Water is wasted in the UAE, say Emiratis
byAbu Dhabi, April 5 (IANS/WAM) A large number of people in the UAE — 84.5 percent — agree that water resources are being wasted…
Environment
Monkeys damaging crops in Jammu and Kashmir: Minister
byJammu, April 4 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir Thursday said monkeys were causing “substantial” damage to crops in the state,…
Sunny Thursday in Delhi, Friday to be similar
byNew Delhi, April 4 (IANS) It was a clear and warm day in the national capital Thursday with the maximum temperature settling at 32.9…
Odisha in for heave wave, warns weather office
byBhubaneswar, April 4 (IANS) The Met Office here Thursday issued season’s first heat wave warning for Odisha as the mercury crossed 40 degrees Celsius…
Himachal still relies on decade old forest survey
byShimla, April 4 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government relies on more than a decade old data when it comes to assess the state’s forest…
54 die as heavy rains lash Argentina
byBuenos Aires, April 4 (IANS/EFE) The toll from the heavy rains that have lashed Buenos Aires and nearby parts of the country now stands…
Sunny, clear Thursday in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 4 (IANS) It was a sunny morning in the capital Thursday and the minimum temperature settled at 18.4 degrees Celsius, average…
First aardvark born in Russia
byMoscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A zoo in Russia’s Yekaterinburg city has welcomed a new resident, a baby aardvark, the first such anteater-like animal…
Rains, hailstorms kill six, damage crops in Andhra
byHyderabad, April 3 (IANS) Unseasonal rains in parts of Andhra Pradesh during the last three days have claimed six lives and damaged crops over…
Kudankulam to begin power production this month
byNew Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Power production by the first unit of the Kudankulam atomic plant will start this month, Minister of State in…