SC reserves order on big diesel cars ban
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on pleas for lifting its ban on registration of diesel cars with engine capacity of 2,000 cc and above in the NCR…
Environment
Rail traffic between Ahmedabad-Mumbai disrupted
Ahmedabad, July 4 (IANS) As many as 10 trains running between Ahmedabad and Mumbai had to be cancelled on Monday after a goods train derailed near Dahanu in Maharashtra, officials said. Besides, half a dozen…
Hedgehogs more at home in cities than hinterlands
London, July 4 (IANS) Surviving all kinds of environmental changes, hedgehogs — the 15 million years old species — have adapted to city life more than the rural areas, says a new study. The findings…
China continues orange alert for rainstorms
Beijing, July 4 (IANS) China’s meteorological authority renewed its orange alert for heavy rains in the south and southwest of the country on Monday. Heavy rains will hit the provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Jiangxi,…
Cloudy Monday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Overnight rains and cloudy skies on Monday morning brought respite from hot and humid weather here, decreasing the minimum temperature to three notches below the season’s average at 24.8 degree…
Pakistan flash flood toll rises to 43
Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) The death toll from a flash flood in in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province rose to 43 on Sunday, with over 40 injured and scores of others missing, officials said. The provincial…
Rain ensures pleasant Sunday in Delhi, more likely on Monday
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The national capital experienced a pleasant day on Sunday as light rains and cloudy weather took the maximum temperature four notches below the season’s average to 32.4 degrees Celsius, Met…
Used mining pits should be restored: Goa Chief Minister
Panaji, July 3 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Sunday said that abandoned and exhausted mining pits should be restored and adapted for environment and hospitality purposes. “It is necessary to conserve wildlife in…
Used mining pits should be restored: Goa Chief Minister
Panaji, July 3 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Sunday said that abandoned and exhausted mining pits should be restored and adapted for environment and hospitality purposes. “It is necessary to conserve wildlife in…
After plentiful rains, Himachal to see lull in monsoon
Shimla, July 3 (IANS) After days of moderate to heavy rainfall, the monsoon will remain largely subdued in Himachal Pradesh in the coming week, the Met office said on Sunday. “Precipitation occurred at most places…
Cloudy Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) It was a cloudy Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.2 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the Met Office said. The…
30 killed in Pakistan flash flood
Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) At least 30 people were killed, 35 injured and scores went missing after flood hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, officials said on Sunday morning. Chitral district mayor Maghfirat Hussain said…
President condoles loss of lives in Arunachal landslides
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday condoled the loss of lives in landslides in Arunachal Pradesh. In his message to the northeastern border state’s governor, the President said that he was…
Nine stranded persons rescued by Coast Guard in Gujarat
Valsad (Gujarat), July 2 (IANS) A Coast Guard helicopter on Saturday rescued nine persons from the flooded Damanganga river in Valsad district as the entire south Gujarat region received torrential rains, officials said. The rescue…
Torrential rains batter Mumbai, Konkan region
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Torrential rains battered Mumbai and the entire coastal Konkan region on Saturday, severely hitting normal life due to waterlogging in many parts, besides affecting road, rail and air transport. The country’s…
Villagers beat leopard to death in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, July 2 (IANS) A leopard, which had strayed in a village of Gujarat’s Botad district from the neighbouring Gir wildlife sanctuary, was beaten to death with sticks and stones by the villagers after it…
‘Climate change, development at Indian coasts changing bird migration’
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Climate change and development activities in coastal wetlands of India have led to change in arrival patterns of migratory birds and habitat alterations, an expert said here on Saturday. The important…
Pesticides linked to decline of bees needed for crop diversity: Experts
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Widespread use of pesticides for enhanced crop yields has led to the decline of pollinators such as honey bees which are needed for increase in yields and quality of 84 per…
President inaugurates smart model village pilot project
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday inaugurated a smart model village pilot project at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President said in the last four years of his presidency this was the first…
Full-fledged mining operations after monsoons: Goa CM
Panaji, July 2 (IANS) Mining of iron ore will resume on a much more comprehensive scale after the monsoons, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Saturday, adding that if mine-owners co-operate in building ore…