Riyadh, May 1 (IANS) Saudi Arabia announced that 13 people were killed and four others were missing in Riyadh, Baha, Hail and Quwayiyah due to recent rains and floods, Xinhua reported Wednesday. Saudi Arabia has been witnessing medium and heavy rains in different regions since Friday, resulting in the closure [...]

Jammu, May 1 (IANS) At least nine people – seven children and two teachers – were injured when a 5.8-intensity quake rocked Jammu and Kashmir, as also large parts of north India, Wednesday afternoon, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted. There were also reports of buildings being damaged in the Jammu [...]

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The national clean energy fund, which was launched in 2010 and has in its kitty over Rs.8,000 crore, is severely under-utilised and seems to be heading nowhere due to lack of clear-cut strategy and focus, experts have said. According to Rita Pandey, a professor at [...]

Shimla, May 1 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has said the state government would seek early release of Rs.277 crore for afforestation, an official statement Wednesday said. The money is lying with the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority of India (CAMPA). “The chief minister directed officials [...]

Patna, May 1 (IANS) A tigress gave birth to three cubs in Bihar’s only tiger reserve — the second such development in the area in one-and-half years, an official said Wednesday. “It is a positive development for us as a tigress has given birth to three cubs in Muradpur forest [...]

Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) City revellers may no longer need to travel to Darjeeling or the Western Ghats hills to see beautiful tea gardens, as the metropolis would soon get its own such plantation. The West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO) has launched a project to develop a tea [...]

Bhubaneswar, April 30 (IANS) The Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha would be closed for tourists for two-and-half months from May 15 as the nesting season of crocodiles is about to commence, a forest official said Tuesday. The park in coastal Kendrapada district, about 170 km from here, is home to [...]

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) It was a warm Tuesday for the capital with the maximum temperature recorded at 39.2 degrees Celsius, one notch above average. The met department has forecast similar weather conditions Wednesday. While the minimum temperature settled at 24.3 degrees, average for this time of the season, [...]

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh’s forest department is engaged in a massive project to remove lantana, an exotic flowering shrub that threatens the state’s biodiversity, and re-greening the hills with fast-growing native flora, foresters said. Lantana’s tentacles are threatening the natural regeneration of native species. It is estimated to be spread over 1,850 [...]

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) It was a sunny morning in the capital Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 24.3 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of year. The weather office has forecast a clear day ahead. “A clear day lies ahead for the capital. The maximum temperature is [...]