Bhubaneswar, Nov 6 (IANS) Elusive Royal Bengal tigress Sundari was tranquilized after two weeks of chase in Odisha’s in Satkosia Tiger Reserve on Tuesday. Forest officials managed to tranquilize Sundari, the tigress brought from Madhya…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Wind directions changed by Tuesday noon, creating an outlet for the toxic air over the Delhi-NCR region and thereby improving the air quality to “very poor,” from “severe” in the…
Sangrur (Punjab), Nov 6 (IANS) Stubble burning in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana can be completely stopped if the benefits of the Happy Seeder machine are driven home and farmers are incentivised to…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Even as residents of the national capital contend with a poor air quality index, the bursting of crackers on Diwali will escalate health hazards over the next…
Jammu/Srinagar, Nov 6 (IANS) The people of Jammu and Kashmir woke up to bright sunshine on Tuesday. “The weather is likely to remain dry in the state for the next four to five days although…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The national capital witnessed a clear morning on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.3 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. “Clear sky with mist or shallow…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The national capital and its surroundings continued to suffer toxic air quality on Tuesday with only a slight improvement from “emergency” to “severe” category. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of…
Gandhinagar, Nov 5 (IANS) It was a veritable wild goose chase for the state authorities on Monday when they desperately searched long hours for a stray leopard that had sneaked into the sprawling Gujarat Secretariat…
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday hit back at Rahul Gandhi over killing over tigress Avni, saying his government does not require a certificate from Rahul Gandhi. Earlier on…
Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) Under fire from various quarters including Union Minister Maneka Gandhi, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday announced a probe to ascertain if there were any procedural lapses in the killing of…
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The national capital and the areas around experienced the first smog episode of this season as the city turned into gas chamber two days before Diwali with air quality placed…
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) With the air quality going beyond the “severe” category, Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Monday directed all concerned agencies to undertake water sprinkling from high-rise buildings after Diwali for…
Chandigarh, Nov 5 (IANS) Chandigarh’s Mayor Davesh Moudgil on Monday asked the city residents to shun Chinese products and fire crackers, and celebrate the Diwali with traditional fervour. “We will have to refuse not only…
Bengaluru, Nov 5 (IANS) In compliance with the Supreme Court order, Karnataka has notified the time to burst crackers during Diwali festival from 8 to 10 p.m., an official said on Monday. “The Karnataka government,…
Rome, Nov 5 (IANS) Several regions of Italy were braced on Monday for adverse weather conditions following a week of deadly storms and flooding that has claimed the lives of over 30 people across the…
New York, Nov 5 (IANS) Increased levels of lead and mercury in the blood could raise bad cholesterol levels, known to damage arteries, and increase the risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a…
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Monday experienced the first smog of the season with air pollutants going up many folds higher than the permissible limits and the…
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Congress on Monday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the alarming pollution levels in Delhi, saying that the city was facing “pollution emergency” and he kept silent on the…
Kolkata, Nov 5 (IANS) Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Monday said it has relaxed norms governing supply of the dry fuel to small consumers, a move that would increase availability of coal for customers who…
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, Nov 5 (IANS) Three students of Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Engineering in Delhi developed an Android app to measure the alarming pollution levels in the National Capital Region (NCR), the US-based…