New York, March 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) During the exceptionally warm Arctic summer of 2019, Greenland lost 600 billion tonnes of ice, enough to raise global sea levels by 2.2 millimetres in two months, new research has…
Washington, March 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit the US state of Utah, authorities said, adding that there were reports of any casualty. The quake struck on Wednesday morning near…
Lucknow, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Uttar Pradesh government has issued an order to all district veterinary officers to instruct poultry hatcheries to stop using crude killing of male chicks and instead use means recommended by…
New Delhi, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The national capital on Wednesday witnessed ‘moderate’ air quality with AQI at 129, and SAFAR predicted further improvement by Friday. According to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather…
New York, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) A war between India and Pakistan using less than one per cent of nuclear weapons available in the world could lead to the worst global food crisis in modern history,…
Srinagar, March 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Twenty-five sheep were killed by wild animals in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to a report, wild animals entered the barn of a villager in Kungamdara village of Pattan tehsil of…
Chandigarh, March 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Acting on the directions of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Punjab Police has cracked down in a big way on sand mining being carried out at night in six districts. Nine persons…
New York, March 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian farmers are spending more on insecticides for genetically modified (GM) Bt cotton, say researchers, adding that the situation is worsening. “Now farmers in India are spending more on seeds,…
New Delhi, March 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The IMD on Saturday predicted that while a large part of the country may receive light to moderate rainfall in the next 24 hours, ending 1 p.m. on Sunday, the…
New Delhi, March 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The national capital region on Saturday witnessed heavy hailstorm and rains, with the weather office predicting light rains in the evening. The sky turned dark in the afternoon with the…
Shimla, March 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) More snowfall in Shimla, Dalhousie and higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday intensified the cold wave conditions in the state. “Popular tourist spots Shimla, Kufri, Chail and Dalhousie received overnight…
New York, March 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Breathing dirty air takes a heavy toll on gut bacteria, boosting risk of obesity, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders and other chronic illnesses, a new study revealed. The study, published in the…
Lucknow, March 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hailstorm, accompanied by strong winds lashed several parts of Uttar Pradesh on Friday causing wide spread damage to crops. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed all district magistrates to provide financial…
New Delhi, March 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The national capital will get a much-needed respite from the fluctuating mercury as the temperature is set to soar from the next week. “Summer is fast approaching. Due to western…
Srinagar, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than a month after the end of harsh winter period of ‘Chillai-Kalan’, cold conditions have returned in the Kashmir valley. It has been raining in the plains and snowing in…
New Delhi, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill 2020 was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, with 83 members voting in its favour and 12 against. On March 6, the Lok Sabha…
New York, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity will annually affect areas now home to 1.2 billion people by 2100, assuming current greenhouse gas emissions, say researchers. Rising global temperatures are…
London, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Earth’s great ice sheets, Greenland and Antarctica, were now losing mass six times faster than they were in the 1990s due to warming conditions, the media reported on Thursday citing scientists…
New Delhi, March 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The central government, the Himachal Pradesh government and the World Bank on Wednesday signed an $80 million loan agreement to improve water management practices and increase agricultural productivity in selected…
Shimla, March 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The cold spell was slated to extend for a couple of days more in Himachal as many places in the hill state were likely to witness rain and moderate snow, weather…