New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) After experiencing a sultry Monday which saw a maximum temperature at 41.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above average, the capital might have rains Tuesday and the mercury might dip significantly. While the minimum temperature settled at 29.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above average, humidity wavered [...]

Berlin, June 10 (IANS) Rivers in Germany, Hungary and the Czech Republic have reached record high levels, and after a week of rain an estimated 21 people have died in floods in Central Europe, Xinhua reported Monday. A dam near Saxony-Anhalt state capital Magdeburg in eastern Germany burst overnight Monday, [...]

Berlin, June 10 (IANS) Rivers in Germany, Hungary and the Czech Republic have reached record high levels, and after a week of rain an estimated 21 people have died in floods in Central Europe, Xinhua reported Monday. A dam near Saxony-Anhalt state capital Magdeburg in eastern Germany burst overnight Monday, [...]

Shimla: The Queen of the Hills, as Shimla was fondly called by the British, has been shortlisted for a global project to lower greenhouse gas emissions on the pattern of European cities, a municipal official said here today. The Shimla Municipal Corporation is one of six Indian cities selected for [...]

Bhubaneswar, June 10 (IANS) The southwest monsoon, which arrived in Odisha two days ago, advanced rapidly and covered the entire state Monday, an official said. “The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of the state, and covered the whole of Odisha today (Monday)” S.S. Sahu, director of [...]