Jammu records coldest night
Jammu, Dec 26 (IANS) As a cold wave intensified across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, Jammu city recorded the season’s coldest night at 3.5 degrees Celsius, the Met said. In the Ladakh region and valley,…
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Indonesian tsunami rescue efforts continue as country marks 2004 disaster
Jakarta, Dec 26 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Wednesday resumed the search for 154 people missing after a tsunami hit the Sunda Strait coasts as the country commemorates the anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami…
Amritsar records 0.4 degrees as cold wave continues in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, Dec 25 (IANS) Amritsar city recorded a low of 0.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday as cold wave conditions prevailed across the plains of Punjab and Haryana in the past 24 hours. The minimum temperatures…
Emergency admissions of respiratory diseases increase at AIIMS with poor air quality
N0ew Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) As the national capital battles ‘severe’ air quality, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) reported a surge in the number of patients visiting the hospital with cardiac and…
Rain hampers rescue efforts as Indonesia tsunami toll hits 429
Jakarta, Dec 25 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Tuesday raised the death toll in the deadly tsunami triggered by a volcanic eruption in Sunda Strait to 429, with search and rescue teams struggling to find survivors…
Cold Christmas in Delhi with ‘severe’ air quality
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The residents of national capital had no respite from bad air quality even on Christmas as Delhi continued to remain under ‘severe’ air pollution on Tuesday for the fourth consecutive…
New sustainable ‘plastics’ in the offing
Jerusalem, Dec 25 (IANS) Researchers have developed a new sustainable biopolymer technology to make bioplastic polymers which may one day free the world of its worst pollutant, finds a new study. The process to make…
4 trains cancelled, 12 delayed due to fog
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) At least four trains were cancelled and 12 delayed due to heavy fog in several parts of northern India, railway officials said. According to Northern Railway, four trains departing from…
Fog disrupts air, rail traffic; air quality ‘severe’ in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) It was a cold foggy Tuesday morning in the national capital with visibility dropping to 50 metres affecting flight schedule and causing train cancellations. The air quality in Delhi-NCR remained…
Patna Zoo closed after 6 peacocks die
Patna, Dec 25 (IANS) Six peacocks died under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday in the Patna Zoo forcing authorities to shut down the facility for the next five days, officials said. According to an official of…
Himachal to miss snowfall on New Year’s Eve
Shimla, Dec 25 (IANS) The sun is shining brightly in Himachal Pradesh these days and dry conditions is likely to prevail till the New Year dawns, the weather bureau said on Tuesday. There will be…
Here’s how to care for your eyes during winter
London, Dec 25 (IANS) Retaining moisture can help combat dryness to the eyes during winter season, says an opthalmologist. Dry, itchy eyes are a common problem in the winter due to low humidity. “On average,…
Wintertime heat melting Greenland’s ice sheet: Scientists
London, Dec 25 (IANS) Greenland’s ice sheet, the second largest in the world, is melting in winter due to heat from the ocean, recent research says. Based on computer simulations, the research by Scottish Association…
Fog disrupts air, rail traffic in Delhi; air quality ‘severe’
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) It was a cold foggy Tuesday morning in the national capital with visibility dropping to 50 metres affecting flight schedule and causing cancellation of over 300 trains. The air quality…
No snowfall in Kashmir on Christmas
Srinagar, Dec 25 (IANS) Christmas celebrations in Kashmir are likely to miss the traditional snowfall this year as an unabated cold wave continues on Tuesday with the Met denying any possibility of rain or snow…
Indonesia tsunami: Rain hinders search for survivors
Jakarta, Dec 25 (IANS) Days of heavy rain on Indonesia’s Java coast was making it difficult on Tuesday for search and rescue teams looking for survivors of the Sunda Strait tsunami. The emergency teams were…
373 dead in Indonesia amid fear of more tsunamis
Jakarta, Dec 24 (IANS) The death toll in a devastating tsunami that hit the coast of Indonesia after a volcanic eruption reached 373 on Monday, as rescuers continued digging through the rubble with bare hands…
Delhi air ‘severe,’ EPCA bans industrial activity, construction
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) With pollution remaining ‘severe’ for the third consecutive day in the national capital, the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) on Monday banned construction work and industrial activities in…
Indonesian tsunami toll reaches 281 amid fresh warnings
Jakarta, Dec 24 (IANS) The death toll in a devastating tsunami that hit the coast of Indonesia after a volcanic eruption reached 281 on Monday, as rescuers continued digging through the rubble with bare hands…
Over 60,000 people affected by Sri Lanka flash floods
Colombo, Dec 24 (IANS) Over 60,000 people have been affected by flash floods and heavy winds in Sri Lanka’s northern part after days of heavy rains, officials said on Monday. Out of those affected, over…