Water harvesting made compulsory for Agra RO plants
byAgra, May 14 (IANS) Reverse osmosis (RO) plants in Agra should install water harvesting systems within three days or face closure, a top district…
Environment
Warm Tuesday for Delhi, similar weather Wednesday
byNew Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Delhi experienced a warm Tuesday, with the maximum temperature settling a notch above average at 39.8 degrees Celsius. The…
Myanmar cyclone threatens displaced Muslims
byBangkok, May 14 (IANS) Myanmar should take immediate action to evacuate to higher ground tens of thousands of Muslims displaced by ethnic cleansing in…
Cool morning in Delhi, clear day ahead
byNew Delhi, May 14 (IANS) It was a cool morning in the capital Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling a notch below average at…
Penguins are star attraction at Guatemala zoo
byGuatemala City, May 14 (IANS/EFE) Twelve penguins, newly arrived from a conservationist park in France, have become the star attractions at Guatemala City’s La…
Policeman praised for shooting killer bear
byMoscow, May 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A police officer in Russia’s Irkutsk region who shot dead a bear that had killed a man will be…
Odisha alerts fishermen of cyclonic storm
byBhubaneswar, May 13 (IANS) Odisha Monday advised fishermen to remain cautious while venturing into sea as gusty winds triggered by cyclonic storm ‘Mahasen’ would…
Hot Monday for Delhi, Tuesday to be similar
byNew Delhi, May 13 (IANS) It was a hot day for Delhi Monday, even as the maximum temperature settled two notches below average at…
India must develop own climate model: US expert
byNew Delhi: India is amongst the countries most vulnerable to climate change and must develop its own model to study changes at the regional…
Scientists propose hilsa sanctuaries to save prized fish
byKolkata, May 13 (IANS) To prevent the rapid decline in numbers of hilsa in Indian waters, West Bengal scientists have proposed creating sanctuaries to…