Why hot climate fuels aggression, violence
New York, June 25 (IANS) The combination of a hot climate and less variation in seasonal temperatures leads to a faster life strategy, less focus on the future and less self-control — all of which…
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Heavy rainfall forecast in Karnataka as monsoon advances
Bengaluru, June 25 (IANS) Heavy to very heavy rainfall will occur in Karnataka on Saturday and Sunday as the southwest monsoon advanced into the interior areas of the state on favourable conditions, the Met office…
‘India has done little to bridge energy supply-demand gap’
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) India has done very little in the last few decades by way of harmonizing its governance structures to secure its energy needs despite a surging demand to fuel its growing…
Hot, humid Saturday morning in Delhi
Children beat the heat on a hot day. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) It was a hot, humid and sunny morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 31.9…
China renews yellow alert for heat wave
Beijing, June 25 (IANS) China’s national observatory on Saturday renewed its yellow alert for a heat wave in some southern and northern areas, where temperatures of between 35 and 39 degrees Celsius are predicted for…
Only 15%water left in major reservoirs, west, south worst hit
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on June 23 was 23.20 billion cubic metre (BCM), or just 15 per cent of…
Sunny, hot Friday in Delhi, Saturday could see rain
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The city saw a sunny and hot day on Friday with the maximum temperature at 39.9 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. Saturday could…
160 districts to become open defecation free by 2016: Minister
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Asserting India was on track towards becoming a open defecation free (ODF) nation by 2019, Union Rural Development Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh on Friday said at least 160 districts across the…
India, US to deepen cooperation in clean energy
Hyderabad, June 24 (IANS) The US and India will deepen their cooperation in climate and clean energy which offers great economic benefits, US Ambassador to India Richard Verma said on Friday. He believes climate, clean…
Spend time with nature to shun depression
Sydney, June 24 (IANS) A 30-minute walk in the woods each week can help reduce depression and high blood pressure while enhancing mental health, a study has found. The findings showed that people who made…
Partly cloudy Friday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 29 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. “There are chances of lightning and thundery development,” said…
Bangladeshi activist seeks Indian co-operation to save Sundarbans from Rampal
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) Noted Bangladeshi economist and political activist Anu Muhammad on Thursday dubbed the proposed Rampal coal power plant in world’s largest mangrove forest Sundarbans as “an illusion of development” and urged people…
10 iconic places to have international cleanliness standards
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Central government has identified 10 iconic places for observing international standards of cleanliness under the Prime Minister’s flagship ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ with the help of the World Bank, officials…
Gurgaon to have advanced earthquake warning system
Gurgaon, June 23 (IANS) An Onsite Earthquake Warning and Security System will be set up at the Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA) here, an official said on Thursday. This system has eight threshold values…
Pradhan renews offer of clean power to Delhi from Bawana
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday renewed his call to the Delhi government to make the gas-fired Bawana power plant fully operational so as to provide clean power to…
51 dead, dozens injured in China extreme weather
Beijing, June 23 (IANS) At least 51 people died and dozens were injured on Thursday in extreme weather in China, officials said. Heavy rains, hailstorms and a tornado battered Jiangsu Province and parts of Yancheng…
Darjeeling zoo to welcome snow leopard from Britain
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in West Bengal’s Darjeeling will this month welcome a two-year-old male snow leopard named Makalu from Dudley Zoological Gardens (DZG) in Britain, an official…
Darjeeling zoo to welcome snow leopard from Britain
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in West Bengal’s Darjeeling will welcome a two-year-old male snow leopard named Makalu in July from Dudley Zoological Gardens (DZG) in Britain, an official…
Deaths in Indonesia’s landslides, flood rise to 56
Jakarta, June 23 (IANS) The deaths in landslides and floods on June 19 in Indonesia’s Central Java province have risen to 56, while 22 persons were injured and nine still missing, an official said on…
Torrential rains, flooding in London
London, June 23 (IANS) Torrential rains and flooding swamped parts of London and Britain’s southeast on Thursday, with the fire brigade inundated with more than 300 emergency calls. Flood warnings were issued for parts of…