Geneva, Nov 3 (IANS/WAM) The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has sought attention to the significant loss of life and economic losses worth $280 billion associated with tsunamis, notably for countries bordering the Indian…
Chandigarh, Nov 3 (IANS) Chandigarh and its surrounding areas experienced light rains on Saturday. The day’s temperature dropped to around 19 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in Chandigarh on Friday was 29.8 degrees Celsius while…
Nagpur, Nov 3 (IANS) Avni, a five-year old alleged man-eater tigress who had created terror in Maharshtra’s Vidarbha forests, was shot dead on Saturday in Yavatmal district. The search operation came after nearly three months…
Jammu/Srinagar, Nov 3 (IANS) Fresh snowfall occurred in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday while heavy rains lashed the plains, the weather department said. “Fresh snowfall has occurred in Zojila Pass, Drass,…
Shimla, Nov 3 (IANS) Snow and widespread rains on Saturday brought down temperatures across Himachal Pradesh, a Met official said. While the tourist resorts of Shimla and Manali witnessed rains, other hill stations like Kalpa…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Saturday with the minimum temperature recorded at 18.5 degrees Celsius, four notches above season’s average. “It will be partly cloudy…
Jammu, Nov 3 (IANS) Landslides triggered by incessant rains closed the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway on Saturday, according to a traffic department official. The landslides were triggered after night-long rains in Ramban district. “Landslide clearance operation…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The air quality of the national capital and surrounding areas saw slight improvement from near “severe” to very-poor” on Friday as winds continue determining Delhi’s pollution level. On a brighter…
Chandigarh, Nov 2 (IANS) Punjab Environment Minister O.P. Soni on Friday took on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for blaming Punjab farmers for Delhi’s pollution, saying Kejriwal should first look within Delhi before blaming Punjab’s…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday allowed viewing of G.D Agarwal’s body, the environment engineer and activist who died in Rishikesh following indefinite hunger strike for a clean Ganga. Former IIT…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) In its effort to promote pollution-free public transport, the Delhi government on Friday conducted a trial run of its low-floor electric bus and said it is in the process of…
Jammu, Nov 2 (IANS) Lightning killed over 100 sheep and goats on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, the administration said. The lightning struck Alal Mangota area killing the livestock belonging to ‘Bakerwal’ (goatherd)…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Conservationists fear a significant increase in poaching as a result of China lifting a 25-year-old ban on trade in tiger bones and Rhino horns for “medicine and…
Jammu/Srinagar, Nov 2 (IANS) Snowfall occurred in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday while rains lashed the plains, a Met official said. “Fresh snowfall has occurred in Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Pahalgam, Kargil and…
By Aditya Baruah Yaongyimchen (Nagaland), Nov 2 (IANS) With a dip in the mercury, the people of Nagaland’s Longleng district have started welcoming their annual winged guests, the Amur falcon. The residents of Yaongyimchen, Alayong…
Shimla, Nov 2 (IANS) Temperatures across Himachal Pradesh on Friday dipped as high altitudes received mild spells of snow while others experienced rains. The Met Office has forecast snow and rain across the state due…
Yangon, Nov 2 (IANS) A minor earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale was felt in Myanmar’s Kachin state early on Friday, the Met said. It struck 32 minutes after midnight and its epicentre was…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 16 degrees Celsius, a notch above season’s average. “There was also shallow fog…
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Stubble burning in neighbouring states and local pollution sources worsened Delhi’s air quality to near “severe” level, with Thursday seeing the three most polluted cities from the National Capital Region…
Hyderabad, Nov 1 (IANS) With India being among the top five countries in terms of green buildings, the country should aim to make its 4,500 cities and towns environmentally friendly to enable it to grow…