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…
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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…
Warm, sunny day in Delhi
byNew Delhi, May 13 (IANS) It was a cool, clear morning in the national capital Monday with the minimum temperature settling two notches below…
China forecasts seven typhoons in 2013
byBeijing, May 12 (IANS) Between seven and nine typhoons will land along China’s coastal areas this year, the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre said…
Bad weather leaves nomadic Gujjars stranded in Kashmir
byJammu: Owing to unseasonal snowfall and heavy rains, thousands of nomadic Gujjar graziers and their livestock have been left stranded in higher reaches of Kashmir’s…