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.
Srinagar, Jan 19 (IANS) Kashmir continued to remain in cold, dry freeze as weather improved pleasantly in Jammu on Friday.
Lucknow, Jan 19 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has decided to forecast its weather updates in as many as 140 Indian and foreign languages, in view of the fact that devotees from across the globe will be visiting Ayodhya in the coming days and are eager to learn about weather conditions.
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Dense to very dense fog and cold day to severe cold day conditions are likely to continue over North India during next two days and decrease in intensity thereafter, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday.
Brussels, Jan 18 (IANS) Extreme weather conditions involving heavy snowfall and freezing rain hit many countries across Europe, causing flight cancellations and delays and disrupting road traffic.
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Dense fog caused disruptions to air and rail traffic in the national capital, affecting over 50 flights and 18 trains.
