Himachal sees heavy rains, more in store
Shimla, Aug 12 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday experienced heavy to very heavy rains with Naina Devi in Bilaspur district recording the highest rainfall in the state at 130 mm, with more…
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Rainy Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) It was a rainy Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.8 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the season, the weather office said….
Water level at Kerala’s Idukki dam further decreases
Idukki (Kerala), Aug 12 (IANS) The water level in Kerala’s Idukki dam further decreased on Sunday and now stands at 2,399.28 feet even as parts of Ernakulam and Thrissur districts still remain submerged. The district…
Police detain Hardik, Congress MLA over protest against river pollution
Rajkot, Aug 11 (IANS) Patidar agitation spearhead Hardik Patel and his associate Lalit Vasoya were detained by the police on Saturday before they could follow up their threat to plunge into the Bhadar river in…
SC fines Maharashtra builder Rs 100 crore
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court has find a builder 100 crore for undertaking construction of a project in Pune in violation of the environment clearance given to it. The court imposed damages…
Monsoon deficiency by 10% across India
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Even as many areas across the country receive copious rains, the country seems to face a rainfall deficiency of 10 per cent till August first week, according to private weather…
Rajnath to conduct aerial survey of flood-hit Kerala on Sunday
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajanth Singh will conduct an aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Kerala on Sunday, a Ministry statement said on Saturday. The Union Minister will be accompanied by…
Respite from rains, Kerala CM announces relief
Idukki/Wayanad/Kochi, Aug 11 (IANS) The flood situation in Kerala remained grim with vast swathes of land submerged in Idukki, Ernakulam an Thrissur districts, but there was some respite from rains on Saturday, even as the…
Why Homo Erectus went extinct?
Sydney, Aug 11 (IANS) Laziness could explain the reason why Homo Erectus — a species of primitive humans — went extinct, a new research has shown. The findings, based on an archaeological excavation of ancient…
Death toll in Indonesia earthquake reaches 387
Jakarta, Aug 11 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Saturday raised the death toll in Lombok island earthquake to 387, while the number of injured and displaced went up to 13,688 and 387,067, respectively. The 6.9-magnitude earthquake…
Heavy rains lash coastal, south Karnataka
Bengaluru, Aug 11 (IANS) Heavy rains of up to 15 cm lashed coastal and southern Karnataka, causing rivers to overflow and creating a flood-like situation in villages and towns in the region, said an official…
Kerala CM announces compensation for flood-affected
Wayanad (Kerala) Aug 11 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday announced ex-gratia payment of Rs four lakh each to the kin of those who lost their lives in the devastating floods that has…
Antibiotic resistance genes in air pose threat to human health: Study
Beijing, Aug 11 (IANS) Urban air is being polluted by antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) whose exposure is posing threat to human health, researchers have warned. Antibiotic resistance is caused by the incorrect use of antibiotics,…
Kerala rains subside, Idukki waters recede
Idukki (Kerala) Aug 11 (IANS) Thousands living around the Idukki dam and in Ernakulam and Thrissur heaved a sigh of relief on Saturday as the heavy rains predicted in Kerala did not happen and as…
Rahul concerned over Kerala flood, urges Congress workers to help
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of life in the Kerala floods and landslides, and urged his party workers to provide all the help needed….
Sunny Saturday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) It was a warm morning in the national capital on Saturday with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.6 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said….
100 elephants died due to unnatural causes from 2013 to 2016: Minister
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Mahesh Sharma on Friday said the population of elephants in the country was 27,312 in 2017 and added that from 2013…
Delhi lost over 78,000 trees in last 10 years
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) In the past 10 years, over 78,000 trees has been felled in the national capital, the Delhi Assembly was informed on Friday. In a written reply, Environment Minister Imran Hussain…
Water-logging, traffic snarls after brief rain in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) A moderate spell of rain on Friday afternoon in the national capital brought misery rather than any joy to the commuters as they faced traffic snarls and water-logging at various…
Water storage level up in major reservoirs
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Incessant rains in some catchment areas boosted water levels across major reservoirs in the country to 48 per cent of the total storage capacity of the reservoirs from 45 per…