London, April 3 (IANS) The Moon plays a major role in maintaining the Earth’s magnetic field, say researchers, adding that the lunar action, overlooked till now, is thought to have kept the geodynamo active. The…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The national capital witnessed the hottest morning of the season till date on Sunday, with the minimum temperature of 24.8 degree celsius, six notches above the season’s average. It may…
Beijing, April 3 (IANS) China’s meteorological authority on Sunday continued to issue a blue alert, the lowest in a four-tier warning system, as rainstorms will hit most parts of the country’s southern regions. Parts of…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Saturday said the central government was ready to face any water crisis in case this year’s monsoon proves to be disappointing. “Government is ready…
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) India, along with 100 other nations would ratify the Paris ‘COP 21 Global Climate Agreement’ in New York on April 22, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday. “The COP…
Beijing, April 2 (IANS) China’s flood control authorities have warned of possible big floods this summer as weather and hydrologic factors closely resemble those of 1998, when floods killed at least 3,000 people nationwide. Because…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit 100 km northeast of Chignik Lake, Alaska around 8.50 p.m. (local time) on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with…
Beijing, April 2 (IANS) China’s meteorological authority on Saturday issued a blue alert — the lowest in a four-tier warning system — for rainstorms in the country’s south. From Saturday to Sunday, storms bringing 50…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) It was a warm sunny Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would…
Canberra, April 2 (IANS) March 2016 has become the hottest March ever on record in Australia, the country’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), said in its monthly climate report. In the report released on Friday, the…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The city government has decided to revive Naini lake in Model Town locality of north Delhi. Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra discussed with North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) mayor Ravindra…
Shimla, April 1 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the state government’s status report on jaundice outbreak and directed the chief secretary to file another report on the steps taken…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) After two successive years of poor rains, farmers in India can look forward to favourable monsoon this year, thanks to positive weather patterns. According to the India…
Tehran, April 1 (IANS) Iranians celebrated the 13th day of the New Persian Year, officially called Nature Day, in green environments on Friday. Iranians moved out of their houses, heading for parks, gardens or countryside…
New York, April 1 (IANS) What have clouds to do with conserving threatened species? A lot, say researchers, adding that cloud cover can help identify the size and location of key animal and plant habitats….
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh on Friday urged Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to make the odd-even traffic scheme permanent to tackle pollution in the national capital. Vijender, who has…
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) India needs to ensure the introduction and promotion of new technologies at an affordable cost to keep its commitment to the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) on climate change, The Energy…
By Devanik Saha Commuters in air-conditioned buses experience an average 25 percent drop in levels of fine, toxic particlescalled PM2.5than their counterparts in AC cars and a 76 percent drop compared to non-AC modes of…
Singapore, April 1 (IANS) A giant floral chandelier, which is believed to be the world’s largest of its kind, was put up ahead of the upcoming Singapore Garden Festival (SGF) on Friday. The floral chandelier,…
United Nations, April 1 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commended a joint China-US presidential statement that the world’s two major greenhouse gas emitters will sign the ambitious Paris climate agreement in April. The two countries…