Pleasant Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) It was a pleasant Sunday morning in the national capital, with the minimum temperature recorded at 19.5 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain clear throughout the…
Wildlife
Infosys to give biofuel stoves in Karnataka district
Bengaluru, March 26 (IANS) Software major Infosys on Saturday unveiled a project for distributing 43,000 bio-fuel cook stoves over the next nine months to 21,500 families in Karnataka’s Koppal district. “The project will be implemented…
Hong Kong residents turn to mountain springs for drinking water
Hong Kong, March 26 (IANS) Residents of some of Hong Kong’s public housing complexes are turning to mountain springs for drinking water following a scandal over water tainted with lead, authorities said on Saturday. People…
Honeybees ring ‘alarm’ signals to encode predator danger
New York, March 26 (IANS) Honeybees have the potential to use vibrational “stop signals” to warn their mates about dangers from predators attacking foragers or the nest, finds an interesting study. Scientists found that an…
Over 150 displaced in Indonesia landslides
Jakarta, March 26 (IANS) More than 150 people were displaced following landslides in Central Java in Indonesia,the a media report said on Saturday. Continuous, heavy rains, which have drenched the Banjarnegara district, caused three successive…
Post-quake, cracks and holes develop in Mt Everest
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 26 (IANS) The world tallest mountain, Everest, has developed several cracks and holes due to the devastating April 25, 2015 earthquake, ‘ice-fall’ doctors who are installing ropes and aluminum ladders…
Rare owl rescued from Taj Mahal
Agra, March 26 (IANS) A rare dusky eagle owl fledgling at Taj Mahal here has been rescued by the wildlife officials. The owl, rescued on Friday, was sent to the Wildlife Hospital of Wildlife SOS…
Birds in remote Antarctica can recognise individual people
Seoul, March 26 (IANS) While it is only natural for birds living among people to learn to differentiate individual humans, researchers have found that skuas living in remote Antarctica too can recognise people who had…
Rain and snowfall affect life in J&K
Jammu/Srinagar, March 26 (IANS) Incessant rains in the plains and fresh snowfall in the mountains on Saturday affected life in Jammu and Kashmir. “Moderate rainfall continued in the plains and there has been fresh snowfall…
Light rain likely in Delhi on Saturday
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The weather department has predicted light rain in Delhi on Saturday evening with the minimum temperature recorded at 22.6 degrees Celsius. “The sky would remain partly cloudy in the morning….
Rain, snow likely in Himachal
Shimla, March 25 (IANS) Thunderstorms accompanied by hail may hit Himachal Pradesh in the next 24 hours with light to moderate rain in the mid and low hills and snow in the higher reaches, the…
Soldier missing in Siachen glacier avalanche
Jammu, March 25 (IANS) A soldier went missing on Friday after an avalanche hit an army patrol party on the Siachen glacier in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. “Two soldiers were…
Sunny Friday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) It was a sunny Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 18 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would remain…
US judge extends Volkswagen’s diesel solution deadline
Washington, March 25 (IANS) A federal judge in San Francisco gave Volkswagen an additional month — till April 21 — to come up with a solution for around 600,000 diesel vehicles sold in the US…
NGT appoints commissioner lawyer for Vrindavan
Vrindavan, March 25 (IANS) In a petition filed by an environmentalist charging the local administration with neglecting solid waste management and failing to provide landfill site, the NGT has asked a commissioner to visit Vrindavan…
Two monkey carcasses test positive for rare disease
Panaji, March 24 (IANS) Samples taken from two monkey carcasses found earlier this week in the forests of Goa have tested positive for Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) locally known as monkey fever, a health official…
Here’s how animals find their way in the dark
New York, March 24 (IANS) Ever wondered how animals find their way in the dark? US scientists have revealed that their brain activity helps them find food and other vital resources in unfamiliar environments where…
Rain, snow likely to lash Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu/Srinagar, March 24 (IANS) The weather across Jammu and Kashmir is likely to remain inclement with rainfall and snow in the next three days, the Met Office said on Thursday. “We are expecting rain in…
Himachal Pradesh may get fresh rain, snow
Shimla, March 24 (IANS) The hill destinations across Himachal Pradesh on Thursday saw partly cloudy conditions with Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti district coldest in the state at a low of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius, a meteorological…
How green bonds can help achieve 2022 RE targets
By Ashish Nigam In June 2015, the Indian government reaffirmed its support to renewable energy (RE) suppliers by revising the generation capacity to 175 GW by 2022. Of this, 100 GW is slated to come…