Dehradun, Dec 26 (IANS) An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 struck Uttarakhand on Monday with tremors felt in state capital Dehradun and its neighbouring Uttarkashi district, officials said. No major loss of life or property has…
Hyderabad, Dec 26 (IANS) The High Court at Hyderabad on Monday upheld the ban on cockfighting and directed the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments to ensure no cockfights take place during the Sankranti festival. The…
Tokyo, Dec 26 (IANS) Examining cucumber seedlings germinated under the very weak gravity — or microgravity — conditions of the International Space Station, researchers from Japan’s Tohoku University have discovered how a protein helps plants…
Shimla, Dec 26 (IANS) A day after snowfall, Himachal Pradesh saw a bright sunny day on Monday, turning the towns of Shimla and Dalhousie more picturesque. “It is bright and sunny in most parts of…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) At least 17 trains were rescheduled and 40 others were running late on Monday due to heavy fog in the many parts of north India, a railway official said. According…
Chandigarh, Dec 26 (IANS) Mild to dense fog returned to parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday, a day after the region witnessed the first rainfall of the winter season. Visibility in Amritsar city and…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) It was a foggy Monday morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 11 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain clear in the day with maximum…
Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 26 (IANS) Night temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir again dropped several notches on Monday after improving the previous day due to cloud cover. “Cold, dry weather with foggy conditions in the mornings is…
Manila, Dec 26 (IANS) Typhoon Nock-Ten, which made landfall in the Philippines on Sunday, lost intensity as it moved through the archipelago, weather authorities said on Monday. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services reported…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The national capital on Sunday experienced coldest day of December in last five years with the maximum temperature settling at 15.4 degrees Celsius, six notches below the season’s average. The…
Dubai, Dec 25 (IANS/WAM) A new council has been formed to reinforce the United Arab Emirates policies and strategies on climate change, and environmental and sustainable development. The UAE Council for Climate Change and Environment…
Jammu, Dec 25 (IANS) Hit by unprecedented dry spell in the higher reaches, nomad tribals in Jammu and Kashmir have started shifting to plain areas close to cities and towns in the Jammu region, a…
Shimla, Dec 25 (IANS) Popular tourist destination Shimla on Sunday received the season’s first snowfall, while the lower hills across Himachal Pradesh were lashed by rain, bringing the temperature down by several notches. Hoteliers have…
Manila, Dec 25 (IANS) More than 6,000 people have been displaced as typhoon Nock-ten battered parts of the Philippines, authorities said on Sunday. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said government workers, particularly those involved in…
Bateshwar (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 25 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee hoped to visit here in a train after laying the foundation stone of the railway station 17 years ago — a wish, that…
By Kushagra Dixit Dudhwa National Park (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 25 (IANS) The plan to replicate one of the country’s most successful rhino rehabilitation programme at the Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh is stuck –…
Manila, Dec 25 (IANS) Typhoon Nock-Ten maintains its intensity as it approaches the eastern Philippines, where it is expected to make landfall later on Sunday and remain in the archipelago until Wednesday. With sustained winds…
Toronto, Dec 25 (IANS) If countries abide by the Paris Agreement’s global warming target of 1.5 degrees Celsius, potential fish catches could increase by six million metric tonnes per year, estimates a new study. The…
Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 25 (IANS) Christmas brought some relief for the dry spell hit Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday as the weather office forecast light rain and snowfall at isolated places in the state. “There was…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) It was a pleasant Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will remain…