Shimla, Sep 23 (IANS) The southwest monsoon remained aggressive on Sunday in Himachal Pradesh with most of the areas experiencing heavy to extremely heavy rains, causing landslides in some areas and blocking the highways. All…
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) Researchers have developed an advanced sweet pepper harvesting robot that is designed to operate in a single stem row cropping system, with non-clustered fruits and little leaf occlusion. The findings…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Just over a week after commitments by investors, business communities and governments to step up actions at the Global Climate Action Summit, another two global dialogues both…
Jammu, Sep 23 (IANS) Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway was halted on Sunday due to heavy rains. Traffic department officials halted the movement of vehicles on the highway Udhampur towards the Kashmir Valley. “Due to…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The national capital witnessed a cloudy Sunday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 25 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. “The sky will remain generally cloudy throughout…
Manali, Sep 23 (IANS) The highway that connects this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort with Leh in Jammu and Kashmir has been closed for traffic owing to heavy snow, officials said on Sunday. “The traffic between…
Islamabad, Sep 23 (IANS) The Pakistan Met Department has issued a flood alert as heavy rains and thundershowers with gusty winds were expected in Punjab province on Sunday. “A strong weather system from central India…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Fostering robust partnerships and seeking a collective and collaborative approach towards green, accessible, functional and liveable housing will be what experts from GRIHA Council and UNSW Sydneys School of Built…
Canberra, Sep 22 (IANS) Australian authorities on Saturday caught and killed two tiger sharks, just days after a 46-year-old woman and a 12-year-old girl were attacked by sharks within 24 hours. Fisheries department officers shot…
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new battery made partly from carbon dioxide captured from power plants. While still based on early-stage research and far from…
Shimla, Sep 22 (IANS) Temperatures across Himachal Pradesh fell on Saturday due to widespread rain. The weather bureau here said more rains are in store till Monday. “Heavy to very heavy rainfall occurred at many…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) It was a cloudy Saturday morning in the national capital with light rains recorded in few parts. The minimum temperature recorded was 22.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s…
Chandigarh, Sep 22 (IANS) Widespread rainfall across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Saturday brought miseries to farmers as untimely showers have affected the standing paddy crop in the agrarian states. The maximum temperature at most…
Beijing, Sep 22 (IANS) Around 10,000 people are expected to take part in a “Plant-Based Festival” in Beijing this weekend as many people in China are pursuing healthy, eco-friendly and trendy lifestyles and has prompted…
Gandhinagar, Sep 21 (IANS) As many as six of the 11 Asiatic lions found dead during the last eleven days in their only abode, Gir forests, died fighting among themselves, according to Gujarat Forest Department…
Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) Nineteen exotic birds smuggled into India from Bangladesh in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, were recovered on Friday. One person has been arrested. “Seven blue and yellow Macaws and 12…
Agra, Sep 21 (IANS) Ending a long dry spell, the clouds opened on Friday afternoon bringing relief to the lakhs of saplings planted by government departments and voluntary groups in the city this season. “For…
Chandigarh, Sep 21 (IANS) The Punjab government on Friday issued an alert for heavy rains across the state till September 24. As per information received from the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the state is likely…
Lucknow, Sep 21 (IANS) After a gap of almost 10 days, rains are set to return to some parts of Uttar Pradesh, the weatherman said on Friday. According to the regional Met office, western and…
Shimla, Sep 21 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is likely to get heavy rains over the next three days, with the southwest monsoon remaining subdued for over a fortnight, the Met office here Friday. “Certain areas are…