Fog in Delhi disrupts flight, train services
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Most of the flight operations and train services here were affected on Wednesday as a dense fog engulfed the national capital and reduced the visibility to about 100 metres in…
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Families living on trees in Jharkhand for fear of elephants
Ranchi, Nov 30 (IANS) At least four families have been forced to live on trees because of the terror of rampaging elephants near Ranchi, the capital city in Jharkhand. A herd of elephants has created…
Dense fog engulfs Punjab-Haryana
Chandigarh, Nov 30 (IANS) Moderate to dense fog affected life in several parts of Haryana and neighbouring Punjab on Wednesday morning. Road and rail services were also affected. At least two persons were injured on…
Foggy Wednesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) It was a foggy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 11 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. “The sky was clear with moderate fog in…
Night temperatures rise in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu/Srinagar Nov 30 (IANS) Night temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir rose above normal on Wednesday as rain and snow was forecast in the hilly regions for Thursday. “Rain and snowfall is likely to occur in…
Shallow quake strikes off Indonesia
Jakarta, Nov 30 (IANS) A shallow undersea quake of magnitude of 5.7 struck eastern parts of Indonesia on Wednesday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. No tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck at 9.42…
Ukraine unveils new protective confinement over Chernobyl nuclear reactor
Keiv, Nov 30 (IANS) Ukraine unveiled a new protective cover over the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear reactor No.4, which would prevent the leakage of the radiation from the unit during the next century, media reports said….
Big projects affecting tigers’ behavioural patterns
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The disturbance caused by big projects and infrastructure creation around tiger habitats is affecting the animals’ behavioural patterns, Parliament was told on Tuesday Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave also told…
No study that crop residue burning impacts Delhi air quality
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) There is no conclusive study available that burning of paddy straw or crop residue in states like Punjab and Haryana would always impact air quality in Delhi and Rajasthan, Parliament…
12.5 feet python found in Agra village
Agra, Nov 29 (IANS) Panic spread in a village here when a 12.5 feet long python was found on a road nearby on Tuesday, but the snake, found to be injured, was safely removed from…
Largest recorded coral die-off at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Sydney, Nov 29 (IANS) Warmer ocean waters have resulted in the largest recorded coral die-off at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, scientists said on Tuesday. The worst-hit area, stretching 700 km at the northern part of…
Patna okay with higher taxes to curb pollution
Patna, Nov 29 (IANS) People in Patna will not mind paying higher taxes if the government decides to take tough measures to combat air pollution, a survey said on Tuesday. According to a latest survey…
India needs indigenous construction solutions: Minister
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Policy-makers and designers must work to provide indigenous solutions for construction of buildings that are relevant for India, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. “Capital in India is scarce…
You can get fuel from water, says researcher
Sydney, Nov 29 (IANS) Australian researchers have reported the use of a new ultra-thin catalyst to split water into its two components, oxygen and hydrogen, to be converted and used as fuel, a report said…
Clear Tuesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) It was a clear Tuesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 9.7 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the season. “The sky was a bit hazy in…
Highly pathogenic bird flu detected in Japan
Tokyo, Nov 29 (IANS) A highly pathogenic H5N6 strain was found in wild birds and poultrey farms in multiple locations in Japan, reports said. The Pacific island nation culled about 310,000 chickens on Tuesday Xinhua…
Penguin acquires Sunita Narain’s book on India’s Green Movement
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Penguin India on Monday announced that it has acquired Sunita Narains “Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through Indias Green Movement”, a personal account of one of Indias foremost environmentalist experts….
Delhi-NCR school children perform plays on clean environment
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Trade and industry body PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday hosted an inter-school play competition to kick-start the Swachh Paryavaran campaign in which 20 schools of Delhi-NCR participated….
AIADMK legislators hold ‘elephant puja’ in Kerala for ‘Amma’
Thekkady (Kerala), Nov 28 (IANS) Two AIADMK legislators from Tamil Nadu and their supporters held an “elephant puja” here Monday for the overall well being of their party chief and Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha, presently convalescing…
Impound old vehicles, identify land to keep them: NGT
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday again ordered the Union Heavy Industry Ministry to quickly frame a scrapping policy while directing the Delhi government to identify land pockets to…