northern Canada on the night of December 22. In a statement,…
Srinagar, Dec 29 (IANS) Although the night temperatures improved on Thursday due to a night-long partial cloud cover, the MET office said revellers will have to do without any snowfall in Kashmir this New Year’s…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) It was a foggy Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 7.8 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would remain…
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) China, for the first time, has started to transport Tibetan bottled water to its inland areas by cargo trains. Tibet, often called Asia’s Water Tower, is rich in water resources. A…
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) A young elephant suffocated to death after accidentally falling into an irrigation well in West Midnapore district in West Bengal, a forest department official said on Wednesday. “The elephant aged between…
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) China is aiming to own the race for space in the next decade, the country’s space agency has said. China’s ambitious and fast-growing space programme is targeting a landing on the…
Kochi, Dec 28 (IANS) The largest fisheries research body in the country, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), has submitted the Country Status Report (CSR) on the impact of climate change on coastal fisheries and…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Union cabinet on Wednesday gave post facto approval to India’s ratification of the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) launched last year jointly by India and France…
New York, Dec 28 (IANS) Traffic noise can reduce birds’ ability to hear an alarm call, thereby potentially increasing their vulnerability to predators, a new research has found. “There has been lots of work on…
Srinagar, Dec 28 (IANS) The Met office here on Wednesday said there was no good news for those looking forward to snow in Kashmir around the New Year’s eve. “Weather is likely to remain dry…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Its not been a great year for wildlife. More tigers and leopards were poached in 2016 than in any year of the previous decade, pangolins were killed…
Shimla, Dec 28 (IANS) Large parts of Himachal Pradesh reeled under severe cold on Wednesday, with the minimum temperature staying below freezing point, the weather bureau said. However, the weather would largely remain dry till…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) It was a foggy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 7.5 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would remain…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The central government has informed the Odisha government about confirmation of H5 N1 strain of Avian Influenza virus in village Keranga of the state’s Khordha district, an official statement said…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The city experienced a sunny, but cold day after a foggy morning on Tuesday with the maximum at 23.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, said the met…
Gurugram, Dec 27 (IANS) Three cows were run over by a passenger train in Gurugram on Tuesday, an official said. The pressure pipes connecting the engine with the coaches were damaged when the train hit…