Bhubaneswar, May 22 (IANS) With impact of cyclone Roanu over, the heat wave returned to Odisha with nine places recording temperature above 40 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Western Odisha town Titlagarh recorded highest temperature of…
Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) Haryana’s Hisar town continued to sizzle on Sunday with the maximum temperature recorded at 47.5 degrees, six degrees above average. The town had on Saturday recorded the highest temperature of the…
Washington, May 22 (IANS) Why has the sea ice cover surrounding Antarctica been increasing slightly, in sharp contrast to the drastic loss of sea ice occurring in the Arctic Ocean? A new NASA-led study has…
London, May 22 (IANS) Feeding wild monkeys can pose a risk to their health as it makes them larger in size, more susceptible to disease, and more stressed, warns new research. The study was conducted…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for protection of the environment and said conservation of water and forests was people’s responsibility. “Let us pledge to conserve every drop of…
By Sharon Thambala Bengaluru, May 22 (IANS) It was an airy, cool city. People flocked to it for its weather. Many shifted their place of residence to enjoy the daily evening cool breeze and drizzle….
By Mridula Paul The tinder for the forest fire that raged over three mountain states of India recently was set in place over a century ago. It can be traced back to a narrative that…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) It was a warm and sunny Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. “The sky will…
Jakarta, May 22 (IANS) Three people were killed and four others injured by hot smoke from the eruption of Mount Sinabung on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said on Sunday. “The avalanche of hot smoke from…
Imphal May 22 (IANS) Torrential rains in the past few days triggered landslides, swelling of rivers and inundated low lying areas in Manipur’s hill districts. Tamenglong district has been cut off since road communication has…
Lhasa, May 22 (IANS) Two earthquakes measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit Tibet on Sunday. According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre,the first quake occurred at 9.48 a.m. in Dinggye county, Xigaze city, Xinhua…
Chandigarh, May 21 (IANS) Haryana’s Hisar town recorded the highest temperature of the season at 47.8 degrees Celsius as heat wave conditions continued in Haryana and Punjab on Saturday. Most places in both states recorded…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The national capital continued to face a heat wave at around 41.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday, even as various factors led to a dip in maximum temperatures from two to…
Dhaka, May 21 (IANS) At least 20 people have died since cyclone “Roanu” hit the Bangladesh coast, an official of Bangladesh’s National Disaster Response Coordination Centre (NDRCC) said on Saturday. Eleven people died in Chittagong,…
Shimla, May 21 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh continued to sizzle on Saturday, with Una recording a maximum temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius, the weatherman said. He said the state will get respite from…
Jammu/Srinagar, May 21 (IANS) Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the hottest day of the season on Saturday as temperature touched 41.7 degrees Celsius in Jammu, officials said. A Met official told…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Following a petition and moving wildlife crime stories like a sloth bear losing its limb to snares, Amazon India has dropped over 400 animal specimen and hunting equipment from its…
Agartala/Aizawl, May 21 (IANS) Incessant downpour unleashed by cyclone ‘Roanu’ derailed normal life on Saturday in Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and southern Assam. “The cyclonic effect and rains will continue till Sunday before ‘Roanu’ hits Bangladesh,”…
Agartala/Silchar, May 21 (IANS) Road and rail traffic was disrupted in southern Assam, Tripura, Mizoram and western Manipur by incessant rain and landslides, officials said here on Saturday. Tripura has been cut off from the…
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Two rhinos, including an adult female, died from lightning strikes at the Gorumara National Park in northern West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, officials said on Saturday. “One was an adult female and…