Rain causes waterlogging, traffic snarls
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Monsoon showers on Monday led to waterlogging in several areas of the national capital and traffic jams across the city. The weather office has predicted light rain on Tuesday. “It…
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Green signal for Namami Gange projects worth Rs 400 crore
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The empowered steering committee (ESC) of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) on Monday approved various projects worth around Rs 400 crore, officials said. The projects include development of ghats…
250 animals perish in Kaziranga floods, fodder scarcity looms
By Kushagra Dixit Jorhat (Assam)/New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Nearly 250 animals, including at least 20 one-horned rhinos, have died in the heavy floods in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park even as foresters managed to rescue…
China issues red alert as Typhoon Nida approaches
Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) China’s State Oceanic Administration (SOA) on Monday issued a red alert for ocean waves and storm tides as Typhoon Nida approached the mainland. From Monday onwards, sea waves as high as…
Bengal seeks scientists’ help to deal with rats gnawing at flyover
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) The West Bengal government has sought help from scientists to crack down on the menace of rats boring deep holes at the base of a 380 metre-long key flyover in the…
Heavy rains batter Himachal, blocks highways
Shimla, Aug 1 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh continued to experience moderate to heavy rainfall on Monday, causing landslides and blocking two major national highways, while all the rivers were in spate, officials said. The National Highway-21…
Cloudy Monday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) It was a cloudy morning in the national capital on Monday with the minimum temperature settling at 26.4 degree Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. According to the weather…
IIT Kharagpur join hands with MIT to launch urbanisation study course
Kharagpur, July 31 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, is joining hands with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a course to study urbanisation in the current developing world, where the concept is no…
Climate Change Centre to come up at IIT Kharagpur
Kharagpur, July 31 (IANS) The Union Department of Science and Technology is planning to set up a Centre of Excellence at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, to focus on climate change science, adaptation and mitigation,…
NGO completes 300 consecutive week of tree plantation near Kolkata
Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) In its endeavour to combat increasing pollution levels and global warming, NGO Gayatri Parivar on Sunday completed 300 consecutive weeks of tree plantation in the northern suburbs of Kolkata. The youth…
Shimla sees 65 mm rain, more awaited
Shimla, July 31 (IANS) Shimla, popularly known as the Queen of Hills, got 65 mm of rains on Sunday. The weather bureau said there were chances of heavy rainfall across the state till Monday. “Most…
Heavy rainfall likely in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, July 31 (IANS) Odisha is likely to experience heavy rainfall and thunder showers coupled with gusty surface winds in the next 24 hours due to a low pressure area formed over the Bay of…
3,000-year-old tree found in China
Beijing, July 31 (IANS) A rare Chinese yew tree, believed to be about 3,000 years old, was discovered in Jilin province, authorities said on Sunday. The living tree, located in Huanggou Forest, is more than…
Flood situation in Bihar worsens, 2.6 million hit
Patna, July 31 (IANS) The flood situation in Bihar worsened on Sunday, with many rivers breaching their banks and affecting hundreds of thousands of people, officials said. More than 2.6 million people have been hit…
Eight killed in Thane building collapse
Thane (Maharashtra), July 31 (IANS) At least eight people were killed when a two-storey dilapidated building collapsed in Thane district’s Bhiwandi town, police said. “So far, we have recorded eight deaths, 22 have been rescued…
Nearly 400 baby crocodiles seized in China
Beijing, July 31 (IANS) At least 399 baby Siamese crocodiles, a protected species, were seized by the border police in China’s Guangxi Zhuang region. They were found in a rented house in Dongxing city on…
Monsoon: Predicting an unpredictable climate system
By Kallur Subramanyam Murali As news both good and bad pours from across India, the monsoon is once again in the limelight. From farmers, scientists and economists to astrologers, the monsoon has a significance unlike…
Pleasant Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) It was a pleasant morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature settling at 26 degree Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. According to the weather…
Three killed, two missing in Meghalaya floods
Tura (Meghalaya), July 30 (IANS) Three people – a young woman and two minors, drowned and two others were missing in the flood-hit areas of western Meghalaya on Saturday, even as thousands of people are…
After the gridlocks, 1,500 cops to monitor Gurgaon traffic movement
By Pradeep Singh Gurgaon, July 30 (IANS) Over 1,500 policemen, including four Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), have been pressed into service in Gurgaon to ensure smooth movement of traffic following the massive rain-related traffic…