Delhi heat increases toxic ozone pollution
byNew Delhi, May 24 (IANS) There is more to the sizzling heat in Delhi than rising temperatures. Scientists have found unusually high levels of…
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Corporates step in to mitigate Gurgaon’s water scarcity
byGurgaon, May 24 (IANS) Gurgaon, which boasts of some of the most imposing skyscrapers housing offices and residential blocks, faces acute water scarcity, besides…
Bihar to turn village into peacock breeding centre
byPatna, May 24 (IANS) Bihar plans to turn a village into a breeding centre for the Indian national bird peacock, forest officials officials said…
Another hot day in store for Delhi
byNew Delhi, May 24 (IANS) A day after Delhi recorded it’s hottest day in May in the last 10 years, the mercury is expected…
Bid to smuggle African ivory foiled in Dubai
byDubai, May 24 (IANS/WAM) Dubai Customs has foiled a bid to smuggle 259 pieces of ivory that arrived from Africa at its Jebel Ali…
Soaring temperatures can affect quality of pills: Doctors
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Extreme heat can affect medicines and these can become life threatening for those using them, doctors said Thursday. “Quality…
‘Quadricycles may increase road deaths’
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The government’s decision to allow quadricycles, a category of four-wheelers on Indian roads, is fraught with the danger of…
Amritsar records 30-year high at 48 degrees Celsius
byChandigarh: The Sikh holy city of Amritsar today recorded its highest temperature in over three decades with the mercury hitting a high of 48 degrees…
Chhattisgarh wilts as mercury rises to 47 degrees Celsius
byRaipur, May 23 (IANS) Cases of sunburns and heat stroke have jumped in Chhattisgarh as most parts of the state are wilting under maximum…
Thursday Delhi’s hottest in May in 10 years
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The maximum temperature in Delhi touched 45.7 degrees Celsius Thursday, the highest for the month of May in the…