New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Alibaba Group on Monday announced their partnership to support efforts to achieve the “Sustainable Development Goal” (SDG) 2 — a world with zero…
Shimla, Nov 5 (IANS) A day after moderate rains in Himachal Pradesh, Shimla and nearby tourist spots witnessed a sunny morning on Monday as the minimum temperature was recorded at 6.8 degrees Celsius here. The…
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) There was shallow fog on Monday in the national capital hampering visibility in the region that has already been facing ‘very poor’ air quality. The minimum temperature was recorded at…
Jammu, Nov 5 (IANS) Landslides in Ramban district on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Monday blocked the road that was restored for one-way traffic less than a day ago, a senior traffic department official said. Landslides…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Sunday while hiting out at Maharashtra Environment and Forests minister over the killing of the “maneater” tigress Avni said it was…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) If you prefer staying indoors due to the rise in air pollution in Delhi-NCR, think again. According to experts, the air one breathes inside the house also contains particles that…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) After several days of suffering from ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’ air quality, the national capital on Sunday breathed better air as its pollution level went down, improving the quality to…
Srinagar, Nov 4 (IANS) Power supply was restored on Sunday to 90 per cent of Srinagar city and most rural areas of the Kashmir Valley after overnight heavy snowfall damaged transmission towers and snapped surface…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) With the 30th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer opening in Ecuador on Monday, an environmental group urged it to act…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) With the current rate of sanitation coverage in Jharkhand, the state will become open defecation free (ODF) by November 15, Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharti said…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 4 (IANS) The Odisha government on Sunday requested the Uttarakhand government to provide necessary support to the 42 Odia pilgrims stranded at Badrinath due to snowfall. State Joint Relief Commissioner P.R. Mohapatra wrote…
Canberra, Nov 4 (IANS) The population of the endangered Australian marsupial also known as bilbies has been holding steady despite a rising threat from natural predators, a survey has found. Rangers across Australia’s deserts involved…
Manila, Nov 4 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted the Philippines’ Lanao del Norte province on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. According to the USGS, the temblor struck Sapad…
Mathura/Agra, Nov 4 (IANS) After thousands of fish were found dead in the Yamuna in Mathura and Vrindavan on Friday and Saturday, devotees and pilgrims blamed official agencies for failing to keep the river clean….
Shimla, Nov 4 (IANS) Snowfall was seen in the hills overlooking the Himachal Pradesh picturesque tourist resort of Manali on Sunday with the minimum temperature recorded at 2.8 degrees Celsius, according to the weather office….
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) It was a misty Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 16 degrees Celsius, three notches above season’s average. “It will be a partly cloudy…
Jammu/Srinagar, Nov 4 (IANS) The minimum temperatures across the Kashmir Valley dropped below the freezing point on Sunday with Srinagar recording this season’s coldest night so far at minus 0.4 degrees Celsius, the Met Department…
Srinagar, Nov 4 (IANS) Unprecedented power outages plunged the Kashmir Valley into darkness, with authorities on Sunday blaming Saturday’s heavy snowfall for the disruption. The valley witnessed snowfall in the month of November for the…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Four days ahead of Diwali, and the entire northern region sees a sudden drop in temperature! All thanks to snowfall and rains in parts of J&K, Himahcal and Uttarakhand –…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The air quality in the national capital and surrounding areas saw marginal improvement on Saturday as Air Quality Index (AQI) was 340 at 4 p.m. as compared to 370 a…