Srinagar, Jan 16 (IANS) Flight operations at the Srinagar international airport were halted on Wednesday following poor visibility and continued snowfall in the valley, an airport official said. “We will take a call on resumption…
By Roshna N. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has reported that India is on the verge of becoming a highly water-stressed country. At this stage, reducing wastewater generation and water recycling should be given…
Sydney, Jan 16 (IANS) Around 2,500 lightning strikes have ignited dozens of fires across Australia’s island state of Tasmania, adding to a number of dangerous blazes, authorities said. We have identified several fires on Tuesday…
Shimla, Jan 16 (IANS) Icy winds enveloped the hills of Himachal Pradesh with the higher reaches recording sub-zero temperatures. There are chances of mild rain and snow at a few places in the state till…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Biting cold winds from the northwest lashed the national capital on Wednesday as the minimum temperature here dropped to 4.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. The maximum…
Srinagar, Jan 16 (IANS) The Met on Wednesday forecast heavy snowfall for at least five days starting Saturday that is likely to disrupt air and surface traffic to and from the Kashmir Valley. “A comparatively…
Canberra, Jan 16 (IANS) Temperatures touching 50 degrees Celsius have been recorded in some parts of Australia as a heat wave scorches the country leading authorities to issue an Ozone alert on Wednesday in Sydney….
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) A four-member committee formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday penalised German auto giant Volkswagen Rs 171.34 crore for causing air pollution in Delhi due to excess nitrogen…
Agra, Jan 15 (IANS) The stinking and highly polluted water in the river Yamuna proved quite a ‘put off’ for devotees who wanted to take a holy dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on…
Shimla, Jan 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh aims to increase forest cover from 26 to 35 per cent, Forest Minister Govind Singh Thakur said on Tuesday. Presiding over a workshop on a project for improvement of…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) The West Bengal CID on Tuesday recovered at least 689 endangered Indian soft-shell river turtles and arrested four persons in this connection, an official said. Based on prior information, the CID…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) The two women seen in a video beating puppies to death near the hostel building of a medical college in Kolkata have been identified as nursing students, the head of the…
By Mayank Aggarwal New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS/Mongabay) The Indian government has unveiled its long-awaited National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) that aims at a 20-30 percent reduction of particulate matter (PM) concentration over the next…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Residents in the national capital woke up to a misty morning on Tuesday as the minimum temperature settled for 6 degreeS Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “It was…
Shimla, Jan 15 (IANS) After three consecutive days of snowfall and rain, Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday got some relief, but the cold continued to grip the hills, said an official. The meteorological office here said…
Srinagar, Jan 15 (IANS) An intense cold wave hit the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, bringing down temperatures several notches below the freezing point An official of the MET Department said the weather would remain generally…
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) A new study has revealed that melting of the ice and snow from the entire continent of Antarctica has accelerated by 280 per cent in the last four decades. The study…
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has lent support to an initiative aimed at increasing greenery in Mumbai. In association with Radio City’s campaign “Hara Hai Toh Bara Ahe”, the “Manto” actor has urged…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) In view of life-threatening thunderstorms and lightning during the pre-monsoon season, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has decided to implement an end-to-end prediction system for predicting thunderstorms or lightning by…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Delhi’s air quality saw a sudden improvement on Monday as the wind speed turned the air from ‘very poor’ to ‘poor’. Officials, however, said this improvement is unlikely to last…