New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Monsoon in India is likely to be normal with no chances of drought this year, private forecaster Skymet said on Wednesday, bringing relief to the country. The forecaster said there…
Riyadh, April 4 (IANS) An Indian woman has died after being bitten by a poisonous ant in the Saudi Arabian capital. Soosy Jeffy, 36, who was from Adoor in Kerala, was bitten on March 19…
By Arun Kumar Das Srinagar, April 4 (IANS) Faced with alarming levels of muck and choking weeds, Dal lake, the main tourist attraction in the Kashmir Valley, is gasping for breath — and the once-pristine…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) It was a clear Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 23 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average, the Met Office said. “There…
Rome, April 4 (IANS/AKI) United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation chief Jose Graziano da Silva has called for healthier and more sustainable food systems, saying agroecology can contribute to such a transformation, FAO reported on…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The national capital on Tuesday sizzled at 38.6 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season’s average, a rise of over two degrees in past 24 hours. According to weather analysts,…
London, April 3 (IANS) Britain is set to introduce “one of the world’s toughest” bans on ivory sales in a bid to protect elephants for future generations, Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced on Tuesday. The…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Delhi electricity distribution company (discom) BSES on Tuesday announced it has signed a power sale agreement (PSA) with the Solar Energy Corp of India (SECI) to procure 200 MW at…
Shimla, April 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday inaugurated 12 electronic display screens that will indicate, among other things, the air pollution levels in state capital Shimla and Manali and…
Washington, April 3 (IANS) The air pollution in Delhi may reach 20 times higher than the safe limits owing to agricultural fires during peak burning season, a team of researchers have warned. In October and…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday planted a Baobab sapling, which has a life span of over 2,000 years, in the gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan. The sapling was gifted by…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Periods: The word is no longer taboo. Both women and men, in recent times, have spoken out about menstrual health and there has been quite a lot…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) It was a clear Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “Thundery…
Washington, April 3 (IANS) US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has said the targets of vehicle fuel efficiency set by the previous Barack Obama administration is too stringent and should be revised. “The…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Union Environment Ministry has set emission standards for industries where nitrogen and sulphur oxides are generated as these gases are leading to increase in air pollution and affecting human…
New York, April 2 (IANS) New Yorkers woke up to yet another winter storm on Monday which the US National Weather Service predicted to bring about one to two inches (about 2.5 cm to 5…
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Animal welfare organisation PETA India on Monday requested telecom company Vodafone to stop using pugs in its advertisement, saying that the “not normal dogs” are always in pain. In a letter…
Bhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) Over 6.23 lakh household toilets have been constructed in Odisha during 2017-18 fiscal, an official said on Monday. “More than 6.23 lakh toilets in as many households have been constructed in…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) With above average temperatures already being felt in several regions across the country, the weather department on Monday predicted one to three degrees’ rise in temperature this year. Warning of…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Petroleum products should be brought under GST so that consumers can get the benefit of price rationalisation, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday, a day after transport fuel prices…