New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday urged people to use bicycle at least once a week to protect the environment. “Use cycle at least once a week, as it…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Delhi saw some respite from the heat on Thursday, as the maximum temperature dropped two degrees due to a rainy morning even as the weatherman predicted light rain on Friday…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) With a 10 kg cake and a special treat of two kg chicken — his favourite, the National Zoological Park (Delhi zoo) celebrated the tenth birthday of white tiger Vijay…
Beijing, July 20 (IANS) China on Thursday issued a yellow alert for rainstorms as heavy showers were expected over the next 24 hours. From Thursday to Friday, heavy rains were expected in parts of Heilongjiang,…
Hanoi, July 20 (IANS) Eight people were killed and four others injured in Vietnam as typhoon Talas hit the country, officials said on Thursday. The typhoon also caused 175 houses to collapse, ripped roofs off…
Jammu, July 20 (IANS) Six persons were killed and several houses and shops were damaged on Thursday in a cloudburst in the hilly district of Doda in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The cloudburst hit…
New York, July 20 (IANS) Social media platforms like Twitter can be used to apprise the government as well as to provide assistance to the general public in the case of adverse weather conditions such…
Lima, July 20 (IANS) A new coin featuring the endangered Andean bear has been issued in Peru. The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) issued the coin on Wednesday in a bid to raise people’s…
Phnom Penh, July 20 (IANS) A conservationist group said on Thursday that it has found a globally endangered Masked Finfoot, an aquatic bird, for the first time in four years in Cambodia’s Preah Vihear province….
Washington, July 20 (IANS) A wildfire is raged across 45,000 acres outside the Yosemite National Park, causing the evacuation of 4,000 residents. The blaze that started on Sunday near Lake McClure and was only 7…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) People in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) got relief from the sweltering heat on Thursday but early morning heavy rain caused waterlogging in many key roads and residential…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) It was a rainy Thursday morning in the national capital with 25.8 mm rainfall till 8.30 a.m. The minimum temperature was recorded 25.2 degrees celsius, two notches below the season’s…
Washington, July 20 (IANS) Thousands of people gathered to enjoy the beauty of “bloom night”, an event in a US desert in which the flowers of hundreds of cacti appear almost in unison at dusk…
Jammu, July 20 (IANS) Three persons were killed and several houses and shops were damaged on Thursday in a cloudburst in the hilly Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The cloudburst hit Thathri…
Tokyo, July 20 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook the Fukushima Prefecture and northeast Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. However, no tsunami alerts or damage to the nuclear…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Environment Ministry on Wednesday approved the projects for climate change adaptation submitted by Rajasthan, Gujarat and Sikkim. The National Steering Committee on Climate Change (NSCCC), headed by Environment Secretary…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Imposition of 18 per cent rate on pesticides under the Goods and Service Tax (GST) system has become a cause of worry not only for farmers but crop protection product…
Shimla, July 19 (IANS) A mild earthquake was recorded on Wednesday in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba region, which witnessed tremors for three consecutive days in May, an official said. “An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Uber on Wednesday launched a nationwide campaign called “Decongest India”, starting with New Delhi, to curb congestion and pollution. As part of the campaign, the cab aggregator will focus on…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Indian scientists are working to develop a new model of biofuels’ use through application of indigenous technology and the government hopes to unveil some results of this research in the…
