New Delhi/Srinagar, Jan 22 (IANS) Scores of people thronged Srinagar's historic Jamia mosque praying for snow to touch the barren grounds of what would have been proudly proclaimed to be a "winter wonderland" in a normal winter season in Kashmir.
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Seeing no relief in the ongoing weather pattern, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert on Sunday, indicating that dense to very dense fog and cold day to severe cold day conditions are expected to persist over North India for the next 4-5 days.
Shimla, Jan 21 (IANS) After an extremely wet southwest monsoon in Himachal Pradesh in 2023, when even the cold desert Lahaul-Spiti, the rain-shadow zone, had to face a deluge, this winter is witnessing a lack of precipitation across the state, turning the mountains brown due to the lack of a “blanket of snow”.
New Delhi/Shillong, Jan 21 (IANS) Delhi University Professor Dinabandhu Sahoo, who is known as the Cherry Blossom founder of India, has designed a wheel -- “Indian Seaweeds Wheel” -- similar to the Ashok Chakra, which represents India and Indian pride, to promote cultivation of seaweeds in a big way to fight climate change through innovative methods.
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Jet stream winds, of the order of 130-160 knots at 12.6 km above mean sea level, are still prevailing over the plains of North India, enhancing cold wave/cold day conditions which are likely to continue for next 3-4 days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.
Srinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) Even though the 40-day long period of harsh winter called the ‘Chillai Kalan’ is ending in less than 10 days from Saturday, Kashmiris live in horror of a snowless winter that would spell disaster in the summer months.
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) Going global to tackle local problems, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will get help from Finland to save the rivers and assistance from The Netherlands to curb waste in country’s financial capital and its vicinity, collectively known as 'Mumbai Metropolitan Region', officials said here on Friday.
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Acting on the prolonged call of the environmental activists in the city, the Kolkata Police have decided to act tough against the use of highly-polluting coal or wood ovens by roadside eateries, here.
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued a red alert, saying that dense to very dense fog conditions are likely to continue to prevail over North India during the next five days while cold day to severe cold day conditions are likely to continue to prevail over North India during next three days.
Canberra, Jan 19 (IANS) An emergency situation has been declared and remote communities evacuated in Australia's Northern Territory (NT) amid flooding.
