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…
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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…
Thursday was Delhi’s hottest May in 10 years
byNew Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The maximum temperature in Delhi touched 45.7 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the highest for the month of May in…
Wind energy to light up Maoist-hit Bastar
byJagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), May 23 (IANS) If the efforts of the Chhattisgarh government produce results, the day is not far when wind energy would illuminate…
Intense heat grips Andhra, mercury in Hyderabad touches 44
byHyderabad, May 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh sizzled Thursday with the day temperature in most of the towns crossing 43 degree Celsius while the mercury…
Bangladesh’s Green Radio heralds new era of environment education
byDhaka, May 23 (IANS) Nature lovers in Bangladesh can tune in to 89.6 FM for their daily dose of green awakening, courtesy a 45-minute…
Hottest morning in Delhi, mercury to rise Thursday
byNew Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Searing heat Wednesday continued to add to the discomfort of Delhiites with the mercury shooting five notches above average…
‘Sector-specific action needed to cut carbon emissions’
byNew Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India needs to take sector-specific action and develop a mechanism to track the achievements in each area to achieve…
Rare bearcat found in Assam
byGuwahati, May 22 (IANS) A bearcat, a rare species of climbing mammal, was captured in Assam’s Nagaon district and shifted to a rehabilitation centre,…