New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Heat wave conditions prevailed in several parts of the country on Friday with the temperature soaring several notches above the season’s average, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had little…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The second phase of odd-even scheme began with “polluted air” here, with the higher concentration of particulate matters (PM) and increased concentration of nitrogen dioxide in air, a TERI report…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Heat wave conditions prevailed in the national capital on Friday, with the maximum temperature surging to 40.1 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the Weather Office here said….
Guwahati, April 15 (IANS) A baby elephant who got separated from its mother and injured itself after falling in a drain found its saviours in uniform when an army patrol rescued it and provided it…
Hyderabad, April 15 (IANS) There is no respite from the intense heat wave gripping Telangana and parts of Andhra Pradesh. The Met Office here has issued heat wave warning for Telangana and Rayalaseema region of…
Bhubaneswar, April 15 (IANS) An intense heat wave continued to sweep Odisha as 17 regions recorded temperatures of above 40 degrees Celsius on Friday while at least 30 deaths due to sunstroke were reported. While…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The persistent moisture deficit conditions, increase in hot days and day-night temperature is “drying India” and causing Latur-like water crisis, a latest study jointly conducted by Skymet Weather Service and…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi addresses a press conference in Guwahati, on April 9, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Guwahati, April 15 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday ordered an investigation into the killing…
New Delhi: Civil Defence volunteers stand on Delhi streets with placards urging people to follow odd-even traffic formula on April 15, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Delhi government’s odd-even traffic regulation…
Washington, April 15 (IANS) The New Development Bank, the latest multilateral funding institution in the financial world, has sanctioned a $250-million loan for India to fund its ambitious scheme on new and renewable energy, a…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The second phase of the Delhi government’s odd-even traffic scheme kicked off on Friday, with hundreds of thousands of even-numbered cars going off the capital’s roads. Over 500 traffic violators…
By Imran Khan Kathmandu, April 15 (IANS) Mountain people add very little by way of emissions but bear the brunt of climate change, international development specialist David Molden has said. “It has been established by…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Right tigers from India – six females and two males – would be translocated to Cambodia where the big cats have been declared extinct. The Indian tigers…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Delhi Petrol Dealer Association (DPDA) on Friday dismissed a report that it is going on strike against the odd-even scheme, saying it stands with the government’s initiative to reduce…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Friday expressed satisfaction over the initial response to the second phase of the odd-even traffic formula. He also appealed to women to go themselves…
Port Vila, April 15 (IANS) The Vanuatu archipelago in the South Pacific has been hit by a string of earthquakes in the past two weeks, including one of magnitude 6.4 on Friday. No casualties or…
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New Delhi: Volunteers stand on Delhi roads with placards on the Day-1 of implementation of the state government’s odd even formula in the national capital on Jan 1, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, April…
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) With an above normal monsoon being forecast for this year, the country’s agricultural GDP is likely to witness a robust performance, to even touch 7-8 percent, said a State Bank of…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Global financial institutions, like the World Bank, should provide a clear roadmap and increase their financial commitment from five percent to at least 15 percent in development of India’s renewable…