17 killed due to heavy downpour in Vietnam
Hanoi, Dec 8 (IANS) At least 17 people have died due to heavy rain and flood in Vietnam, authorities said on Thursday. Vietnam’s central Binh Dinh province has been the hardest hit with nine persons…
Environment
Srinagar records coldest night yet of this year’s winter
Srinagar, Dec 8 (IANS) Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday recorded this season’s coldest night so far at minus 3.7 degrees. The minimum temperature was minus 3.7 degrees Celsius in Srinagar,…
Thick fog engulfs areas in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Dec 8 (IANS) Thick fog engulfed several parts of Haryana and Punjab on Thursday morning, affecting life in both states. Visibility was reduced to less than 50 metres at a number of places in…
Foggy Thursday disrupts train services, 100 trains delayed
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) At least 100 trains were delayed and two trains cancelled due to dense fog on Thursday morning, railway officials said here. “At least 100 trains were running behind schedule due…
Delhi wakes up to foggy morning
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Dense fog engulfed the national capital on Thursday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.7 degrees Celsius, season’s average, officials at the weather office said. Visibility at 5.30 a.m…
Kerala’s comprehensive ‘Green initiative’ to be launched Thursday
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 7 (IANS) The ‘Haritha’ Kerala Mission, a comprehensive programme for creating new development perspectives by maximum utilisation of opportunities through waste management, water resources and agricultural development using organic farming will be launched…
Sea ice in Arctic and Antarctic hit record lows in November
New York, Dec 7 (IANS) Warm temperatures have led to record decline in the extent of sea ice in the Arctic and off the coast of Antarctica in November this year, say scientists. While unusually…
97 killed in Indonesia quake
Jakarta, Dec 7 (IANS) At least 97 persons were killed and over 500 injured when an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit Aceh province in Indonesia on Wednesday, an official said. The epicentre…
UP shivers as mercury plummets, icy winds blow
Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) Most parts of Uttar Pradesh continued to shiver under a cold wave on Wednesday as the mercury plummeted to season’s lowest at 10 degrees Celsius at midnight, a Met official said….
Trains delayed, cancelled due to Delhi fog
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Thousands of people were affected after a dense fog in parts of northern India on Wednesday forced authorities to cancel seven trains and reschedule 19 while 70 ran behind schedule,…
Not easy to make films about climate change: Filmmaker Shyam Benegal
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Climate change and environmental degradation may have emerged as the most debated issues in contemporary times but veteran film director Shyam Bengeal rues that Indians are not…
Shimla warmer than Chandigarh, Amritsar
Shimla, Dec 7 (IANS) Places in North India such as Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Hisar and Karnal remain colder on Wednesday than hilly tourist destinations like Shimla, Dharamsala and Palampur, the Met office said. The…
India puts remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2A into orbit
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 7 (IANS) India on Wednesday morning successfully put into orbit its own earth observation satellite Resourcesat-2A in a text book style. “Today we had a successful launch of…
India’s PSLV rocket with Resourcesat-2A lifts off
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 7 (IANS) An Indian rocket named Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off successfully on Wednesday morning with the country’s earth observation satellite Resourcsat-2A. The PSLV-XL variant rocket…
India’s PSLV rocket with Resourcesat-2A lifts off
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 7 (IANS) An Indian rocket named Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off successfully on Wednesday morning with the country’s earth observation satellite Resourcsat-2A. The PSLV-XL variant rocket…
BREAKING NEWS: Indian rocket PSLV lifts off with Resourcesat-2A satellite
Foggy Wednesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Dense fog engulfed the national capital on Wednesday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. As the visibility at some parts…
Fog disrupts air, rail, vehicular traffic in UP
Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) Fog and poor visibility on Wednesday morning disrupted air, rail as well as vehicular traffic movement in Uttar Pradesh. More than two dozen trains of the Northern Railway (NR) and North…
Countdown for Indian rocket PSLV’s launch progressing normally: ISRO
Chennai, Dec 7 (IANS) Indian space agency on Wednesday said the countdown for the launch of its rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying 1,235 kg Resourcesat-2A, an earth observation satellite, is progressing smoothly. According…
IGI gears up to battle fog during winter
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) on Tuesday announced its preparedness in tackling the fog season at the India Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), to ensure continuity of flight operations during…