Warm sunny morning in Delhi
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) It was a warm sunny Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 21 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would…
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6.1-magnitude quake jolts Japan
Tokyo, April 1 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Japan’s Mie prefecture on Friday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor was relatively shallow at…
Radioactive sediment found in Fukushima rivers
Tokyo, April 1 (IANS) Japanese researchers have detected relatively high levels of radioactive substances in sediment in multiple rivers running through Fukushima prefecture, the media reported on Friday. The prefectural government in January surveyed the…
Kejriwal launches ‘Greening Delhi’; roads to be vacuum cleaned
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched the ‘Greening Delhi’ programme by planting trees, and promising that PWD roads will be vacuum cleaned in two months. “Apart from restoring…
Venkaiah assures support on sustainable development goals
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday assured of full support in achieving the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations. Naidu’s assurance came as the Legislators…
Another woman alleges sexual harassment by Pachauri
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) A third woman has levelled sexual harassment allegations against TERI executive vice chairman R.K. Pachauri through an open letter on Thursday. The letter was accessed by IANS from her lawyers…
SC indicates ECC on diesel SUVs, luxury cars registration
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that it may impose environment compensation charge (ECC) on registration of SUVs and luxury diesel cars in case it lifts its order banning registration…
SC may levy ECC on diesel SUVs, luxury cars registration
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that it may impose environment compensation charge (ECC) on registration of SUVs and luxury diesel cars in case it lifts its order banning registration…
Vacuum cleaning of roads begins in Delhi
+New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Vacuum cleaning and greening of roads began in the national capital on Thursday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal informed. “Congrats Delhi. Vacuum cleaning and greening of Public Works Department (PWD) roads…
Scientists unearth Indian dancing frog’s secretive tadpoles
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) From the streambeds in the Western Ghats of India, an international team of scientists has unearthed a species of tadpole that burrows through sand and lives in total darkness until…
Green activist in Vrindavan threatened with police action
Vrindavan, March 31 (IANS) A green activist has been threatened with police action after the Vrindavan Municipality in a resolution accused him of burning trash to tarnish the elected civic body’s image. Vrindavan Municipality executive…
Cold front to hit China with snow, plunging mercury
Beijing, March 31 (IANS) A strong cold front will bring heavy rain and snow to some parts of central and east China, plunging temperatures over the next three days, the national observatory forecast on Thursday….
Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19.5 degrees Celsius, one notch above normal, the weather official said. The sky will remain clear throughout…
Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the maximum temperature recorded at 35.6 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, the weather official said. The sky will remain clear throughout…
Lakes that supply Panama Canal battered by drought
Panama City, March 31 (IANS/EFE) Water levels in the two artificial lakes that nourish the Panama Canal and supply more than half the country’s households are at historic lows and likely to continue receding over…
Agreement on marketing of Delhi’s compost inked
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) An agreement to market the compost produced in Delhi was on Wednesday inked between the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFS) and National Fertilisers…
New building bye-laws for Delhi announced
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday announced new building bye-laws for Delhi. Revised after 33 years, the laws have been made “user-friendly through unification and simplification of…
Experts catch snakes ahead of Simhasth Kumbh in MP
Ujjain, March 30 (IANS) Apart from making security and other arrangements ahead of the Simhasth Kumbh here in April-May, authorities have roped in snake experts to catch the reptiles and release them in the wild…
Japan’s n-regulator clears Fukushima’s underground ice wall
Tokyo, March 30 (IANS) Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) on Wednesday approved the use of an underground “wall of ice” at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant to help contain spills of contaminated water into the…
Clear Wednesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) It was a clear Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.8 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain partly cloudy with mist or haze…