Mercury touches 44 degrees Celsius in Odisha
byBhubaneswar, May 3 (IANS) Unrelenting heat continued to grip many parts of Odisha with Sonepur town Friday recording a maximum temperature of 44 degrees…
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Delhi has warm Friday, similar Saturday expected
byNew Delhi, May 3 (IANS) It was a warm Friday in the national capital with the maximum temperature being recorded at 38.3 degrees Celsius,…
Hornbill conservator Aparajita Datta gets Whitley Award
byNew Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Conservator Aparajita Datta has won the Whitley Award, also called “Green Oscar”, for her work to save threatened hornbills…
Hot day ahead for Delhi
byNew Delhi, May 3 (IANS) A hot day lies ahead for Delhi Friday with maximum temperature likely to reach 38 degrees Celsius, India Meteorological…
Consumption of the well-off is main cause of pollution
byThe problem confronting India is that at a very low level of per capita income and consumption compared to even developing countries, the pollution…
Odisha reels under heat, mercury rises to 43.7 degrees
byBhubaneswar, May 2 (IANS) Odisha continued to reel under intense heat, with one of its towns Thursday recording 43.7 degrees Celsius, the day’s highest…
Warm Thursday, Friday to be similar
byNew Delhi, May 2 (IANS) It was a warm Thursday even with the maximum temperature registering two notches below average at 36.5 degrees Celsius….
Sunny morning in Delhi, clear day ahead
byNew Delhi, May 2 (IANS) It was a sunny morning in the capital Thursday with the minimum temperature settling at 21.7 degrees Celsius, three…
Nandankanan zoo closes white tiger safari to visitors
byBhubaneswar, May 1 (IANS) Odisha’s Nandankanan Zoo has closed its white tiger safari to tourists for an indefinite period after a wild tiger walked…
MGNREGS generating environmental and social benefits
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is generating multiple environmental and socio-economic benefits, a national workshop in…