Manali, June 12 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has identified 113 sites to be developed to make the state an eco-tourism destination, besides developing nature parks and herbal gardens, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said…
Pune, June 12 (IANS) The TERRE Policy Centre launched its first-ever Campus Sustainability Report, on the occasion of World Environment Day recently, an official said here on Tuesday. The launch of the report, developed by…
Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) Hundreds of schools and colleges were shut on Tuesday due to heavy rainfall in Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru districts in Karnataka as the southwest monsoon advanced vigorously, officials said. “Schools and colleges…
Dhaka, June 12 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday in landslides in Bangladesh’s Rangamati district. The landslides were triggered by torrential rains, reports bdnews24. Many people were also reported missing and many…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) It was a sunny Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 30.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The…
Guatemala City, June 12 (IANS) The death toll from the eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala on June 3 has increased to 114 after another four bodies were found, according to authorities. Conred national…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) At least 42 labourers got injured in a lightning strike while working in a tea garden in West Bengal’s Alipurduar district on Monday afternoon, police said. “As many as 42 workers…
Bengaluru, June 11 (IANS) Heavy rains and gusty winds lashed many parts of Karnataka on Monday, disrupting normal life, as southwest monsoon advanced vigourously. “Southwest monsoon was vigorous over interior Karnataka and active over coastal…
Shimla, June 11 (IANS) The parched Himachal Pradesh capital is daily losing more than five million litres (MLD) of potable water because of various reasons, including leakages and theft, the Himachal Pradesh High Court observed…
Chandigarh, June 11 (IANS) Punjab is all set to counter dust pollution from grain markets across the state with installation of dust collectors on nearly 50,000 grain cleaning machines, thus providing relief to 300,000 directly-affected…
Panaji, June 11 (IANS) Indian weather forecasting agencies will focus their energies on predicting dust storms, which have claimed more than 100 lives across north India this summer, a senior official said on Monday. Addressing…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, June 11 (IANS) Shimla’s story from natural streams to water shortages is also the tale of indiscriminate constructions that turned the summer retreat of the then British rulers into a concrete…
London, June 11 (IANS) Extreme ambient temperatures increase the risk of occupational accidents, with women appearing to be more vulnerable to cold and men to heat, says a study. This gender difference could be explained…
Panaji, June 11 (IANS) Global problems, including those related to climate and ocean sciences, warrant global solutions, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) chief scientist Craig McLean said here on Monday. “The citizens of India…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) It was a partly Monday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 29.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) An agreement on first transfer of technology for lithium-ion batteries was signed here on Sunday between the government-run Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI) and RAASI Solar Power Pvt Ltd,…
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) A 21-year-old aspiring cricketer died on the spot after he was struck by lightning during practice at the Calcutta Cricket Academy here, the club’s secretary said. Lightning coupled with thundershowers lashed…
By Sandeep Manohar New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Pushpa Devi, 40, takes a walk along the railway tracks every morning to relieve herself, sitting and hiding under the bushes in Jangpura, a mixed neighbourhood that…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) With the monsoon around the corner, the Public Works Department (PWD) of the Delhi government has extended the deadline for desilting of the city drains to June 30. The department…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) It was a cloudy Sunday morning in the national capital with the Met predicting light rains. The minimum temperature was recorded at 30 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s…