Hot day ahead for Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A clear, hot day lies ahead for Delhiites Wednesday with the maximum temperature expected to be around 38 degrees…
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Ahmedabad launches heat action plan
byAhmedabad, April 16 (IANS) Ahmedabad Tuesday launched the first-of-its-kind heat action plan to create a comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme…
Hot Tuesday in Delhi, light rains likely Wednesday
byNew Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Delhi sweated it out Tuesday as the maximum temperature crossed the 40-degree mark for the first time in April….
Frog weddings in northeast India to appease rain god
byAgartala/Guwahati, April 16 (IANS) In a ritual to appease the rain god, villagers in Tripura and Assam married off frogs hoping that it would…
Haryana officials to count canine genitals!
byChandigarh, April 16 (IANS) It may not entirely be in the line of duty, but some officials in Haryana could soon be counting the…
Dry weather affects rubber plants in northeast India
byAgartala, April 16 (IANS) Immature rubber plants of two-four years are drying up in India’s northeastern region owing to prolonged dry weather, leaving the…
Clear day ahead in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 16 (IANS) It was a sunny morning in the capital Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 20.8 degrees Celsius, a…
Kerala government told to conserve water
byThiruvananthapuram, April 15 (IANS) The liaison committee of the ruling Congress-led UDF Monday directed the Kerala government to initiate both long and short term…
SC allows new home in Madhya Pradesh for Gujarat lions
byNew Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Endangered Asiatic lions from Gujarat are all set to get a new home as the Supreme Court Monday gave…
Tiger cub killed in Maharashtra
byNagpur, April 15 (IANS) A tiger cub was killed and another injured Monday after they were run over by a passenger train, around 60…