Chandigarh, Sep 23 (IANS) Widespread rain in several parts of Punjab and Haryana in the last 24 hours has affected the standing paddy crop in the agrarian states. Moderate to heavy rainfall was reported from…
Seoul, Sep 23 (IANS) A 3.0 magnitude earthquake was detected near North Korea’s nuclear test site on Saturday, South Korea’s weather agency said. The tremor occurred at 5.29 p.m., some 20 km southeast of the…
Shimla, Sep 23 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh will continue to experience moderate to heavy rainfall till Sunday, the weather bureau said. Some areas in the state received heavy spells in the last 24…
San Juan, Sep 23 (IANS) About 70,000 people living near the Guajataca River in Puerto Rico were asked to evacuate immediately because of an “imminent dam break”, the media reported. The announcement was made by…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Delhi saw heavy rains overnight and on Saturday morning with the weather office saying that more rains were likely during the day. The minimum temperature on Saturday was recorded at…
Srinagar, Sep 23 (IANS) A moderate intensity earthquake jolted the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, a weather official confirmed. The Met department official said here: “An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred today at…
Mexico City, Sep 23 (IANS) The toll from the powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake that rocked Mexico earlier this week has risen to 292, the national emergency management chief has said. National Civil Protection Coordinator Luis Felipe…
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale has struck off California in the Pacific Ocean, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake, with a magnitude of 5.8, was…
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Upcoming Smart Cities shall now go to a new level of monitoring and delivery of civic services through Digitally Integrated Central Command and Control Centres, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary…
Agra, Sep 22 (IANS) Heavy showers lashed Taj city on Friday, ending a long dry spell which had raised fears of drought. “Though the sky was overcast since Thursday, a sudden downpour on Friday afternoon…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 22 (IANS) With nearly 100 blocks in the state recording deficit rainfall this year, the Odisha government has decided to declare as drought affected the areas getting below 50 per cent of the…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) After two weeks of hot weather conditions, rain on Friday brought respite for Delhi’s residents as the mercury dropped eight degrees in 24 hours, with the maximum temperature recorded at…
Mathura, Sep 22 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Friday inaugurated an eco-friendly sewage treatment plant of 75,000 liters capacity here, developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) using indigenous technology. The…
Hyderabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Goldstone Infratech Ltd on Friday announced that its zero-emission electric bus has started running in Himachal Pradesh. The Himachal Pradesh Transport Corporation is operating the bus on the Kulu-Manali-Rohtang Pass route….
Manila, Sep 22 (IANS) Greenpeace on Friday accused multinational majors like Nestle and Unilever of aggravating plastic pollution in the sea and listed the Philippines as the third worst polluter of the world’s oceans. The…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Warning many species of animals are on the verge of extinction due to crimes against wildlife, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday called for awareness and sensitisation as well…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday asked Delhi and neighbouring states to strictly implement the Air Pollution Act that bans the burning of crop residue and paddy straw. “All the…
Mathura, Sep 22 (IANS) Animal lovers on Friday celebrated Elephants Appreciation Day at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation Centre in Mathura during which a jumbo buffet was organised for the pachyderms rescued from a life…
Aizawl, Sep 22 (IANS) Lawmakers, both MPs and MLAs, representing India’s 10 mountain states, have noted with concern the “rapidly changing weather patterns” as a result of climate change and the “havoc it has unleashed”…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Rains on Friday brought a much-needed respite from the heat to the national capital as the temperature dropped to 24 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. The weather office has also…