New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The air quality of Delhi and regions around it remained toxic between “severe” and “very-poor” levels even five days after Diwali, with weather conditions expected to be unfavourable till at…
Nagpur, Nov 12 (IANS) Tigress Avni was shot and killed “when she was facing away” from the gunman hired by the Maharashtra government, the report of an independent government-appointed expert revealed here on Monday. The…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) In a bid to prevent up to 100 gigatons of carbon emissions by 2050, and reduce up to 0.5 degree Celsius of global warming by 2100, the Indian government on…
By Shreehari Paliath Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 12 (IndiaSpend/IANS) The devastating flood in Kerala left 2.56 million homes without electricity. How the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) restored power in under a fortnight by mobilising every human…
Los Angeles, Nov 12 (IANS) Canadian rock legend Neil Young has criticised US President Donald Trump for his “gross mismanagement” comment regarding the California wildfire. The wildfire is currently raging in northern and southern California…
Tokyo, Nov 12 (IANS) A Japanese whaling expedition on Monday left for the Antarctic Ocean to begin its hunting season despite international opposition. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Japanese fleet…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Actors Farhan Akhtar and Priyanka Chopra, who are in the capital to shoot for their upcoming film “The Sky is Pink”, are battling the city’s pollution levels with masks. Farhan…
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) Actress Anushka Sharma has joined hands with Discovery to promote a global awareness movement to save tigers from extinction. Anushka will promote Project C.A.T: Conserving Acres for Tigers, aimed at raising…
Srinagar, Nov 12 (IANS) Widespread rain and snow has been forecast in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday as the minimum temperatures improved while day temperatures were likely to fall further, a weather official said. Sonam…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Monday witnessed “severe” air quality with the minimum temperature recorded at 13.4 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the Met office said. “The…
San Francisco, Nov 12 (IANS) The death toll from the three raging wildfires in California has increased to 31, with more than 300,000 people forced to evacuate from their homes across the US state, according…
San Francisco, Nov 12 (IANS) ASinger Liam Payne is afraid of losing his $10 million home in the wildfires currently devastating California. The former One Direction star took to Twitter to reveal his devastation over…
London, Nov 11 (IANS) Freezing pollutants can prevent deadly outdoor air pollution — thought to cause more than three million premature deaths worldwide every year — from seeping indoors by 99 per cent, scientists have…
San Francisco, Nov 11 (IANS) The death toll in the three raging wildfires in California has increased to 25, while the fires have caused destruction to numerous communities across large areas of the US state,…
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Nov 11 (IANS) Believe it or not, the Aravalis — one of the oldest ranges in the world — remain undefined till date, leading to its steady depletion. The Supreme Court…
Canberra, Nov 11 (IANS) An Australian surfer was attacked by a shark on Sunday. The surfer, in his 20s, was on a bodyboard off Pyramids Beach, south of Perth, when he was attacked, reports Xinhua…
Jakarta, Nov 11 (IANS) Seven people were killed when landslides struck Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, a disaster management official said on Sunday. Heavy downpours triggered soils of a 100-metre high hill to slide down in…
By Vishal Gulati Pinjore (Haryana), Nov 11 (IANS) Eight captive-reared critically endangered white-backed vultures are set to take wings early next year for the first time in India since the vulture conservation centre near here…
Shimla, Nov 11 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh might experience rains and snowfall in the next four days, a weather official said here on Sunday. “There are chances of rainfall and snowfall at some…
Jammu/Srinagar, Nov 11 (IANS) The minimum temperatures increased across Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday as the weather office forecast rain and snow for the next three days in the state. “There is a likelihood of…