New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Himalyan countries, including India, are likely to face an unprecedented food crisis unless they strengthen regional collaboration for the development of inclusive climate resilience in the region, experts have…
Shimla, June 19 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh may see heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours, a weather official said here on Sunday. “There are chances of heavy rainfall in some parts of…
Gurgaon, June 19 (IANS) At least 76 per cent of the offices and homes in Gurgaon have poor air quality which leads to various respiratory diseases, a survey revealed. According to the survey by Artemis…
Bhopal, June 19 (IANS) At least 10 Vultures were brought for mating from Haryana’s Pinjore Jatayu Conservation and Reproduction Centre to Madhya Pradesh capital c ity Bhopal. According to Madhya Pradesh forest department, the vultures…
London, June 19 (IANS) A team led by an Indian-origin air pollution expert has found an emerging risk to the environment from wood burning stoves in pizza restaurants and charcoal in steakhouses. A recent study,…
Jakarta, June 19 (IANS) At least 24 persons were killed in landslides and floods in Indonesia’s Central Java province, a weather official said on Sunday. According to the country’s disaster management agency, most of the…
Beijing, June 19 (IANS) China’s meteorological authority on Sunday issued a yellow alert for heavy rains across most parts of the country. Thunderstorms will hit the provinces of Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei and Yunnan from Sunday…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Notwithstanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for conservation and to project India’s eco-sensitive stance, the government’s call for culling of “vermin” animals has caused a blot on…
(160424) — HANNOVER, April 24, 2016 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama attend a press conference after meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Hannover, Germany, April 24, 2016. Barack Obama arrived in Hannover on…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) It was a warm Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 30.1 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will remain…
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Paraguayan architect Solano Benitez, who recently won the Golden Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016, says forests should be used as resources for human rehabilitation as the trend towards urbanisation…
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) It was a warm and humid Saturday in Delhi as the maximum temperature settled at 39.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the weather office said predicting light…
Kathmandu, June 18 (IANS) A crater on Mars has been named after one of the villages worst hit by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. At least 215 people were killed in Langtang, a popular trekking…
By Kushagra Dixit Khatiya (Madhya Pradesh), June 18 (IANS) Dheerwati, a member of the Baiga tribe, stands over some half acre of her dry patch of land, and points towards a luxurious resort — one…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 18 (IANS) The southwest monsoon that set over Kerala on June 8 is gathering force with rains expected to become progressively heavier until next Wednesday, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. There…
Manila, June 18 (IANS) Mount Kanlaon in central Philippines erupted on Saturday, spewing columns of “white steam plumes” that rose up to 100 metres, authorities said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in…
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) It was hot, humid and sunny Saturday morning in the national capital with minimum temperature settling at 30.1 degrees, two notches above the season’s average. “The sky will remain partly…
Guwahati, June 17 (IANS) Assam has decided to set up an expert committee to visit China to study the management of the Yellow River to replicate it for taming the Brahmaputra river in the state…
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Delhi recorded a hot and humid day on Friday with the maximum temperature settling at 39.5 degrees Celsius, the average for the season. The Met office forecast a partly cloudy…
Ahmedabad, June 17 (IANS) Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja has courted controversy after pictures of him posing in front of Asiatic Lions in the Gir National Sanctuary went viral on social media. The Gujarat Forest Department has…