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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Lhasa, Dec 24 (IANS) More than 2,100 people were evacuated after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Xigaze city in Tibet autonomous region early on Monday, authorities said. No casualties were reported. The earthquake hit Xaitongmoin County…
Shimla, Dec 24 (IANS) It was sunny on Monday but most parts of Himachal Pradesh still experienced intense cold weather and Shimla shivered at 1.8 degrees Celsius, the season’s lowest. The Met office forecast long…
By Sahana Ghosh Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 24 (IANS/Mongabay) Is the devastating 2018 flood in Kerala linked to climate change? Based on a study that does not find any long-term increase in the mean or heavy monsoon…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) reached hazardous levels on Monday morning as minimum temperature slightly improved to 4.6 degrees Celsius, the Met said. Pollution levels depreciated…