New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) People in the national capital had a harrowing time on Monday morning after heavy rains caused water-logging at several places and threw traffic out of gear. Traffic was crawling in…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The government will soon bring forth a legislation to punish those who pollute the Ganga river, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti said on Monday. In…
London, July 18 (IANS) The genes of some chickens make them almost completely resistant to a serious strain of bird flu, new research has found. The findings suggest that genetics play a key part in…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Delhiites enjoyed a rainy morning on Monday with the minimum temperature settling at 25 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season’s average, the weather office said. “There would be generally…
Lucknow, July 18 (IANS) With heavy rains in the past 24-hours, the weather continued to be pleasant in most parts of Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Continuous rains on Sunday brought down the mercury considerably and…
Dehradun, July 18 (IANS) Heavy rains continued to pound Uttarakhand on Monday causing most rivers to breach its danger mark, an official said. Officials informed that Saryu, Sharda, Gori and Bhagirathi rivers are flowing above…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Light rain in some parts of the national capital on Sunday morning failed to afford the people respite from sweltering humidity while the maximum temperature settled at 30.1 degrees Celsius,…
Guwahati, July 17 (IANS) One person was killed due to floods in Assam on Sunday even as close to two lakh people were affected in seven districts of the state, officials said on Sunday. One…
Patna, July 17 (IANS) The rain-swollen Kosi river has flooded about 50 villages in Supaul district of Bihar, forcing people to abandon their homes, and the river system is threatening hundreds of villages in over…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi addresses at the inauguration of the All India Women Journalistsâ workshop, jointly organised by the Ministry of Women and Child Development and Press Information…
New York, July 17 (IANS) Birds that live in suburban areas exhibit significantly higher levels of territorial aggression than those in the countryside, says a study that shed light on the effects of human population…
Bhopal, July 17 (IANS) Thirty-five persons have died so far, nine are missing and thousands have had to leave their homes due to floods in Madhya Pradesh caused by heavy monsoon rains over the past…
Beijing, July 17 (IANS) The air quality in 338 Chinese cities showed improvements in the first half of this year, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Sunday. Beijing, Tianjin and 11 main cities in…
Agra, July 17 (IANS) Intermittent showers along with spells of heavy downpour brought life to a grinding halt in Agra, cutting off several localities as knee-deep water inundated city roads, officials said on Sunday. “We…
Tokyo, July 17 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale, jolted Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture on Sunday, officials said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor was centred in Ibaraki, which borders…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) It was a generally cloudy Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.4 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the weather office said. “There is a…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Rains and gusty winds gave people a respite from hot and humid weather in the national capital on Saturday, bringing the maximum temperature six degrees down to 29.1 degrees Celsius…
Guwahati, July 16 (IANS) The Assam government on Saturday started the process to verify the rhino horns in its custody, giving in to demands for a CBI probe to ascertain the genuineness of the horns…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday urged the central government to grant to green bonus to the hill states in lieu of environmental services provided by them. Speaking…
New York, July 16 (IANS) Turtles developed shells as a tool for burrowing underground to escape harsh climatic conditions, a study has found, contradicting the traditional belief that they used their shells for their protection….