Ahmedabad, June 18 (IANS) After playing truant for a week, Cyclone Vayu went past the Kutch coast in Gujarat on Tuesday in a considerably weakened state, leaving moderate to heavy showers at several places with…
Chennai, June 18 (IANS) With reservoirs supplying water to Chennai drying up and ground water levels plummeting in absence of rain, water has become scarce but the government is taking necessary steps to supply drinking…
Dehradun, June 18 (IANS) Amidst environmental concerns over the impending wedding extravaganza of the controversial Gupta brothers’ two sons in Auli, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday strongly defended the high profile marriage…
Sydney, June 18 (IANS) In a world’s first, ‘green’ concrete” which is made using industrial waste from coal-fired power stations and steel manufacturing is being used in a road trial in Sydney. Researchers from the…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, June 18 (IANS) In a first scientific study of its kind, the state Wildlife Department, in partnership with the Nature Conservation Foundation, is laying camera traps to study the elusive and…
Shimla, June 18 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday make it mandatory for trekkers to carry a GPS device to tackle any exigency. A decision in this regard was taken at a review meeting…
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) In the backdrop of a severe drought across large parts of Maharashtra with a delayed monsoon this year, a Bharatiya Janata Party activist on Tuesday raised concerns on the alleged huge…
Washington, June 18 (IANS) A massive wildfire in the US state of Arizona has spread to 37,765 acres in 10 days with only 6 per cent containment so far, authorities said. The blaze, dubbed the…
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) It was a cool and breezy Tuesday morning in the national capital following light rain in the past 24 hours, making the weather pleasant after a long spell of intense…
New York, June 18 (IANS) Diversifying the crops in India can be an effective way to adapt its food-production systems to the growing influence of extreme climate change, said US researchers including Indian-origin. The team…
Beijing, June 18 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and 125 others injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit China’s Sichuan province, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on Tuesday. The earthquake hit Changning county…
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) There was a huge relief for the people in Delhi and surrounding areas as mercury fell by several notches on Monday and the sky remained cloudy throughout the day while…
Dehradun, June 17 (IANS) Rains on Monday evening lashed Dehradun, Mussoorie and other areas of Uttarakhand, giving a much-needed respite from the summers. Coupled with hail, the rains lashed Dehradun city, leading to water-logging in…
Chennai, June 17 (IANS) Facing severe water shortage and high vegetable prices, restaurants/hotels serving South Indian meals are mulling ways to tackle the situation, including stopping lunch meals, said an official of a hotel association….
Patna, June 17 (IANS) In an unprecedented move, authorities in Bihar’s Gaya district on Monday imposed prohibitory orders as a preventive measure in view of the severe heat wave that claimed 31 lives so far,…
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that India will lead by example the fight against increasing land desertification. “We as a country make targets not under global pressure…
Pune, June 17 (IANS) To solve water crisis for farmers throughout the varied climate conditions in India, Pune-based company Khethworks has developed solar-powered irrigation system. The irrigation system is intended to make farmers independent of…
Patna, June 17 (IANS) Severe heatwave killed 29 more people in Bihar in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll over the past two days to 78, official said on Monday. However unofficially, the…
Panaji, June 17 (IANS) Taking cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal letters to sarpanchas across the country urging their participation in water harvesting efforts, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has urged all state ministers and…
By Vishal Gulati Kullu, June 17 (IANS) If you are an intrepid trekker and want to test your nerves in the highly inhospitable terrain and tough climatic conditions of Himachal Pradesh’s Tirthan and Parvati valleys,…