By Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 24 (IANS) With Atlas Mountain on one side and the vast Sahara on the other, Ouarzazate — also known as Morocco’s Hollywood, where films like “Gladiator” and TV series “Game…
Srinagar, Nov 24 (IANS) Night temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley rose above freezing point on Thursday due to a cloud cover, the weather office said. The weather office has forecast snow in the hills and…
Managua, Nov 24 (IANS) Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama are bracing for Hurricane Otto on Thanksgiving Day on Thursday as it is set to make landfall. Panama saw four deaths and five more were missing…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) It was a clear Thursday morning here with shallow fog. The minimum temperature was recorded at 10.5 degrees Celsius, one degree below the season average, weather officials said. “Sky will…
Lima, Nov 24 (IANS) The Peruvian government are tackling forest fires affecting 10 regions, including four protected natural zones, on an war footing. The Environment Ministry was told that the fires were burning in the…
Tokyo, Nov 24 (IANS) An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off Fukushima early on Thursday, Japan meteorological agency here said. No tsunami warnings were issued. The epicentre of the shallow quake was in the waters…
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave on Wednesday said that a ‘Jan Andolan’ — mass movement — is needed for regeneration of the forests and nature. The minister who advocated…
Seoul, Nov 23 (IANS) The South Korean government on Wednesday confirmed the slaughter of almost 100,000 poultry birds in an attempt to thwart the spread of bird flu, as two new cases of highly pathogenic…
Srinagar, Nov 23 (IANS) Days after foggy weather left hundreds of passengers including tourists stranded in Srinagar normal flight operations were resumed here on Wednesday at the Srinagar international airport after the visibility improved. “Depending…
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) It was a clear Wednesday morning here marked with shallow fog. The minimum temperature was recorded at 12 degrees Celsius, one above the season’s average. “It was clear sky with…
Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would “keep an open mind” about whether to pull the US out of the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, The New York…
Maligaon/Kolkata, Nov 22 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway on Tuesday halted train services in West Bengal’s Dooars region for six hours after receiving information about movement of elephant herds in the areas near Rajabhatkhowa station…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) More than $10 million has been saved every year and emissions reduced by the equivalent of 7.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide through investments in energy efficiency,…
Phnom Penh, Nov 22 (IANS) The National Assembly of Cambodia on Tuesday ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate Change with 105 out of 106 lawmakers in attendance voting in favour of the accord. Environment Minister…
Beijing, Nov 22 (IANS) Chinese archaeologists have found molecular evidence of the protein keratin in a bird fossil from the Cretaceous Period 130 million years ago, which may provide clues about the colour of feathered…
Srinagar, Nov 22 (IANS) Flight operations to and from Srinagar international airport were adversely affected for the third consecutive day on Tuesday due to foggy weather. “Two morning flights and six afternoon flights have been…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) It was a clear Tuesday morning here marked with shallow fog. The minimum temperature was recorded at 10.8 degrees Celsius, one below the season’s average. “It was clear sky with…
Srinagar, Nov 22 (IANS) Temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir showed improvement on Tuesday because of the nightlong cloud cover as the weather office forecast scattered light rain in the plains and snow in higher reaches….
Srinagar, Nov 21 (IANS) Higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley received the season’s first snowfall on Monday, sending chilly winds into the plains, said the weather office here. “Snowfall in the hills this morning has…
Beijing, Nov 21 (IANS) Dozens of flights in Beijing have been cancelled following the first snowfall of the season, authorities said on Monday. The cold front, which arrived in the Chinese capital this week, has…