Earth’s temperature dropped during solar eclipse
London, Aug 23 (IANS) A study revealed that the temperature of the Earth dropped during last year’s eclipse of the sun, Britain’s Met office has said. The Met Office on Monday said it was the…
Environment
Releases from MP, Rajasthan push up water levels in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Heavy rainfall in catchment areas of dams in neighbouring Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh on Monday pushed up water levels in rivers and water bodies in Gujarat, forcing the authorities to raise…
Bengal blames DVC for floods, Goyal calls for long-term measures
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) In response to the West Bengal government blaming the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for release of water from its controlling dams, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said the corporation…
26,000 evacuated from flood affected areas
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) As many as 56 rescue teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have so far rescued more than 26,000 people from flood affected areas, officials said on Monday. “So far,…
SC pulls up Delhi government over installation of RFID
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Delhi government for its apparent delay in the installation of Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) at 13 entry points on Delhi’s border…
Typhoon Mindulle passes through Tokyo, 30 injured
Tokyo, Aug 22 (IANS) Typhoon Mindulle on Monday left 30 persons injured and caused significant interruptions in the transport network in and around Tokyo, while 850,000 persons were asked to evacuate. Mindulle, the ninth typhoon…
Centre sanctions Rs 236 cr to Odisha for forestry
Bhubaneswar, Aug 22 (IANS) The Centre on Monday sanctioned Rs 236 crore to the Odisha government under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA). Union Forest and Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave sanctioned the…
Modi assures help to flood-hit states
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured total support in the rescue and relief operations in the flood-affected states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Praying for…
Minor tremor felt in Delhi, Haryana
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A minor earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale struck Delhi and Haryana on Monday, officials said. The epicentre of the quake was in Mahendragarh, Haryana, and it occurred at…
Fungi show green way to recycle batteries
New York, Aug 22 (IANS) A team of researchers is working to use naturally-occurring fungi for an environment-friendly recycling process to extract cobalt and lithium from waste batteries. “The idea first came from a student…
Young massive star identified in the Milky Way
London, Aug 22 (IANS) A team of astronomers has identified a young star, located almost 11,000 light years away, which could help us understand how the most massive stars in the universe are formed. This…
Cloudy Monday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) It was a cloudy Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.1 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the season. The sky is likely to remain cloudy…
Mahajan meets BRICS women parliamentarians
Jaipur, Aug 21 (IANS) The best way to predict future is to create it, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan observed on Sunday while addressing the First Meeting of BRICS Women Parliamentarians’ Forum here. The two-day…
Remove Farakka barrage to save Bihar from floods, says Nitish
Patna, Aug 21 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday demanded removal of the Farakka barrage on the Ganga river and formulation of a national silt management policy to protect the state from devastating…
Flood havoc in MP is due to ecocidal development: Rajendra Singh
Bhopal, Aug 21 (IANS) The widespread devastation in Madhya Pradesh following heavy rains can be traced to the loot of natural resources and ecocidal model of development, ‘Waterman’ Rajendra Singh said on Sunday. “The loot…
Himachal gets 17 per cent deficient rainfall
Shimla, Aug 21 (IANS) The southwest monsoon was 17 per cent deficient in Himachal Pradesh with four districts recording shortfall in rain, an official at the local meteorological office said on Sunday. “The overall monsoon…
Bengal braces for heavy rain
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) West Bengal has been put on alert after the meteorological department forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. According to the Regional Meteorological…
Madhya Pradesh CM visits flood-hit areas, people
Bhopal, Aug 21 (IANS) With several days of continuous downpour in the Vindhya region of Madhya Pradesh, about 100 villages in Rewa and Satna district have been devastated by floods, officials said on Sunday. They…
7 killed in Vietnam’s typhoon Dianmu
Hanoi, Aug 21 (IANS) At least seven persons were killed and two went missing as typhoon Dianmu hit Vietnam, authorities said on Sunday. After making landfall in northern Vietnam on Friday, Dianmu weakened into a…
Cloudy Sunday morning in Delhi, day to get hotter
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) It was a pleasant and cloudy Sunday morning here, however the day wass expected to get hotter, weather office said. The minimum temperature recorded at 26.1 degree celsius, average for…