Clear Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) It was a clear Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 13.6 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average. “The sky was clear in the morning. Haze…
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Israeli PM thanks Palestinian President for help in fighting fires
Jerusalem, Nov 27 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to thank him for sending firefighting teams and trucks to help Israel put out fires. A statement released by the…
China issues yellow alert for typhoon Tokage
Beijing, Nov 27 (IANS) China’s national observatory on Sunday issued a yellow alert for typhoon Tokage that will bring gales to some southern coastal regions. Tokage, this year’s 25th typhoon, was on the central part…
AAP slams ‘inefficient’ MCDs
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Slamming the three BJP-ruled municipal corporations in Delhi for their alleged failure to keep the metropolis clean and pollution-free, the AAP said on Saturday that the people “will not tolerate…
‘COP22 reinforced confidence in Morocco’
Rabat, Nov 26 (IANS/MAP) The 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22), hosted in Marrakesh, has reinforced confidence in Morocco, said President of Peru-Morocco parliamentary friendship group, Roland…
Ruskin Bond conferred Lifetime Achievement Award
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Noted author Ruskin Bond was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at Times Lit Fest here on Saturday for his outstanding contribution in the field of literature. Bond, moments after…
New technology to make construction vehicles greener
London, Nov 26 (IANS A technology that may make future construction vehicles — which waste a lot of fuel by remaining on full power while idle — more fuel efficient with electrical systems is being…
Sunny, but nippy nights in Himachal
Shimla, Nov 26 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh has been experiencing long sunny days but chilly nights, a weather official said here on Saturday. There are no chances of rain in most of the…
Hungry bacteria can extract energy from sewage
London, Nov 26 (IANS) Sewage contains a source of energy that can be harvested by using hungry bacteria, researchers from Ghent University in Belgium have discovered. “The levels of organic matter in sewage are too…
Clear Saturday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) It was a clear Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 16.5 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season’s average, weather officials said. “The skies…
Hurricane Otto kills 9 in Costa Rica
San Jose, Nov 26 (IANS) The government of Costa Rica confirmed on Friday that Hurricane Otto had killed at least nine persons in the country, after the storm battered northern regions. The director of the…
Innovator of ‘Ice-Stupas’ to establish Ladakh’s first university
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Sonam Wangchuk, labelled as ‘The Real Phunsuk Wangdu of Ladakh’, announced here on Thursday his ambitious project of opening a university in the cold desert of the Himalayan region, to…
Delhi panel to check unauthorised constructions
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Friday set up a committee of three Municipal Commissioners to work out a comprehensive plan to ensure cleanliness and check unauthorised constructions in the…
6.7-magnitude earthquake jolts China
Beijing, Nov 25 (IANS) A 6.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Aketao County in Xinjiang province at 22.24 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday, media reports said. The epicentre of the tremor was located at 39.27 degrees north latitude…
HC summons Delhi civic commissioners on poor waste management
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Commissioners of the three Municipal Corporations of Delhi (MCDs) to appear before it and apprise it of the waste management situation in…
Morocco committed to mobilisation momentum during COP22 Mandate
Rabat, Nov 25 (IANS/MAP) Foreign Minister Saleheddine Mezouar has expressed Morocco’s commitment to carry on the momentum and mobilisation efforts during its mandate of the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) in Antananarivo. “The Moroccan…
Water level dips in country’s 91 major reservoirs
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The water level in 91 major reservoirs of the country has dipped by one per cent, the Water Resources Ministry said in a release on Friday. For the week ending…
Narmada conservation campaign begins on December 12
Bhopal, Nov 25 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government will form several ‘Narmada Seva Samitis’ before the ‘Namami Devi Narmade’ yatra commences on December 12 from Amarkantak, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said. The yatra…
Eight Barn owls rescued from deep well in Mathura
Agra, Nov 25 (IANS) At least eight Barn Owl fledglings were rescued by the Wildlife SOS Rapid Response Unit from a 30-feet deep well in Uttar Pradesh’s Sanaura village and are currently under the observation…
SC bans sale, stocking of firecrackers in NCR
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a blanket ban on the sale and stocking of firecrackers in the National Capital Region (NCR) with immediate effect. It also asked the central…