No respite from heat in Delhi
byNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) It was another scorching day in the capital Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 28 degrees Celsius, a…
Environment
‘Mobile towers not illegal, don’t affect health’
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) Monday said that cell phone towers in the city were not illegal…
Programme launched to promote water safety
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) International philanthropy group Safe Water Network Monday launched a tablet-based water and health education campaign designed to build awareness…
Illegal structures on Yamuna, Hindon banks to be demolished
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Monday ordered the demolition of all unauthorised structures on the flood plains and river…
Heat scorches north India (Roundup)
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Most parts of north India reeled under intense heat Monday with no respite in sight Tuesday, with the temperature…
Punjab, Haryana reel under intense heat
byChandigarh, May 20 (IANS) Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under intense heat with temperatures at some places crossing 45 degrees Celsius Monday, Met…
Delhi sizzles at 44.5 degrees on Monday, Tuesday to be worse
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) It was a scorching start to the week here Monday with the temperature shooting up to five notches above…
Heat-harassed tourists desert monuments in Taj city
byAgra May 20 (IANS) With the temperature a tad short of 46 degrees Celsius Monday, pedestrians were few and far between, even as the…
Heat hits Himachal, mercury shoots up by 7 degrees
byShimla: Mercury continued to rise across the hills of Himachal Pradesh today, with temperatures recorded one to seven degrees Celsius above the season’s average. Shimla,…
Mount Everest ice cores to help study climate change
byBeijing, May 20 (IANS) Scientists from China have obtained three ice cores from Mount Everest with the aim to understand more about climate change,…