Dense fog & cold wave to continue for 5 days, says IMD

IANS | January 16, 2024 2:09 PM

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Citing no relief, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that dense to very dense fog and the cold wave conditions are likely to continue in North India parts during the next five days.

Icy winds, heavy snowfall disrupt life in US

IANS | January 16, 2024 1:16 PM

Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) A Polar Vortex in the North Pole has led to several US cities witness severe cold weather conditions with temperatures dipping in the Midwest and the Northeastern region to a freezing minus -41 degrees Celsius, while 125 million people remain under wind chill advisories.

UST provides potable water for 7,500 people in two Kerala villages

IANS | January 16, 2024 1:15 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 16 (IANS) Leading digital transformation solutions company UST -- the biggest employer in Kerala, using its corporate social responsibility funds has provided two water treatment plants in water-locked villages at Kuttanad in the Alappuzha district.

DGCA allows airlines to cancel flights delayed over 3 hrs; issues new SOPs

IANS | January 15, 2024 8:55 PM

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Amid chaos over flight delays and cancellations due to adverse weather conditions, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday allowed airlines to cancel flights that are likely to be delayed beyond three hours, an official said, adding the aviation watchdog has also issued new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

An unequal world

Asad Mirza | January 15, 2024 7:25 PM

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Oxfam has released the upsetting details of the global rich-poor divide in a report -- as the world’s richest people gathered in Davos, Switzerland -- for the annual World Economic Forum meeting of political leaders, corporate executives and the super-rich.