Partly cloudy morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 22 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain partly cloudy in the day ahead…
Wildlife
China on storm alert
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) China’s meteorological authority has issued a blue alert, the lowest level in a four-tier warning system, for rainstorms in southern parts of the country, the media reported on Sunday. Until March…
Lights dim at AIFW 2016 by default
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The ongoing Amazon India Fashion Week (AIFW) Autumn-Winter 2016 here on Saturday observed Earth Hour 2016 by switching off some lights, even though it was not planned. Lights of several…
Telangana, Andhra observe Earth Hour
Hyderabad, March 19 (IANS) Environment conscious people in the Telugu-speaking states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh switched off lights for one hour on Saturday night to mark Earth Hour 2016. The India-Pakistan cricket match, however,…
Earth Hour celebrated in Kolkata amid India-Pakistan match
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Environment-conscious citizens and some hotels switched off non-essential lights to observe Earth Hour on Saturday even as the majority stayed glued to television sets for the high-profile India-Pakistan World Twenty 20…
Indian cities celebrate Earth Hour 2016
New Delhi: Lights were deemed at India Gate during Earth Hour observed in New Delhi on March 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai/Shimla/Chennai, March 19 (IANS) Thousands of people across the country joined the global community…
Heavy rain kills 79 in Pakistan
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) At least 79 people were killed and 97 injured in separate rain-triggered accidents in Pakistan over the past 10 days, authorities said on Saturday. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said…
Soldier missing after avalanche hits army post in Kargil
Jammu, March 19 (IANS) A soldier is missing after an avalanche hit an army post on Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kargil on Thursday and search operations are on, an army official…
Light rain lashes Delhi on Saturday evening
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Delhi experienced light rain at many places on Saturday evening followed by a partly cloudy sky, as the maximum temperature settled at 32.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s…
Small birds have vision twice as fast as humans
London, March 19 (IANS) Researchers have found that the blue tit, collared flycatcher and pied flycatcher have the fastest eyesight in the animal kingdom, with their vision being more than twice as fast as humans….
Eight killed due to rains, landslides in Pakistani Kashmir
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) At least eight people were killed overnight due to rains and landslides in Pakistani Kashmir, police said. A rockfall hit half a dozen of houses in Sarli Sacha Sharqi village on…
Sunny Saturday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature at 19 degree Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, a weather official said. “There is…
Weather to improve in Jammu and Kashmir from Saturday
Srinagar, March 19 (IANS) Weather across Jammu and Kashmir will start improving on Saturday with decrease in overall rainfall activity, meteorological department said. “It is presently raining here, but from today (Saturday) onwards there would…
Chinese temple fined for illegal possession of lion
Beijing, March 19 (IANS) A Buddhist temple in Chinas Shaanxi province, was fined 3,000 yuan ($463) for the illegal possession of a lion within its premises, the media reported on Saturday. Officials confirmed that the…
China maintains yellow alert for smog
(151225) — SHANGHAI, Dec. 25, 2015 (Xinhua) — Light rail trains run in heavy smog in east China’s Shanghai, Dec. 25, 2015. A yellow alarm has been issued to alert smog and air pollution by…
How a local dog helped eight stranded trekkers survive in snowy conditions
By Vishal Gulati Manali, March 18 (IANS) Man’s best friend stood by stranded trekkers in the Himachal snow, but was left behind to fend for himself after the eight were airlifted to safety. Four days…
Minimum thickness of plastic carry bags increased: Javadekar
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) Prakash Javadekar (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Centre on Friday notified the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, in…
EESL distributes 8 crore LED bulbs under Ujala scheme
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) on Friday completed distribution of eight crore light emitting diode (LED) bulbs over one year across 125 cities in India, an official statement said…
Sri Lanka vows to fight global warming
Colombo, March 18 (IANS) Sri Lanka will have 10,000 environment-friendly villages throughout the country by 2020 in its aim to fight global warming, a minister said here on Friday. Media Minister Gayantha Karunathilleke said that…
BJP legislator arrested for maiming horse
Dehradun, March 18 (IANS) BJP Uttarakhand legislator Ganesh Joshi, accused of hitting and severely injuring a police horse which necessitated the amputation of one of its legs, was arrested on Friday, police said. The horse…