New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) As many as 35 incoming flights were diverted from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here on Saturday evening following a powerful dust storm and rain, the Airports Authority of…
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) The monsoon officially arrived here on Saturday and hit the city and other parts of Maharashtra with full fury, disrupting flights, the suburban train system and road traffic, besides claiming two…
Bhubaneswar, June 9 (IANS) Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday inaugurated two Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in Cuttack. GAIL is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga and also the City…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Black clouds covered the Delhi skies, plunging the city and its suburbs into darkness around 5.30 p.m. – almost two hours before the light usually fades – as moderate to…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) As many as 27 incoming flights were diverted from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here on Saturday evening following a powerful dust storm and rain, officials said. An IGIA…
Bengaluru, June 9 (IANS) Schools and colleges have been shut in the coastal districts of Karnataka on Saturday due to heavy monsoon rains lashing the region, officials said. The coastal districts of Udupi, Dakshina Kannada,…
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) The monsoon officially arrived in Mumbai on Saturday and hit the city and other parts of Maharashtra with full fury, disrupting flights, the suburban train system and road traffic, besides claiming…
By Kushagra Dixit Book: The Climate Solution; Author: Mridula Ramesh; Publisher: Hachette India; Pages: 295; Price: Rs 550 Mridula Ramesh’s new book “The Climate Solution” presents a plethora of information, facts, figures and data on…
Shimla, June 9 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday experienced moderate to heavy rain with Kufri recording the highest precipitation in the state at 91 mm, officials said. More rain is in store,…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) It was a cloudy Saturday morning in the national capital with the Met predicting light rain or drizzle. The minimum temperature was recorded at 30 degrees Celsius, two notches above…
Panaji, June 9 (IANS) Literally speaking, seafood in Goa cannot get bigger than this. A nearly 300 kg fish patty made here now holds the Guinness honour for being the largest. Months after making a…
Yangon, June 9 (IANS) Six school children have gone missing in a flood which occurred in central Myanmar, media reported on Saturday. The four boys and two girls were caught in a strong current on…
Lucknow, June 8 (IANS) Heavy pre-monsoonal rains lashed many parts of Uttar Pradesh on Friday bringing relief from scorching heat but also leaving 30 persons dead in storm and lightning-related accidents, officials said on Friday….
By Arul Louis United Nations, June 8 (IANS) India has contributed $250,000 to the UN to fund a review of its programme for landlocked developing countries. Accepting the cheque on Thursday, Under Secretary-General Fekitamoeloa Katoa…
Shimla, June 8 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday held a meeting here with senior officers to review measures being undertaken for better water supply to Shimla from various water sources….
By Radhika Bhirani Savusavu (Fiji), June 8 (IANS) From the serene environs of the country’s second largest island Vanua Levu, Justin Hunter’s uniquely hued pearls in green, blue, chocolate, aubergine, gold, burgundy and more, are…
Panaji, June 8 (IANS) With monsoon showers lashing across the state since Friday morning, the state’s beaches, which are popular with tourists, have been shut down for swimming and water sports till the end of…
New York, June 8 (IANS) Researchers have found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers in 16 Indian states. The findings suggested that the main source of the uranium contamination is natural, but human factors…
Sydney, June 8 (IANS) UNSW professor Martin Green, one of the worlds foremost photovoltaic researchers who is also known as the Godfather of Australia’s solar industry, has won a prestigious Global Energy Prize for his…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Even as the country’s waste management rules call for effective recycling and have fixed a cap of 20 metres on landfill sites, Delhi’s huge un-engineered dumping grounds…