Wind-whipped snow sweeps Chicago area
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January 13, 2024 12:34 PM
Chicago, Jan 13 (IANS) Wind-whipped snow blanketed Chicago, leaving thousands without power and cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights.
Delhi records coldest morning with min temp of 3.6 degrees
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January 13, 2024 10:00 AM
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Amid a cold wave, the dense fog engulfed the national capital on Saturday with minimum temperature dropping to the record breaking 3.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below the seasonal average, the India Meteorological Department said.
With 27% increase in waterbirds, Kaziranga among India's top 5 habitats of resident & winter migratory birds
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January 12, 2024 11:22 PM
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IANS) The Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), India's seventh UNESCO world heritage site famous for its one-horned rhinos, and home to more than 2,613 one-horned Indian rhinos and other animals including tiger and elephants, has recorded a 27 per cent increase in the number of resident and winter migratory waterbirds.
Brutal Arctic blast to drop temperatures in US to minus 30s
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January 12, 2024 3:27 PM
Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) A brutal Arctic blast in the US is expected to plunge temperatures to as low as 20 to 30 degrees below zero in the northern Plains on Friday and Saturday night.
Delhi shivers at 3.9 minimum temp, dense fog delays 23 trains
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January 12, 2024 9:25 AM
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Delhi-NCR continues to reel under cold wave conditions with the minimum temperature hovering around 3.9 degrees Celsius on Friday, and the dense fog caused disruptions in travel.
Govt cracking down on firms making false eco-friendly claims on products
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January 11, 2024 8:02 PM
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Department of Consumer Affairs is preparing new guidelines to protect consumers from ads making fake environmental claims about products by using terms such as "eco-friendly", "green", "eco-consciousness", "good for the planet" without providing verifiable evidence.
Manipur: Fuel leaking from power station spills over to streams; villages affected
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January 11, 2024 6:39 PM
Imphal, Jan 11 (IANS) A large quantity of fuel leaking from the Leimakhong power station in Manipur's Imphal West district has led to the spillover of the discharge along streams passing through several villages, an official said on Thursday, adding necessary steps were being taken to prevent an "environmental calamity".
World's oceans break record for highest temperatures 5 years in a row: Study
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January 11, 2024 12:00 PM
Beijing, Jan 11 (IANS) The oceanic temperatures in 2023 have once again shattered records, and the warming trend will persist throughout this century, even if greenhouse gas emissions were to be halted, according to a new study published on Thursday.
Unprecedented dry spell shrinks water bodies in Kashmir
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January 11, 2024 9:41 AM
Srinagar, Jan 11 (IANS) Unprecedented dry spell amid intense cold has resulted in many water bodies hitting the bottom in Kashmir as the weather office forecast generally dry weather till January 25.
Olive Ridley nesting season begins in TN coastal delta region
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January 11, 2024 9:02 AM
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu forest workers have collected 2,000 eggs of Olive Ridley sea turtles from Myladuthurai and Nagapattinam districts of the state which have been preserved in hatcheries.
