A map of climate change. Credit: Nature Climate Change London, May 3 (IANS) Climate change can result in a significant deterioration of living conditions for people in North Africa and the Middle East and sooner…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) For the second successive day, the diesel taxi-drivers held motorists to ransom and brought the traffic to halt, as they blocked major traffic points of the National Capital Region on…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) For the second successive day, the diesel taxi-drivers held motorists to ransom and brought the traffic to halt, as they blocked major traffic points of the National Capital Region on…
New York, May 3 (IANS) Scientists have discovered three new species of mouse lemurs – the smallest primates in the world – in Madagascar. Twenty years ago, there were only two species of mouse lemurs….
Jammu/Srinagar May 3 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir is likely to get respite from scorching heat, especially the Jammu region, as the meteorological department on Tuesday forecast light rain over the next three days. “We are…
New York, May 3 (IANS) There are nearly one trillion species on the Earth while 99.999 percent of species still remain undiscovered, the largest-ever analysis of microbial data has revealed. Biologists from Indiana University have…
London/Washington, May 3 (IANS) Raising the hope to find alien life near us, an international team of astrophysicists has discovered three Earth-sized planets orbiting near the “habitable zone” of a dwarf star — the first…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Light rains and thundershower, likely to occur in some areas in Delhi, might help dropping the temperature on Tuesday, the weather office said. It was a cloudy morning with the…
New Delhi: Diesel cab owners stage a demonstration against Supreme Court ban on diesel vehicles in New Delhi on May 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Drivers of diesel cabs on Monday…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Cabinet Secretary P.K. Sinha on Monday called for an integrated action plan by the central and state governments to tackle the drought situation and take steps for water conservation. Sinha…
Hyderabad, May 2 (IANS) Two more people died after being struck by lightning in Telangana on Monday, taking the toll to five in two days. Both the deaths were reported from Ranga Reddy district, adjoining…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The hot weather conditions in northern India intensified on Monday with Delhi, Jammu, Srinagar and Shimla recording their highest temperatures of the season. Down south in Telangana, the toll due…
Jaipur, May 2 (IANS) Intense heat conditions continued to make life miserable on Monday for people in Rajasthan, with the mercury hovering between 40 to 45 degrees Celsius across the desert state. Rise in day…
Bhubaneswar, May 2 (IANS) Blistering heat wave condition continued in several parts of Odisha as 15 places recorded above 40 degree Celsius on Monday while the state government said it had received reports of deaths…
Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) Heat wave conditions intensified in Punjab and Haryana on Monday with most places in both states recording maximum temperatures of over 42 degrees Celsius. Haryana’s Hisar town was the hottest at…
Hyderabad, May 2 (IANS) The death toll due to heat wave in Telangana rose to 178, officials said on Monday. Five deaths were reported since Sunday, taking the toll to 178 so far this season,…
Dehradun, May 2 (IANS) The weather department on Monday forecast light to moderate rains, squall and hailstorms at some places in the hill state of Uttarakhand during this week. While the rains are likely to…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) IAF helicopters and government agencies stepped up their fight against raging forest fires in Uttarakhand even as officials on Monday said the blaze was “completely under control” and no death…
Shimla, May 2 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla saw the season’s hottest day so far with the maximum temperature at 29.8 degrees Celsius, a Met official said, blaming the unusually high temperature to the prevailing…
Shimla, May 2 (IANS) Summer fires in Himachal’s grasslands and forests have caused 378 incidents, mainly in the low hills, and destroyed flora and fauna in over 3,000 hectares, a senior forest official said on…